The decision by Twitter to label National Public Radio (NPR) in the USA as “state-affiliated media,” which it then changed to “government-funded media” after a barrage of criticism, underscores the need to rethink the role of major social media platforms as critical gatekeepers in the public sphere.
The whole process of census-taking needs at least one year, and only thereafter will the provisional population figures be available. The break-up of the population into various social categories and workers and the related preparation of final tables will take further time. In fact, by the time the final religious tables start coming up, say in 2027, the Government will be busy preparing for the next census operation of 2031
The 2021-22 annual report, citing Covid-19 pandemic for the delay in updating the NPR and other field activities, stressed the need to update the NPR database across the country, except Assam.
The report, published on Monday (November 7), has underlined the need to update the NPR database across the country, except Assam.
Asaduddin Owaisi said, "It is already happening that you first give the long-term VISA and then they (minority community of Afghanistan) get citizenship."
Speaking on the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens, Amit Shah said that while the issue has been included in the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifesto, nothing has as yet been decided on the matter.
BJP's politics of divisiveness, communalism had caused enmities between religion groups while development has taken the back seat, Left Front chairman Biman Bose said in a statement.
The protesters were raising slogans of "Aeen ke dum pe march karenge" (We will march with power from the Constitution).
Speaking at an event in Madhyamgram, Governor Dhankar questioned, “How can polls be held peacefully in a state where explosives are sold brazenly? My heart bleeds each time an explosion takes place in this state. Every time a blast occurs, it claims human lives. How could a state that has given us Nobel laureates, be an epicentre of violence?”
Vijayvargiya and two other party leaders were on Friday stopped by police from taking out a pro-CAA rally at Tollygunge and were taken into preventive custody.
