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Twitter loses liability protection for user-created posts in India after failing to delete content

Posted on July 7, 2021July 7, 2021By Editor

Twitter will no longer be exempt from liability arising from posts by users in India, after the platform failed to delete posts deemed illegal within a timeframe set by the country’s new IT laws. … Read More >Twitter loses liability protection for user-created posts in India after failing to delete content

Indian hospital closed amid FAKE COVID VACCINE scam, as 2,500+ are feared to have been given saline & antibiotics instead

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

Over a dozen private vaccination centers in India have been “immunizing” people with salt water and antibiotics labeled as vaccines. While arrests are being made, over 2,500 are left defenseless ahead of a potential new wave. … Read More >Indian hospital closed amid FAKE COVID VACCINE scam, as 2,500+ are feared to have been given saline & antibiotics instead

India’s official Covid death toll climbs past 400,000, but real figure could be drastically higher

Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021By Editor

India has become the third country to have surpassed the 400,000 coronavirus death mark, but there is speculation that the number of fatalities is actually significantly higher. … Read More >India’s official Covid death toll climbs past 400,000, but real figure could be drastically higher

Twitter hit by 3 police cases in India over alleged child pornography content and controversial Kashmir map

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021By Editor

Police in India have launched three cases against the social media platform over the alleged distribution of child pornography, and a fourth for a controversial depiction of the disputed Kashmir region on a map. … Read More >Twitter hit by 3 police cases in India over alleged child pornography content and controversial Kashmir map

India clears Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021By Editor

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given its approval to the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, allowing Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Cipla to begin importing the jab for restricted emergency use. … Read More >India clears Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for restricted emergency use

Indians cry ‘discrimination’ as AstraZeneca’s local vaccine left off EU’s green list, but identical European-made one included

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021By Editor

People in India have slammed a decision by the European Union not to include the Indian-made Covishield vaccine – a locally produced copy of the AstraZeneca shot – in its vaccine passport program, labeling it an “insult.” … Read More >Indians cry ‘discrimination’ as AstraZeneca’s local vaccine left off EU’s green list, but identical European-made one included

Dozens of bodies, many of them buried Covid victims, are washed from banks of India’s Ganges by seasonal floods & float downriver

Posted on June 30, 2021June 30, 2021By Editor

Seasonal flooding in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has washed up dozens of bodies in the River Ganges that had been buried on the banks of the sacred waterway, amid the recent wave of Covid-19 infections. … Read More >Dozens of bodies, many of them buried Covid victims, are washed from banks of India’s Ganges by seasonal floods & float downriver

Indian govt labels new ‘Delta Plus’ Covid-19 strain a ‘variant of concern’ after cases found in 3 states

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor

A new Covid-19 strain dubbed ‘Delta Plus’ has been labeled a variant of concern by the government of India, after almost two dozen cases were detected in three of the country’s states, health officials said on Tuesday. … Read More >Indian govt labels new ‘Delta Plus’ Covid-19 strain a ‘variant of concern’ after cases found in 3 states

India’s free Covid vaccination rollout hits record 7.5 million doses in one day

Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021By Editor

India announced on Monday that the country has administered a record seven and a half million doses of Covid vaccines in one day through its free national inoculation campaign, after officials faced criticism for a slow rollout. … Read More >India’s free Covid vaccination rollout hits record 7.5 million doses in one day

Twitter India’s head called in for police questioning over refusal to remove video ‘inciting communal violence’ – reports

Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021By Editor

A top executive at Twitter’s Indian branch has received a police notice asking him to appear for questioning in Ghaziabad, after local authorities said the platform stoked communal hatred by refusing to remove a violent video. … Read More >Twitter India’s head called in for police questioning over refusal to remove video ‘inciting communal violence’ – reports