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First India-Gulf Cooperation Council and Strategic Cooperation dialogue with Saudi Arabia held

Beijing News 22 Mar 2023
Both sides agreed for an early finalisation of the India-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in the press release ... Sayeed expressed gratitude to Tawfiq Al-Rabiah for the allocation of a Haj quota of 1,75,025 for India for 2023, the MEA said in the press release.
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Arrest of Kashmiri journalist by India’s dreaded NIA strongly denounced

Kashmir Media Service 22 Mar 2023
The Press Club of India in a tweet demanded the immediate release of Irfan Meraj ... The Free Speech Collective, an independent organisation that advocates for press freedom in India, said that the arrest was an alarming indication of how far the authorities will go to clamp down on independent journalism.
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Terror funding case: Court sends accused journalist to 10 days of NIA custody

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2023
Mehra’s arrest has evoked critical reactions from political leader Mehbooba Mufti and the Press Council of India ... Press Club of India (PCI) in a statement said, “We vehemently oppose the imposing of UAPA on mediapersons ... We demand his immediate release.” Get Latest India Newsalong with Latest Newsand Top Headlinesfrom India and around the world.
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Why the ‘Mother of Democracy’ brooks no criticismIt is a deep-seated belief among Hindutva ideologues ...

Deccan Herald 22 Mar 2023
... of democracy in India ... That is why it cares little for the relative openness of India in the pre-2014 period which witnessed a free press, lively legislatures, the proliferation of active civil society organisations, trade unions, and the flourishing of ‘argumentative Indians’.
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Full text: CJI DY Chandrachud's keynote address at Ramnath Goenka awards

Indian Express 22 Mar 2023
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while speaking at the Ramnath Goenka awards for excellence in journalism, said that a 'functional and healthy democracy must encourage the development of journalism' ... The press must remain free if a country is to remain a democracy ... Coincidentally, it was the day of the launching of colour television in India.
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India-Gulf Cooperation Council senior officers hold meeting, agree for early finalisation of India-GCC FTA

Beijing News 21 Mar 2023
They also agreed for an early finalisation of the India-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in the press release ... According to the press release, the two sides appreciated the progress in relations between India-GCC countries built on ...
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Parliament logjam continues as BJP, opposition persist with their demands

The Siasat Daily 21 Mar 2023
Puri, who held a press conference, said if any individual goes outside the country he has the freedom to speak but along with that freedom comes a sense of responsibility ... The institutional framework which is required for a democratic Parliament, free press, the judiciary, just the idea of mobilisation, moving around all are getting constrained.
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India arrests Kashmir journalist Irfan Mehraj on ‘terror’ charges

Al Jazeera 21 Mar 2023
India has blamed Pakistan for backing the armed groups – a charge Islamabad has denied ... The Free Speech Collective, an independent organisation that advocates for press freedom in India, told Al Jazeera that the arrest was “an alarming indication of how far the authorities will go to clamp down on independent journalism.”.
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Sambit Patra calls Rahul Gandhi present-day Mir Jafar of Indian politics

Suryaa 21 Mar 2023
Addressing a press conference, Patra said, "Rahul will have to apologise, we will keep raising voice for it." ... The institutional framework which is required for a democratic Parliament, free press, the judiciary, just the idea of mobilisation, moving around all are getting constrained.
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Assam Assembly passes resolution against BBC

The Economic Times 21 Mar 2023
BJP MLA Bhubon Pegu raised the issue through Private Members' Resolution and alleged that BBC has questioned India's free press, judiciary and the legitimacy of its democratically elected government in the two-part documentary film ... .
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Bill Gates: \u2018If the market isn\u2019t driving the availability of great solutions, then govt will step in\u2019

Indian Express 21 Mar 2023
Even within India and the places with the toughest challenges, are far away from where you have the most sophistication ... Meat consumption in India will be less ... The Western democracies and India have set a great example for the world with their openness, including free speech and a press that can push back on political leaders.
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Japan's Kishida enjoys ‘gol-gappe’, 'lassi' ‘aam panna’ with PM Modi. See pics

Live Mint 20 Mar 2023
He said, 'It gives me great pleasure to be able to unveil my new vision on the soil of India which is our indispensable partner in realising a free and open Indo-Pacific.'In the joint press statement, the Japanese PM said, 'I formally invited PM Modi to G7 Hiroshima Summit and on ...
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Japanese PM Fumio Kishida enjoys gol gappe, lassi, aam panna with PM Modi in Delhi

Beijing News 20 Mar 2023
He said, "It gives me great pleasure to be able to unveil my new vision on the soil of India which is our indispensable partner in realising a free and open Indo-Pacific."In the joint press statement, the Japanese PM said, "I formally invited PM Modi to G7 Hiroshima Summit and on ...
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Rahul Gandhi has become a permanent part of anti-nationalist toolkit: Nadda

Suryaa 17 Mar 2023
New Delhi, 17 March (IANS) Intensifying the attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his statement at Cambridge University about India, BJP National President J.P ... The institutional framework which is required for a democratic Parliament, free press, the judiciary, just the idea of mobilisation, moving around all are getting constrained.
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'Cong insulted motherland, shouldn't get single vote': Smriti Irani in Karnataka

Hindustan Times 17 Mar 2023
"The institutional framework which is required for a democratic Parliament, free press, the judiciary, just the idea of mobilisation, moving around all are getting constrained ... Congress leader was misleading the country and must apologise for his disrespectful remarks about India.

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