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.

Dabholkar murder: Court frames murder, terrorism charges against five Hindutva men

A Special Court in Pune on Wednesday framed the charges against five men linked to the Hindutva outfit Sanatan Sanstha in Dr. Narendra Dabholkar murder case of 2013.

15 year old rapper Saniya making waves at Mumbai’s slum

"I’ve grown up in a slum and have seen poverty very closely, I know what it is like to sleep empty stomach every other night, my father is a autodriver and my mother runs a small confectionery but they have still provided me and my brother the best they could," Saniya says to Maktoob.
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Gautam Navlakha asks Bombay HC to move him under house arrest

Human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, languishing in jail under UAPA charges in Bhima Koregaon case on Thursday moved to the Bombay High Court, seeking to be placed under house...

Tribal man tied to truck, dragged through streets, dies in Madhya Pradesh

A recent horrific video of a tribal man named Kanhaiya being tied to a truck and dragged through the streets by a group of 8 men after being thrashed by the assailants, went viral on social media leaving viewers shaken. The tribal man succumbed to his injuries hours after the mob attack.
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In 4 days, another Muslim vendor thrashed in Madhya Pradesh, asked to show Aadhaar

Four days after Taslim Ali, a 25-year-old bangle seller, was beaten up by a Hindu mob, another Muslim hawker selling toast on the road was beaten up by two men in Madhya Pradesh.

Union minister Narayan Rane arrested for his ‘slap Uddhav’ remark

The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested Union minister Narayan Rane for his remarks on slapping Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for not knowing the year of India’s independence.
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MP: Brother of detained Muslim bangle seller seeks help

Jamal Ali, the younger brother of detained Muslim bangle seller, Tasleem Ali thrashed by Hindu men in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday tells Maktoob that his brother needs legal assistance and security, following his arrest.

Muslim youth booked under NSA for photo wearing Pakistan flag shirt

21-year-old Muslim youth in Ujjain city, Madhya Pradesh was booked under the stringent National Security Act for posting an allegedly “pro-Pakistan” photo on his Instagram, PTI reported. Sahil Lalla...
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Muslim vendor attacked for ‘entering Hindu area’ booked under POCSO

Tasleem Ali, a bangle seller who was seen thrashed by Hindu men in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act by Banganga Police on Monday evening on a complaint by a minor daughter of one of the assailants in the video.

MP: Muslim vendor thrashed by Hindutva group for selling bangles in ‘Hindu area’

A video is being widely circulated on social media showing Tasleem, a bangle seller in Madhya Pradesh's Govidnagar, being thrashed by Hindutva men for entering the Hindu neighbourhood.
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Maharashtra monsoons: at least 112 dead, 99 missing

The death toll in Maharashtra from heavy monsoon rains climbed to 115, with nearly 90,000 people evacuated, according to state officials.

Mumbai rains: Death toll rises to 31

The total death toll in heavy rain related incidents in Mumbai on Sunday has now risen to 31.
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