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The incident took place in the Bhalukpung area after villagers interceptedthe three men allegedly trying to flee with three cows in a mini-truck, the Hindustan Times reported. They were beaten up by the mob, Purkayastha told the newspaper. https://lnkd.in/gQQxZcjh

In a democracy, accountability requires a direct line between policy failure and political consequence. That line, in contemporary India, has been severed. It has been cut by weaponising nationalism, writes Vishal R Choradiya. https://lnkd.in/gPWq8q8T

Abhijit Dipke, who started the social media campaign, said his personal Instagram account had also been hacked. https://lnkd.in/gifg4YCC

Experts have raised environmental concerns and questions about the lack of clarity on water and energy consumption for the operation of the approved data centres. https://lnkd.in/dTzFdJCx They also assert that data centres should be classified as separate infrastructure projects for obtaining environmental clearance. By Priyanka Shankar Via Mongabay

“Such statements would create tendencies fundamentally antithetical to democracy and an atmosphere of fear in which flaws, violations, or adverse consequences linked to projects remain unreported or concealed,” the group of former bureaucrats said in an open letter. Read: https://lnkd.in/dU3xUUfh

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that the Centre would bring back the persons “keeping in view the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case”. https://lnkd.in/d849pggQ However, he added that this should not be considered as a precedent to be followed in other similar cases.

Saurabh Gupta, a content creator who has made videos on Motorola’s durability and service, called out the company, saying its legal action was a “direct killing” of freedom of speech. https://lnkd.in/gEfNPn73 Ananya Bhattacharya writes Via Rest of World

Sandeep Are, who summited the peak on Wednesday, and Arun Kumar Tiwari on Thursday, died of exhaustion in separate incidents, according to reports. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gsHYC8hg #mounteverest #mounteering

Are Indian factory staff training AI models to take over their jobs? A viral video raised concern in April. Raghav Kakkar & Ayush Tiwari traced these workers to hear their stories. "If the robot works, our jobs are at risk." Watch the full video: https://lnkd.in/ddHnBGgJ

#GargaChatterjee had been arrested on May 12 for allegedly spreading misinformation about EVMs ahead of the #WestBengalelections. He was arrested by the cybercrime division following a complaint by an EC official. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gr6aKwhi