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: '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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EU's Tusk calls for WTO reform to stop 'conflict and chaos' of Trump's growing trade war

EU Council president Donald Tusk warned that trade wars can turn into "hot conflicts" in his opening statement at the EU-China Summit on Monday. Tusk called for the EU, Russia, US and China to work together to reform the world order rather than destroy it. China files complaint to WTO over US plan for tariffs on $200 billion of goodsUSA TODAY EU Official Calls on President Trump, China and Russia to 'Prevent Conflict and Chaos'TIME The Trade Routes Not TakenThe Weekly Standard U.S. News & World Report -CNBC -New York Times -Yahoo News

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