India’s score decreased from 71 to 67, with 100 being the ranking for the most free country, and its rank fell from 83 to 88 outof 211countries.Initsannual report,FreedomHousesaid,"His (Modi's) Hindu nationalist government has presided over increased pressure on human rights organizations, rising intimidation of academics and journalists, and a spate of bigoted attacks - including lynchings - aimed at Muslims. 1543/57 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021, MUMBAI, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES `5.00, SINCE 1932 FEW ADVERSE EFFECTS REGULATOR TO TAKE A CALL ON ‘TRIAL MODE’ Interim final-phase data is in: Bharat Biotech’s Covid shot is 81% effective KAUNAIN SHERIFF M NEW DELHI, MARCH 3 ` 84 per kilo ` 112 per kilo ` 137 per kilo Global freedom watchdog report downgrades India from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’ KARISHMA MEHROTRA NEW DELHI, MARCH 3 WASHINGTON-BASED noted think tank Freedom House has demoted India’s freedom score from “free” to “partly free”, sayingrightsandcivilliberties“have been eroding since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2014”,specificallyreferringtoattacks on Muslims, use of the sedition law, and the government’s coronavirus response including the lockdown. DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA
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