Thursday, March 28, 2024

East India

“Why on street today?”: Muslim journalist in Jharkhand assaulted by Holi celebrating mob

Muhammad Gulzar, a journalist by profession, was traveling on his bike to attend a funeral rite in the wee hours of the Sunday morning, when a gang of 10 to 15 men forcibly smeared mud on him while celebrating Holi. This incident took place in Bishwaskhani, Godda district, Jharkhand.

RLJP chief Pashupati Kumar Paras resigns as Union Minister after being denied ticket in Bihar

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras on 19 March resigned from the Union Cabinet, after his party was not given a single seat in the NDA coalition for Bihar for which seat distribution was done on Monday.

Bihar: BJP to contest 17 seats, JD(U) 16, Chirag 5; old allies Paras, Kushwaha upset over seat sharing

The NDA finalised its seat-sharing in Bihar for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections Monday, allotting 17 seats to the BJP, 16 to the Janata Dal (United), five to the Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and one each to Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Upendra Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).

Hindutva chants, vandalising Muslims’ properties, Police violence: What happened in Darbhanga on Basant Panchami?

Violence erupted in various areas of Darbhanga district, Bihar, on February 15 and 16 during Saraswati Visarjan Pooja, also known as Basant Panchmi, a Hindu festival commemorating the goddess Saraswati and symbolizing the onset of spring.

Mamata Banerjee suffers major injury in accident, taken to hospital, says TMC

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has suffered a major injury in an accident, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said on Thursday.

Calcutta HC orders probe into corrupt practice in hiring primary school teachers

The Calcutta High Court ordered the CBI to look into a case contesting corrupt practices in primary teacher recruitment in the state on Wednesday.

Bengal Cabinet approves proposal to make CM chancellor of state universities

The West Bengal cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to replace Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and appoint Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the Chancellor of all state-run universities. 
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Lalu Prasad Yadav says India headed towards ‘civil war’ under BJP

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and veteran socialist Lalu Yadav on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Union and said that the country is "heading towards civil war.”

Killing of a minor girl in Bihar; admin orders second autopsy after massive protest

The 16-year-old minor Muslim girl had gone to her friend’s home in Bihar’s Katihar district when she was kidnapped. When the eleventh class student did not return home on...
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No entry for BJP’s hate politics in 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee

Dubbing the BJP-led government at the Union as adulterated , West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that there will be "no entry" for the BJP across the country in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

I’m victim of a made-up case: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren

When questioned about a case pertaining to alleged irregularities in the grant of mining lease, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of vendetta.
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West Bengal to bring law to make CM chancellor of state universities

The West Bengal government has decided to appoint CM Banerjee as the Chancellor of all state-run universities, replacing the Governor.

“Survival difficult for us”: Muslim fishermen in appealing for mass euthanasia

“I think this is because of our Muslim identity,” laments Allahrakha Ismail Thimar, a 45-year-old local fisherman. For more than a hundred years, a 600-member Muslim community in Gujarat...
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All-party meet on caste census likely this week: Nitish Kumar

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced that an all-party meet on the caste census could be held as early as this week.

33 dead in Bihar as rains, strong winds, lash state

As many as 33 have people died in separate incidents in 16 districts of Bihar after thunderstorm accompanied with heavy rains and lightning disrupted normal life.
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Heatwaves: Birds fall from the sky in Gujarat

Aminal Rescuers in Gujarat are picking up dozens of exhausted and dehydrated birds dropping every day as a scorching heatwave dries out water sources in Ahmedabad, reports Reuters. Doctors in...

Bihar BJP MLA’s hate speech: “Muslims should be set ablaze…”

Muslims should be set ablaze just as Hindus burn Ravana effigies during the festival of Dussehra, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bihar MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul in a latest episode of hate speech.
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