India suspended two senior police officers and transferred a judge on Tuesday over the arrests of two women for Facebook posts in a case that sparked outrage and fierce debate over India’s...
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- May 26, 2013
- Updated: 4:46am
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Indian police have arrested a woman for criticising on Facebook the total shutdown of Mumbai after the death of politician Bal Thackeray, as well as a friend who “liked” the comment.
Bal Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader linked to waves of mob violence against Muslims and migrant workers in India, died on Saturday after an illness of several weeks. He was 86.
The Shiy Sena Government is under increasing attack from opposition benches in the Legislative Council.
In a strange and twisted case, Sena chief Bal Thackeray's son Jaidev has been...
WE Hong Kong Sindhis are honestly grateful to Jonathan Braude in cautioning us on the reception Mr Bal Thackeray has in store for us in his frank article headlined, 'Little Hitler calls shots' (...
I REFER to the article headlined, 'Little Hitler calls shots' (South China Morning Post, November 13).
Mr Bal Thackeray may be right in advising your correspondent that one should...
MOST profiles of Bombay strongman Bal Thackeray have him dressed in the saffron clothes of the Hindu sage and nationalist.
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