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BY AKSHAY ACHARYA

Mumbai Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, who is currently expecting her first bundle of joy with husband Ranbir Kapoor, is currently going through a very busy phase in her life. While she is expecting her first child post a dreamy wedding with the actor, on the professional front she has two big projects lined up for release first is the OTT movie Darlings and second is Brahmastra: Part One Shiva.

Both projects are very special to her. The Netflix movie Darlings where she co-stars with powerhouse performers like Shefali Shah and Vijay Varma, is her maiden production under Eternal Sunshine Productions banner. Brahmastra: Part One Shiva, which is set to debut on September 9 in cinemas, is her first film opposite her hubby Ranbir.

In a recent conversation with IANS, Alia spoke about the spotlight on her personal life more than professional, her experience as a debutante producer and working with the cast of Darlings.

The overwhelming coverage around her personal life in the media may give an impression that her work is not in the media focus but, Alia gracefully disagrees, I feel there is a lot of focus on my work. Unfortunately, the nature of showbiz is such that people are interested to know about your personal life and as an actor you sign up for that.

But, theres one thing that irks her and rightly so the fake news.

Alia says, The only thing that I get annoyed with is people making up fake news. But, again thats something thats difficult to control in the digital sphere.

She claims that venturing into production has had no effect on the actor in her. For a generous amount of time on the Darlings sets, she walked around like an actor hired to do a job and not the producer of the film.

She says in a matter of fact manner: The actor in me hasnt changed much because of the producer in me. In fact, when we were shooting the film I was majorly on the sets as an actor and not as a producer. Having said that, the producer in me majorly came into play after the film was finished.

As an actor, once the film is wrapped up, youre done. You get back into the action during the promotions or closer to the release of the project. But as a producer, you have to be with the film at every step planning and strategising, monitoring the post-production, checking the edit and the cut till its out for the audience.

I have always been involved in all my films as an actor but this project took me a step further.

The film features an interesting line-up of actors, in addition to Shefali and Vijay, it has another Vijay Vijay Maurya and Rajesh Sharma.

Casting for Alia is of prime importance, something that can make or break a film, When I watch a movie, I get impressed when the casting of the film is very detailed. You can see the hard work of the casting directors, their assistants and that of the entire team put together.

Finally, she talks about her camaraderie with fellow actress Shefali Shah, who plays her mother in the film, Shefali and I are not at all on the same page before a scene. Off the camera, theres something else going on in her mind and I am in my own zone.

Its only when the camera rolls, we spontaneously switch into our characters and thats how we build up the scene, she concludes. (IANS)

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Houston - The Aug 2nd trade deadline has come and gone. The Houston Astros, currently sitting atop the AL West by a double-digit margin and holding the #2 seed also by double digits, made a series of moves to shore up deficiencies in the outfield, catcher, and pitching positions. Made some quality moves, I think, noted Dusty Baker, sitting in his office sampling his latest summer Cabernet Sauvignon.

When the dust settled from all the activity, the Houston Astros picked up Trey Mancini, who can play at the First Base/Outfield/Designated Hitter Positions. Current Os GM and former Astros executive Mike Elias was reportedly happy with the prospects they picked up. He was also checking in from an undisclosed location, as there was some, uh, discontent from Baltimore about the move, and he made this decision out of caution. They also picked up Boston catcher Christian Vasquez, in an attempt to shore up the hitting, or lack thereof, from the catching position (update: Vasquez, in his first at-bat for the Astros, grounded out, so most would say he is fitting right in). To shore up the relief corps, Houston picked up Will Smith from Atlanta Cant beat em, steal em from the champs, opined an unnamed staffer from the Astros.

With all of these moves, the Astros would appear to be setting themselves up for another long post-season run. Yet, there was a sense of more immediate urgency from the Astros brain trust.

Well, ok, we are thinking about the post-season and all. Yes, there is the potential to try to maybe catch the Yankees for home field. Maybe, just maybe, we can win a few home games in a key playoff series or something like that, noted Astros GM James Click Yet, we werent sure we were going to make all that many moves. Coming into the the All-Star Break, we were sitting in a good position for the division and playoff seeding. Wed even run the gauntlet of the New York schedule and crushed it. Going with a 6-man starting rotation and possibly upping it to 7 with Lance [McCullers] coming back. A lineup that is starting to find the rangeyeah, life is good.

However, we saw a huge problem right as we came out of the All-Star Break. When we played the Yankees and the white-hot Mariners, we ran the table, going a nice 5-0. Then, we take a nice trip to Oakland, to play the dead-last As. Then we get swept. [Expletive Deleted] swept by those guys. After they took 2 out of 3 from us right before the break. Ok, maybe we were tired and just wanted to get to the off-time for that first one, but we lost to them. Good grief, [at the time of this interview] we are 0-5 against teams with a non-winning record since the break, 0-5!!!!! raged Click.

The Click diatribe continued: Unfortunately, this is not a new phenomenon for the Astros. We all remember last year when this squad simply could not get past those pesky, dangerous last-place squads. Detroit gave us so, so much trouble. Good grief, the Baltimore Orioles, whove held on to the #1 pick in the draft for at least the past half-decade, swept us at home. They were the worst team in baseball, and they up and swept us. At home. It wasnt even the World Series.

There were some signs that we were better about this in 22. Been handling the Rangers just fine, and the Angels. We even swept the As the first time we played them this year. Yet, since June, weve had some of those issues again. Lost a home series against Miami, then lost our last two series against the As...and we have a ton more games against them this year. Heck, the Red Sox, who are last in the AL East, have won the season series against us. Ok, if they are over .500, maybe, just maybe, we have a chance.

The unnamed exec continued Look, I dont want to panic, but while a 8-1 record against teams with a winning record after the All-Star Break is great, that 0-5 number is not looking so good. If we cant beat those last-place teams, especially with the acquisition of Mancini and Vasquez, we are in deep, deep trouble.

While some personnel remained worried, others took a more serene approach.

Look, I dont like the fact that we are struggling against the As, but in the bigger picture, I think we will be just fine. observed owner Jim Crane. Besides, Ive been enjoying life and rubbing it in every time I see [MLB Commissioner Rob]Manfred and [New York Yankees General Manager Brian] Cashman about how the all-mighty fightin Judges, er, the Yankees, struggled against us, a team that struggles against the As. I am not worried. Now, if we once against have home field in the World Series, then Ill show some concern. Until then, its all good.

Only time will tell if the recent acquisitions will pay off for the Astros. Will they help solve the biggest current crisis of the Astros struggling against their biggest foes: Last place teams? We will have to wait and watch. If they can get past that major roadblock, then we shall see what the Astros will do in the post-season. Until then, we shall wait and watch, just like the rest of the world.

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Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 21:26 UTC Citizens need to be well informed before expressing their preference when voting, Fux argued

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Chief Justice Luiz Fux said Wednesday that spreading information known to be false during the election period is a threat to the democratic system. For him, Brazil has instruments to combat head-on this risk.

The magistrate insisted during a seminar on the subject at the STF headquarters in Brasilia that a legal response to that matter is provided for in the current civil, criminal and electoral legislation. Brazil is a country that, watching over its democracy, of the government by the people and for the people, prohibits fake news, Fux explained.

He added there was also a need for informational smoothness and that citizens needed to be well informed before expressing their preference when voting.

STF Justice Lus Roberto Barroso also pointed out in his speech that Brazil was going through a delicate moment in democracy, and that authoritarian populism seeks to make use of disinformation, hate, offense, and conspiracy theories.

The STF took part in a seminar on fake news and freedom of speech, co-organized with the German Embassy. The Europan country's Constitutional Court Justice Sibylle Kessal-Wulf also delivered a speech.

Despite all announcements indicating otherwise, technicians from the Armed Forces went Wednesday to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in Brasilia to inspect the source codes of the electronic ballot box and electronic voting systems. They held meetings with technicians from the Electoral Justice Department, after which they were due to inspect the TSE's facilities in search of source code glitches.

The inspection came after Defense Minister Paulo Srgio Nogueira sent a note Monday to the TSE demanding to have very urgent access to the data. The TSE replied that access to all source codes used in Elections 2022 have been available since October last year for those overseeing the electoral process, including the Armed Forces. Since the 2020 municipal elections, the TSE has been expanding the list of entities that can have free access to the source codes of the electronic voting system, developed by the Electoral Justice's own programmers. (Source: Agencia Brasil)

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Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that South African tabloid says rumours of Sovo M Xilumane being the child father of Blue Mbombo is fake news.(Read More Here).

Taking to social media, popular South African blogger, MM, said that Blue Mbombo got pregnant and welcomed a child for Sovo.

Now, another SA tabloid is saying such rumours are fake.

MM Wrote: "Gorgeous Mbali is dating Sovo right? and Blue Mbombo has a child with Sovo's dad,

a girlfriends affair."

MN wrote: "Fake News doing rounds in Mzansi.

MN doesnt post about kids, however we are quick to rectify false news. News that @sovo_m_ s father knocked Mbombo s fertile eggs are false.

"Blue is has no child with Mr Mashaba. This rumours are false and causing unnecessary stress to the two.."

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Social media has a significant impact on how fans see players, support personnel, and athletes' families in the modern era and throughout the global era of cricket.

The best performances and memorable moments in cricket matches and even entire series are frequently spoken about, but there are times when the same players are criticised for their recent slump in play or even social media remarks.

In several instances, the wives of cricket players have defended them online in an effort to silence trolls who were trying to disparage the sportsmen.

Here are three examples of cricketers' wives criticising fans on social media:

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Mayanti Langer and Stuart Binnyhave experienced a lot of insults over the last several years due to the inconsistent career of the Indian all-rounder.

Mayanti reacted to a fan who had mocked Binny in February 2020, by saying that her husband was too busy enjoying life and playing cricket.

Actress Anushka Sharma, the wife of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, was criticised online for the rumours of receiving tea during the 2019 ICC World Cupby former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer. Anushka was also accused of participating in selection procedures and discussions behind closed doors, and on October 31st, she tweeted a lengthy response that addressed the aforementioned concerns.

In addition, Anushka said in her statement that she was requested to join the High Commissioner in the group photo that quickly became popular on social media.

Anushka Sharma spoke out once again when Sunil Gavaskar had mocked Virat Kohliby saying: During the recent lockdown he only practised to Anushkas bowling, I saw a video. But that is not going to be enough.

It was widely claimed that MS Dhoni had contributed Rs. 1 lakh through a Pune-based NGO to aid employees' families in Pune during the final week of March 2020, when the globe was experiencing the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.

The former Indian captain received abuse and criticism for making such a "little amount" of money at the time. Sakshi Singh, however, attacked what she saw to be irresponsible journalism on that front on Twitter, accusing Indian media outlets of publishing misleading news.

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Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Develop the ability to verify the news, exercise the Christian attitude of spreading the truth and form a network of news fact-checkers in the Church": This is the objective of the online course "Fake News, Religion and Politics" that will be held from August 8 to 12, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., promoted by the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Communication, by the Communication Department of the Episcopal Conference (CNBB) and by the Pastoral for Communication (Pascom-Brazil), in collaboration with other realities involved in this field. According to the note sent to Agenzia Fides, the free training course foresees 300 participants and will take place on the Zoom platform. It has been promoted taking into account the substantial increase in the dissemination of false news (fake news), in order to offer adequate training to communication pastoral agents and other pastoral movements and various Church bodies. The auxiliary bishop of Rio de Janeiro and general secretary of the CNBB, Monsignor Joel Portella Amado, underlines: "we are frightened by various situations of our time, present in the world and, of course, also in Brazil. Among these is the spread of so-called fake news". According to the Bishop, it is a phenomenon that, with the aim of weakening people and society, must be identified, understood and vehemently rejected. The commitment to the truth is, without a doubt, a Christian demand, but "it concerns all people, regardless of their faith, because when we renounce the truth, we also renounce our human condition". There are social groups that today use fake news to produce misinformation and build false narratives about history, human beings and the truth of the facts, with the clear objective of hurting people and destabilizing democracy, observes the auxiliary bishop of Belo Horizonte and president of the Episcopal Communication Commission of the CNBB, Monsignor Joaquim Giovani Mol. "As Christians, our duty is to always seek truth and correct information based on real data. Our pastoral duty is to fight and prevent the spread of disinformation and strengthen our commitment to the truth". Pascom-Brazil coordinator Marcus Tullius says that the desire is to move towards strengthening a network of Catholic pastoral agents capable of monitoring and addressing this complex phenomenon of fake news. "The partners in the realization of this initiative have embraced the cause, because we are convinced that it is necessary to fight against disinformation and this is done with well-trained people. It is a very difficult task, but, echoing Pope Francis, we reaffirm that we must believe in the 'contagious' power of kindness. It is a first step, but significant for the context in which we live". Among the topics that will be addressed by qualified speakers: Democracy and disinformation; Truth and Religion: Christian Commitment: Methods of Verification; Verification tools and techniques; Proposals to combat disinformation. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 22/7/2022)

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The San Diego Comic-Con or SDCC has been one of the most anticipated events for 2022 for every comic geek or nerd that exists. The impact of the information revealed in the comic con from different studios is so high that most fans cannot wait to gather it all up.

So you can just imagine how horrible DC fans must have felt when their all-time favorite Henry Cavill failed to show up, especially since they all expected news about the future projects involving Superman.

On Wednesday, a rumor regarding the alleged appearance of Henry Cavill at the then-upcoming, San Diego Comic-Con rose up high in the DCEU Fandom.

Most of the fans were more than excited to be able to discuss the return of Superman if announced and even held hopes to see their most beloved director Zack Snyder be there as well.

The report by Deadline stated that they had heard a buzz that Henry Cavil may be surprising the fans at SDCC this year with news about his DC character from Man Of Steel, Superman.

Like every rumor, this too began to spread through the Superman fandom like wildfire, burning every fan with third-degree burns.

All of this was supposed to happen at Warner Bros. Saturday Hall-H Panel. This truly hyped up the DC fans who then proceeded to swarm the Hall-H Panel with expectations as high the Mount Everest.

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Of course, just like on Mount Everest, an avalanche was upcoming and the fans were not, under any circumstances, prepared for it. It is no doubt that DC suffered huge losses in the trust of its fans as they all realized, with a broken heart, that the rumor of Henry Cavill showing up at SDCC was just that; a rumor.

No amount of consoling could calm down the fans when Warner Bros. only introduced their already announced Black Adam and Shazam! Fury Of The Gods movies.

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According to sources, it was never even considered to bring Henry Cavill to SDCC this year. There was no arrangements to announce any upcoming Superman projects at all.

This blow to the fans was deepened when DC proceeded to decline any further notices about its other upcoming projects like The Flash and Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom

Black Adam will be released on HBO Max on October 21, 2022 and Shazam! Fury Of The Gods will premiere on the same platform on December 21, 2022.

SOURCE: The Wrap.

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Human rights group Amnesty India has demanded immediate and unconditional release of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, saying debunking fake news is not a crime.

Separate FIRs have been lodged against Zubair in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Hathras districts of Uttar Pradesh on charges of allegedly hurting religious feelings, making sarcastic remarks on news anchors, disrespecting Hindu gods, and putting out inflammatory posts The Supreme Court Monday directed that no precipitative steps be taken against Zubair in connection with five FIRs in Uttar Pradesh.

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Amnesty India said Zubairs continuing detention is an alarming reminder that you are not allowed to speak the truth in India.

Debunking fake news is not a crime. @zoo_bear must be immediately and unconditionally released. #FreeZubair #ProtectDissent, it said in a tweet.

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Hyderabad: On July 7, 17-year-old Mohammad Ashfaq received a voice message on his Instagram profile. It was from an unknown account named @aksharadechamma02. What followed soon after was the start of an ordeal Aashfaq is still reeling from.

The voice message started with abuses accusing Asfhaq of posting comments about the Kodava community and its goddess Cauvery. Confused, Ashfaq tried to reason out with the unknown account user saying that he was innocent.

I told the account user I have no idea what he was talking about. I told him I am not involved in any such activity. After much convincing, that account sent me another voice note. This time he told me to make my Instagram account private and delete all my photos, Ashfaq told Siasat.com over a phone call.

The scared teenager quietly complied.

When Siasat.com checked @aksharadechamma02, the account was found to be private with no display picture. It had 0 posts and 39 followers.

On the same evening, a police complaint was lodged against another Instagram account named @ljvbkoggklvy at the Madikeri police station, Kodagu district. According to members of the Kodava community that lodged the complaint, the account @ljvbkoggklvy wrote derogatory and insulting comments about Goddess Cauvery and Kodava women.

It all started with an Instagram post by @kodavaholics, said Musthafa Siddapur, a local reporter, activist, and social worker in Kodagu district.

According to Mustafa, the issue began on June 30 when the page put up a post in which a girl from the Kodava community can be seen shooting a person chanting Tipu Sultans name. KODAVAHOLICS is an Instagram page that takes pride in Kodava culture.

One particular account, @ljvbkoggklvy, started posting comments insulting the local Gods and Goddess of Kodagu district as well as making derogatory remarks against Kodava women.

This created an uproar and soon other users started calling out @ljvbkoggklvy for its conduct. It soon gathered momentum and spread across the district.

Members from the Kodagu Samaj Virajpet community filed a police complaint asking the person behind the account to be identified and punished. However, Ashfaq and his family were unaware of these developments.

On July 7, even as Ashfaq made his Instagram account private, a sense of dread plagued him. The teenager was confused as to how his name got dragged into something he had no connection with whatsoever.

Soon after, Ashfaq received a series of phone calls on his mobile. He received calls from unknown numbers, with callers threatening to kill Ashfaq and his family. Some callers also called him a terrorist, and pointed fingers at Islam.

I laid down on the bed and stared at the ceiling for days, Ashfaq recalled.

Synuddeen, Ashfaqs 47-year-old father and his wife grew anxious. After much coaxing, Ashfaq opened up about the voice message and phone calls he had received since the morning of July 7.

Soon, the family started seeing Ashfaqs photo clubbed with @ljvbkoggklvys comments. The compilation was circulated everywhere on social media platforms.

Worried how this could be possible, Synuddeen contacted Mustafa Siddapur. Speaking to Siasat.com, the father said, I told Mustafa that my son cannot be involved in such things. He has no idea about the history of Kodagu and its Gods and Goddesses, let alone the importance of the Cauvery River. I knew my son was innocent. I just did not know how his name got dragged into this mess.

Mustafa started investigating the truth behind the photo. His first stop was Facebook. As he searched he came across many accounts that shared the same posts tagging senior police officials, and the Karnataka chief minister to arrest Ashfaq as soon as possible.

There were many comments calling out Ashfaq as a terrorist from ISIS, calling out Islam to be the reason behind this behaviour. Others were saying that Ashfaq will join the Syrian army and that they will finish-off the whole family, and much more, said Mustafa.

Mustafa said that many were death threats. There was one such comment that said if 1 or 2 people beat up Ashfaq the police might catch us, but if more than 100 people beat him up, the police cannot do anything. It was upsetting to see a 17-year-old receive so much hate.

On July 8, Ashfaq and his father decided to lodge a complaint with the cyber police of Madikeri town in Karnataka. Though the police listened to the complaint, they did not register an FIR.

They took my phone and let us go, said Ashfaq.

By that time news had spread and more and more people started blaming the family. There were many complaints lodged in different stations of the district asking Ashfaq to be arrested with immediate effect.

It felt like the whole district was against us. Every Kodava was looking at us from an eye of suspicion, said Synuddeen.

The next day on July 9, Synuddeen and Ashfaq returned to the police station only to be greeted by a large number of police officials. From the circle inspector to the superintendent of police, all were present. They told me they wanted to question Ashfaq, said Synuddeen.

As Ashfaq was being grilled over his alleged involvement in posting derogatory remarks on the Kodava community, right-wing organisations Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Hindu Jagran Vedike released a press statement demanding the teenagers arrest in the next 24 hours. If the arrest did not happen, they threatened to call for a district bandh.

Ashfaqs inquiry carried on until the wee hours of the night. After many tense hours, the police found no evidence and released Ashfaq.

There was so much tension in the house. I and my wife were worried about our son, that he should not take any drastic step. I could not sleep thinking about his safety. The whole family was under a lot of trauma and could not celebrate Bakri Eid as well, said Synuddeen.

The ordeal did not end there. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other right-wing organisations called for protests. They demanded that those who insulted their Gods should be arrested and terrorist organisations should be banned.

On July 12, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai visited the district to give monetary compensation to a family whose house was completely destroyed due to the heavy rains. Kodagu had been witnessing non-stop rains for many days.

Taking this as an opportunity, right-wing organisations visited the CM and submitted a memorandum requesting to arrest Ashfaq as soon as possible.

As days went by, the pressure was building up for the police to arrest Ashfaq. Continuous press meets and social media pleas, mainly on Facebook and Whatsapp, were made to arrest Ashfaq.

It was like our family versus the entire Kodagu community, said Synuddeen adding, When I would go to the market, people would look at me with suspicious eyes or ask me if my son was really involved.

When asked if there was any help from Muslim organisations, Synuddeen answered in negative. No one came to help us. We were fighting this battle alone.

For nearly a week Ashfaq and his family went through extreme mental pressure. The parents were worried about their childrens future. Apart from Ashfaq, they have two daughters -Shabna Shireen, 14, and ten-year-old Shiyana.

I wondered if I had to leave the town where would we go? Synuddeen said. On July 17, the cyber police of Madikeri had a major breakthrough when they arrested 29-year-old Divin Devaiah, a private employee working in Bengaluru.

Many papers carried the news. However, they got one thing wrong. It is not a Hindu versus a Muslim story. It is Kodava community versus Muslim story, pointed Mustafa.

He also said that a strange thing happened once Divin was caught. Everything came to a sudden stop. The protests by the Hindu groups, the sharing of Ashfaqs pictures on social media platforms, everything stopped. The police also shut the case, he added.

While the police were able to connect Divin to the derogatory comments, it is unclear if he was the reason Ashfaq was accused.

Incidentally, Divin is the son of K Ramesh Ponanna, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and a former Agricultural Produce and Livestock Market Committee (APMC) member.

Ramesh Ponanna is a close aid of BJP MLC Suja Kushalappa, Mustafa claimed.

There are many questions that have been left unanswered. How did Ashfaqs picture get viral? Who shared his picture? Why did the police close the case soon after Divins arrest? Did Divin and Ashfaq know each other? Was there any sort of connection between the two people?

We have never seen Divin. No one from our family has ever interacted with their family members, said Synuddin and Ashfaq.

Though the case has been closed and life is slowly back to normal for Ashfaq, his family has still not healed. We are ok but we have still not come out from the trauma we suffered, said Synuddeen who has decided to lodge a complaint with the police regarding this.

This is not the first case in the country where a Muslim person is targeted through social media. On March 25 this year, a 31-year-old Hindu man was arrested for posing as a Muslim on Facebook. He used the name Mushtaq Ali and threatened BJP MLC D S Arun, son of former chairman of the state legislative council D H Shankarmurthy.

Karnataka has witnessed a searing increase in hate crimes and atrocities against minorities, especially after the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in the state. According to recent reports, Dakshina Kannada has become a breeding ground for violence against minorities.

Shivamogga and Kodagu districts have long favored a BJP rule, claimed Mohammed Irshad, a local journalist from the state.

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New York Times writer German Lopez interviewed colleague Emily Schmall about Sri Lanka protesters' takeover of their country's presidential palace in a newsletter published Sunday. During the interview, Lopez compared the Sri Lanka riot to the January 6 riot. The interview also highlighted root causes of the Sri Lanka protests, but neglected to mention the country banning chemical fertilizers.

"Sri Lankas recent upheaval offers an extreme example of the worlds recent problems. Covid disrupted the countrys major industries, particularly tourism, and then leaders failed to adapt setting off a chain of economic calamities, including food and fuel shortages," Lopez wrote.

"The crisis prompted protests, culminating in the presidents resignation and the installation of a new president on Wednesday," he continued.

"For the past six months or so, economic conditions for everyday Sri Lankans have grown increasingly difficult," Schmall said.

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Police use water canon and tear gas to disperse the protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9, 2022. Sri Lankan protesters demanding that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign forced their way into his official residence on Saturday, a local television report said, as thousands of people took to the streets in the capital decrying the island nation's worst economic crisis in recent memory. (AP Photo/Amitha Thennakoon)

Schmall said that "fuel and cooking gas became increasingly expensive and hard to find" while "inflation soared" and "New government import bans" meant fewer "goods from overseas."

The New York Times newsletter did not mention that the Sri Lankan government had also banned chemical fertilizers which environmentalists had blamed for water pollution.

Myron Ebell, the director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Energy and Environment, noted that because of this, "all the crop yields have collapsed, they don't have any tea to sell because the tea harvest is so low. So, they have no revenues to buy stuff from overseas and their own food production for people to eat in Sri Lanka is not there. They're starving to death."

"This is all the result of a government decision to limit the access to commercial fertilizer," Ebell told Fox News Digital.

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Schmall continued, "In Sri Lanka, theres a sizable middle class. People are not used to scarcity, so they noticed immediately when things started disappearing from shelves. People were upset about that. And the ability to carry on became all but impossible in the last month or so."

Protesters demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa swim in a pool inside the compound of Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace in Colombo on July 9, 2022. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Because of this, Schmall argued, the protesters intruded the palace. "But the protesters didnt ransack the place. They started inviting the public to come in, but in an orderly fashion," she said. "After about 24 hours, a gleefulness overtook the place, and some people swam in the presidents pool."

"Theyd done it: They had forced this extremely powerful president who was accused of war crimes, who was feared to leave his own home and even the country. But they did it peacefully, without taking up arms," she said. She described these events as "a very Sri Lankan sort of revolution" that was "relatively low-key and polite."

"I cant help but compare this to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. This seemed much more peaceful," Lopez remarked.

"Oh, yeah. I couldnt help thinking of it either," Schmall agreed. "There were several differences. For one, these people were not armed. It was also a bit spontaneous, and there was no clear leader. They did not do it in association with any politician or political party."

Army officers stand guard as people throng President Gotabaya Rajapaksas official residence for the second day after it was stormed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 11. (AP/Rafiq Maqbool)

She continued, "But the big difference was that these protesters had widespread support. Ordinary Sri Lankans were applauding them and even participating. People who would otherwise never be involved in activism or protests were happily wandering around the properties, enjoying themselves and basking in the success of this movement."

Some, such as comedian Tim Young, slammed The Times for the comparison. "YOU CANT MAKE THIS UP! The New York Times says that Sri Lankans forcefully overthrowing their government was much more peaceful than January 6. And I bet they still wonder why they're called Fake News" he tweeted.

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