Central India
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.
Central India
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.
Central India
‘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.
Central India
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.
Central India
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.
Central India
Saibaba tests positive for COVID in jail, wife says his ‘ability to survive slowly dwindling’
Former Delhi University professor and human rights defender G.N. Saibaba, who is serving a life term in the Nagpur Central Prison for alleged links with Maoists, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time during the pandemic.
Central India
Vishal Jha (21), Shweta Singh (19), Mayank Rawal (21): Three arrests in Bulli Bai case
Mumbai cyber police have arrested one more student from Uttarakhand in connection with the ‘Bulli Bai‘ case – a GitHub app targeting hundreds of Muslim women.
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Hate speech: Pune police arrest Kalicharan Maharaj from Raipur
Pune City Police have arrested Hindu seer Kalicharan Maharaj from Raipur in Chhattisgarh days after he was booked over hate speech against Muslims and Christians during a program.
Central India
‘Bulli Bai’ case: Mumbai police now detain Uttarakhand woman, say she handled app
Apart from the 21-year old Bengaluru man Vishal Kumar Jha detained on Monday, the Mumbai police have also detained a woman from Uttarakhand on Tuesday in connection with the ‘Bulli Bai‘ case – a GitHub app targeting hundreds of Muslim women.
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App targeting Muslim women: Mumbai police detain 21-yr-old from Bengaluru
Mumbai Police has detained a 21-year-old Bengaluru man in connection with the 'Bulli Bai' case – a GitHub app targeting hundreds of Muslim women.
Central India
OBC reservation protest: Chandrashekhar Azad sent back at Bhopal airport
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and a dozen other Bhim Army cadres were detained by Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday ahead of their plans to organise a huge rally in Bhopal to seek 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes.
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Pune: Six booked for hate speeches against Muslims, Christians
The Pune Police have filed a first information report against Hindu seer Kalicharan Maharaj, Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote, Captain (retired) Digendra Kumar, and three others for delivering hate speeches against Muslims and Christians at an event in the city.
Central India
Hate speech against Gandhi: Maharashtra police books Hindu seer
Police in Maharashtra’s Akola district on Tuesday have registered a case against Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj for using derogatory words against Mahatma Gandhi.
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Mumbai Press Club awards: Danish Siddiqui named ‘Journalist of the Year’
Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died while being on an assignment in Afghanistan, will be posthumously awarded the ‘Journalist of the Year’ for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club.
Central India
Anniversary of Bhima Koregaon; Bhim Army chief to address rally on 1 Jan
Azad Samaj Party has announced that its chief and Bhim Army supremo Chandrashekhar Azad will be visiting the ‘Jaystambh’ in Pune on January 1 to mark the anniversary of the battle of Bhima Koregaon.
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‘We became homeless;’ Christian family’s home in MP burned to ash by Hindutva mob
"There is nothing left, we became homeless, with no food to eat or clothing to wear," says Lalu Toliya Wakhala who has been harassed by Hindutva groups because of his faith in Christianity for more than a decade.
Central India
Thousands take to Mumbai streets for AIMIM’s rally for Muslim reservation
Stepping up the demand for reservation for Muslims in Maharashtra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi cited that while 83 percent of the community in Maharashtra were landless, only 8 percent of the Marathas were landless.
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