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Topic: Tablighi Jamaat

How Radio Mewat helped dispel Covid myths and more in India’s most ‘backward’ district

Nine months into the pandemic, Radio Mewat is still keeping its listeners informed about how the pandemic is shaping, and also local events in the district.

SC ‘disappointed’ with Centre’s affidavit defending media reporting of Tablighi event

The Centre's affidavit in SC says most of the leading national newspapers and online news portals have done factual, objective reporting on Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi.

7 months since Tablighi event, this UP govt hospital still asks patients if they attended

The question is part of a Covid-19 screening form that patients at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow are asked to fill before admission.

SC pulls up govt for ‘evasive’ affidavit on Tablighi event, says it makes ‘nonsensical’ claims

Government's affidavit bats for press freedom and says dissemination of facts, even though they may appear to be offensive or distasteful, cannot be curtailed.

No proof to show Myanmar nationals attending Tablighi event spread Covid, says Bombay HC

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court said it would be grave injustice to subject the Myanmar nationals to a criminal trial.

Full text of Bombay HC judgment quashing FIRs against foreigners at Tablighi Jamaat event

The Bombay HC observed that the circumstances show there was probability that these foreigners were chosen to be made scapegoats.

‘No proof Tablighi foreigners spread Covid, were made scapegoats’ — Bombay HC quashes FIRs

Aurangabad bench of Bombay HC says Maharashtra govt acted under political compulsion, slams police for 'non-application of mind' and media propaganda against the foreigners.

Modi govt defends news reports on Markaz event, says they were neither fake nor false

The I&B ministry opposed a batch of petitions filed in the SC alleging that a section of the media spread 'communal hatred' over the Nizamuddin Markaz event in March.

Tablighis stuck in India even after plea bargaining as ‘surprise’ secondary FIRs surface

According to lawyers representing the members, these FIRs contain similar charges that were levelled against them in the original FIR registered by Crime Branch on 31 March.

Delhi court allows Tablighi members from 14 countries to walk free after charging fine

Hundreds of Tablighi members were chargesheeted for attending a religious congregation in Delhi in March by allegedly violating visa conditions and lockdown norms.

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Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

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Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

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Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?