Singapore Threatens to Invoke Fake News Act Against Delhi CM Kejriwal
The move comes days after Kejriwal said that coronavirus has taken a ânew formâ in Singapore and appealed to the central government to suspend all air services with the southeast Asian city-state.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Singapore on Wednesday said that it reserved the right to invoke a domestic law on the online circulation of fake news against the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for his tweet about a COVID-19 variant demonstrating more ferocity in infecting children in Singapore.
The southeast Asian city-state has been up in arms since Kejriwalâs tweet in Hindi, which resulted in the Indian high commissioner being summoned to the Singapore foreign ministry on Wednesday. It also issued directions to Facebook, Twitter and SPH, Singaporeâs leading media company, to carry a correction notice with all posts related to Kejriwalâ
‘Fearmongering, politically motivated’: Indian diaspora in Singapore condemns Kejriwal’s tweet about ‘new’ COVID strain
Thursday, May 20th 2021
Members of the Indian diaspora living in Singapore have come out strongly against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s tweet calling for halting flights between India and Singapore, citing a new COVID-19 virus variant in the latter country which is considered to be dangerous for children.
Kejriwal’s comments were met with strong criticism by both the Indian and Singapore governments. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@ArvindKejriwal
The prevailing reaction among members of the Indian community in Singapore who Connected to India spoke to was overwhelmingly against the Delhi CM, with some calling his actions as “opportunistic, childish and politically motivated”. Some even stated that they didn’t wish to dignify Kejriwal’s tweet with a response.
Dubai: As a pilot with the Indian Navy for 21 years, Captain Yatan Mahlawat had taken part in several emergency missions and rescue operations. However, a passenger flight that he piloted from Dubai to Kochi in the southern Indian state of Kerala last May remains the riskiest mission of his life so far.
Captain Mahlawat, who had joined Air India Express (AIE) after his premature retirement from the Navy in 2016, flew Flight IX434 a COVID-19 repatriation flight that had a record 75 pregnant women on board among 181 passengers on May 16, 2020. It was his second flight as part of the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), India’s COVID-19 repatriation drive. His first flight was the first VBM flight from Kuwait to Kochi on May 9, 2020.
No discussion on expansion of Quad: India after China’s warning to Bangladesh
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Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
Against the backdrop of China s warning that Bangladesh s possible entry into the Quad would impact ties between Dhaka and Beijing, India today made it clear that the expansion of the four-nation grouping was not discussed.
Asked by an Indian journalist about the issue at a virtual media briefing, Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi said Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had, after the Quad s first virtual summit held on March 13, said there was no discussion on expansion of the grouping consisting of the US, India, Australia and Japan, reports our New Delhi correspondent.