Friday, March 29, 2024

Central India

VBA decides to go solo in LS elections, accuses Sanjay Raut of stabbing it in back

Putting to rest any chance of joining the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar Wednesday announced that his party would contest the Lok Sabha elections on its own.

Bomb thrown outside mosque in Odisha, three injured

At least three Muslim men were injured in a bomb blast near a mosque in Odisha’s Sambalpur on Tuesday evening.

‘Shri Ram’ found written on mosque wall, FIR filed in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra Police on Monday registered a first information report after the words “Shri Ram” were found written on the wall of a mosque in the Beed district.

Ashok Chavan said to Ramesh Chennithala a day before joining BJP: ‘I have no choice; it’s either BJP or jail,’ reveals Congress MLA

In a startling revelation at an election rally in Kerala, PC Vishnunath, Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly, alleged that Ashok Chavan, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was threatened with imprisonment by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before his defection, as conveyed by Chavan himself to senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala.

Elections 2024: No BJP-BJD alliance in Odisha

The Bharatiya Janata Party called off its alliance with Biju Janta Dal (BJD) in Odisha ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Hindu nationalist party's state president Manmohan Samal said on Friday.

Arbitrary demolition leaves hundreds homeless in Mumbai’s Panchsheel Nagar

The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) faced fierce backlash after its officials, accompanied by police personnel and bulldozers, carried out the demolition of houses in Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West, Mumbai, on 6 February.

Gujarat Police detain Mufti Salman Azhari in hate speech case, supporters protest

Gujarat Police on Sunday arrested Mumbai-based Islamic scholar Mufti Salman Azhari after he delivered a speech in Gujarat’s Junagadh, prompting the state police to file an hate speech FIR against the scholar, and two others.
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Pune: Professor, 5 students arrested for staging play with ‘objectionable’ depictions of Ram, Sita

The Pune Police on Saturday arrested the department head of Savitribai Phule Pune University’s Centre for Performing Arts, also known as Lalit Kala Kendra, and five of its students for staging a play which depicts Hindu deities Ram, Sita and Laxman after the play was disrupted by a group of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad workers.

MGAHV: Students expelled, suspended amidst protests against alleged unlawful VC appointment

On January 27th, five students were suspended for protesting against the Vice Chancellor, who, according to them, was appointed against the University Act at the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (MGAHV), a central university in Maharashtra’s Wardha.
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Malegaon: Man suspected by family arrested for killing boy 10 days after abduction; protest erupts against police negligence

A 31-year-old man, Lakshman has been sent to Nashik Central Jail for abducting and murdering a 5-year-old boy in Malegaon’s Naya Islampura on January 29th. Police said that the...

“By default, police will come for me…”: Acquitted Mumbai Muslim man continues to face police harassment

"I had already suffered psychologically a lot during my 11-month imprisonment and 19-year-long trial, and I believed I would find peace after being acquitted in 2021. However, I was wrong; I am still harassed by the police in 2024," recounts Saud.
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Over 300 FTII alumni condemn Hindutva violence against students over ‘Remember Babri’ banner

Over 300 FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) alumni have penned an open letter expressing solidarity with the institute's students following an attack by Hindutva mob, who targeted them for displaying a banner condemning the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid.

Mumbai: Bulldozers reach Mohammed Ali Road too, razing 40 structures; Opp calls ‘BJP’s message to Muslims’

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday razed around 40 shops on Mohammed Ali Road in Mumbai a day after the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) arbitrarily razed at least 15 structures of Muslims at Haidary Chowk on Mira Road in Thane district.
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“At least their lives are saved,” says owner of minitruck attacked by Hindutva mob in Mira Road

Three Muslim men identified as Mohammad Tariq (21), Mohammad Meraj (24) and Deen Ali (27) who were carrying plastic disposables in a mini tempo were among Muslims attacked by...

Mira Road: Hindutva men livestream attacking Muslims; no arrests on FIRs filed by Muslims

Members of the Hindutva mob began live-streaming their brutality on social media as violence related to the Ram Temple celebrations spirals out of control in Mumbai's Mira Road for the second day.
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After violent Ram temple celebrations, clashes, authorities demolish Muslims’ shops in Mumbai’s Mira Road

Following two days of violent celebrations of Ayodhya's Ram temple consecration in Maharashtra's Mira Road, on Tuesday, 23 January, authorities initiated bulldozer action in Mira Road's Muslim-dominated Naya Nagar area, where Hindutva celebrations and confrontations with Muslims occurred.

Hindutva men barge into FTII Pune, burn ‘remember Babri’ banner, attack students

A group of over a dozen Hindutva men barged into the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune on Tuesday afternoon, launching an attack on students, including females.
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