Indias civic space rating downgraded to repressed by international organisation Civicus Monitor
Civicus Monitor, an international alliance of civil society organisations, has downgraded Indias civic space rating from obstructed to repressed in its new People Power Under Attack report for 2019, citing its extreme concern about the crackdown on human rights activists, attacks on journalists and civil society groups, and the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sudan: At least 18 Indians feared dead in gas tanker blast at ceramic factory in Khartoum
At least 18 Indians may have been killed in a liquefied petroleum gas tanker blast at a ceramic factory in Sudan, the Indian embassy at Khartoum said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday at the Seela Ceramic Factory in Bahri area of the national capital Khartoum.
WhatsApp spyware attack: Personal data of 20 of 121 Indians targeted was accessed, says government
The personal data of at least 20 WhatsApp users was accessed in the Pegasus spyware attack, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Facebook-owned messaging platform has said journalists, human rights activists and scholars were among those spied upon by unnamed entities that used the spyware developed by an Israeli company.
Chinmayanand case: Woman who accused former BJP leader of rape gets bail in extortion case
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