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- NDTV
All Pakistani X Handles Blocked In India, Ban On YouTube Channels Stays
New Delhi: All Pakistani accounts on X have been blocked in India after briefly being accessible in the past few days, official sources confirmed on Thursday. The move comes in continuation of India's escalating digital and diplomatic restrictions against Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 tourists were killed by terrorists affiliated with the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba's proxy, The Resistance Front. After the attack, India responded with a series of retaliatory measures, including the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty and the launch of Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror launch pads inside Pakistan. Among the measures was a wide-reaching crackdown on Pakistani media and social media content -- encompassing accounts of actors, cricketers, and internet influencers -- across Instagram, X, YouTube, and other platforms. Although several of these accounts had recently become accessible again, prompting criticism and questions about their restoration, they are now re-blocked. When users in India try to access these profiles, they are met with a message stating: "Account Withheld. (Name of the account) has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand." On Wednesday, users briefly gained access to X and Instagram accounts of several Pakistani actors and internet personalities, including Mawra Hocane, Saba Qamar, Ahad Raza Mir, Yumna Zaidi, and Danish Taimoor, as well as YouTube channels run by former cricketers Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar. However, accounts belonging to Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan, and Hania Aamir remained blocked throughout. Additionally, the ban on YouTube also remains, sources said. Earlier in May, the Indian government issued an advisory directing all OTT platforms and digital intermediaries to discontinue content originating from Pakistan. The advisory, dated May 8, 2025, and issued under the IT Rules, 2021, stated that "content hosted or streamed must not threaten India's sovereignty, integrity, national security, or public order." It explicitly instructed media platforms to remove "web-series, films, songs, podcasts and other streaming content" produced in Pakistan, whether on subscription-based or free platforms. Following the brief restoration of access to some Pakistani accounts, the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) made an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a total blackout of all Pakistani social media presence in India. The association called the visibility of such accounts an "insult to the sacrifice of our martyred soldiers" and an "emotional assault" on Indians who have lost loved ones to terror attacks orchestrated by Pakistan. Citing major terror incidents like 26/11, Pulwama, Uri, and the recent Pahalgam attack, AICWA labelled Pakistan a "terrorist nation" and condemned Pakistani artists who, according to them, have "shamelessly spoken against India instead of showing remorse." In their appeal, AICWA put forth three specific demands -- a complete digital blackout of all Pakistani accounts and media channels in India; a ban on all future collaborations or promotions involving Pakistani nationals; and a permanent cultural disconnect from Pakistan as a tribute to the Indian Armed Forces and the families of martyrs.
New Indian Express
5 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Pitbull owner in Punjab arrested for allegedly using dogs to hunt protected porcupines
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden, Punjab, Dharminder Sharma said such wildlife act violations will not be tolerated. 'Strict action will be taken against the alleged accused in the future, as field officers have been given clear instructions in this regard,' he said. Porcupines, listed under Schedule IV of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, are protected species, and hunting or killing them is a punishable offence. 'Porcupine is hunted rampantly for its meat and in addition, its bones and sharp quills are used for medicinal purposes, as they use their quills to protect themselves from predators,' Sharma said. He added, 'A complaint via e-mail along with a pen drive was received from Maneka Gandhi's office, showing the Instagram account of the accused in which he is allegedly seen using his dogs to hunt a porcupine.' 'In the past, dogs have also been used in rabbit races by people conducting illegal races,' Sharma added. A case has been registered under Sections 9, 39, and 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended 2022) at Sadar Rajpura police station. The accused, Ajay Kumar, has been arrested for allegedly training and using Pitbulls to hunt wild animals, including porcupines. 'We apprehend that the accused got to know about the police raid and managed to shift his dogs to another safer location. We will try to trace the dogs and also question him. Besides, people who bought porcupine meat will be identified, and strict action as per law will be taken against them,' said a senior police official. Patiala Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife), Guramanpreet Singh, said, 'The videos of the Pitbulls posted by the accused were later deleted by him. We are trying to find out if he has been involved in hunting more animals and if he has been supplying the meat and other animal parts to others.' 'As soon as the e-mail was received, our team got into action and the alleged accused Kumar was identified. Police were then approached to arrest him,' Singh added.
India Today
5 hours ago
- India Today
Fact Check: Bhim Army supporters' heads shaved, paraded by cops? This is from Rajasthan, not UP
Violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on June 29 after police placed Nagina MP Chandra Shekhar Aazad under house arrest. Aazad was heading to meet the families of victims in two different cases in Kaushami and Karchana when he was stopped by the police. At least 85 people have been arrested for allegedly damaging three police vehicles and other public property in Prayagraj. advertisementNow, a video allegedly showing the Prayagraj police punishing those who led the violence has gone viral. The clip shows policemen parading a group of men whose heads had been the video on X, one person wrote, 'Look what Baba's Police have done with the blue hooligans who went on a rampage after getting instigated to take law and order in their own hand in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. Where is the Kingpin?' India Today Fact Check, however, found that this video is from June 2, when police officers paraded culprits accused of planning to loot a petrol pump in Baran, Rajasthan. It has nothing to do with the Prayagraj ProbeWe noticed the watermark of an Instagram account, '@virendrasingh6513', in the viral video. We found that this account had posted a longer version of the clip on June 2. The caption of the post stated that the Baran police arrested 12 people for allegedly planning to loot a petrol pump. Baran is a district in Rajasthan. advertisement View this post on Instagram A post shared by Virendra Singh (@virendrasingh6513)We then found multiple news reports about this incident. According to an NDTV report, 12 people were arrested in Baran for planning to loot petrol pumps in areas under the jurisdiction of two different police stations. The police shaved off the heads of the alleged culprits, who could be seen apologising with folded hands, and parading the night of May 31, Kishanganj SHO Vinod Kumar's team arrested five people, namely Itihas Ali, Ashiq, Mohammed Khalid, Shahrukh, and Raju Nayak, for planning the loot. Seven other members of the group — Deepak Nayak, Lekhraj Yadav, Rohit Yadav, Sonu Yadav, Shailendra Mali, Lalit Yogi, and Deepak Nagar — were arrested in Anta city of the arrests, police also seized pistols, live cartridges, a knife, and an iron rod, among other things. On June 2, the police shaved the heads of all the accused in the case and paraded them on the up culprits, also from RajasthanAnother video making the rounds on social media allegedly showed Bhim Army activists arrested, walking with bandages on their heads and arms. Those sharing the clip claimed they were roughed up by the Prayagraj police for the June 29 violence. This video, however, is from June 4 and shows a gang that used to extort money from businessmen in the name of gangster Goldy Brar in Sri Ganganagar, is, thus, clear that two old videos from Rajasthan were falsely shared in connection with the Prayagraj violence.- EndsTrending Reel Want to send us something for verification? Please share it on our at 73 7000 7000 You can also send us an email at factcheck@
