WhatsApp is not a weapon of mass destruction; bolster law enforcement to stop lynching

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp is in the crosshairs of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as rumours spread on the platform led to mob killings across the country. Following a spike in lynchings triggered by fake videos

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Mob lynching: IT ministry may speak to WhatsApp again over steps to curb rumours

NEW DELHI: The IT ministry is of the view that WhatsApp has not addressed all concerns raised by the government on curbing fake messages that incite mob lynching incidents, and may reach out to the messaging platform again in a few days, a senior

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Parliament Monsoon Session Day 1: Trinamool Congress gives Zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over lynching issue

The monsoon session will have 18 sittings amid much-expected drama in both the houses - Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. Share Via Email. Published: 18th July 2018 10:44 AM | Last Updated: 18th July 2018 10:44 AM | A+A A-. Monsoon session begins( File ... LS admits no confidence motion against Modi government, discussion on FridayBusiness Standard 2019 general election: Here's how monsoon could impact BJP's chances Moneycontrol.com

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Make lynching a separate offence, SC tells Parliament

Asking whether the people of India have lost their tolerance for each other, the Supreme Court on Tuesday condemned the recent spate of lynchings as “horrendous acts of mobocracy” and told Parliament to make lynching a separate offence. The 45-page ... SC lays down guidelines to curb lynchingThe Telegraph India Justice is the law's business, not mobs'Economic Times (blog) New law for mob lynching will drain legislative time, SC order an open invitation to further politicise situationFirstpost Deccan Chronicle -Livemint -Deccan Herald -Times of India

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Supreme Court order on mob lynching strong, but new law will be useless unless existing rules are enforced

A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, termed incidents of mob lynching in India as 'horrendous acts of mobocracy' and observed that individual citizens cannot take law into their hands. The bench, while directing Parliament to

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Mob lynching: 'Draft new legislation to stop people taking law into own hands', says SC to Parliament

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday condemned lynching incidents and recommended to Parliament to enact a separate law to punish offenders participating in lynching. It also said that horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be tolerated and ... SC tells Parliament to bring special law against lynchingThe Hindu "Mobocracy Can't Become New Norm": Supreme Court On Cow VigilantismNDTV Supreme Court asks Parliament to create law against lynching; CJI Dipak Misra says 'mobocracy' can't take overDaily News & Analysis The Indian Express -The New Indian Express -Economic Times -News18

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Karnataka lynching: Techie killed half

“Don't allow these persons in (the) red car to escape. They are child kidnappers.'' That was the message sent, along with a video of four men distributing chocolates to schoolchildren, to WhatsApp groups in Murki and surrounding villages of Bidar

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