Friday, March 29, 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.

Bihar: AIMIM state committee member shot dead as his 11-year-old son watches

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s leader in Bihar’s Siwan district Arif Jamal (30) was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Saturday night.

Odisha: Newborn girl dumped in borewell rescued

A newborn girl was rescued after she had allegedly been dumped inside a borewell in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Tuesday, The Indian Express reported. The abandoned borewell is located in...
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Mahua Moitra challenges expulsion from Lok Sabha in Supreme Court

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra filed a petition with the Supreme Court to challenge her contentious expulsion from the Lok Sabha last week in connection with the 'cash for query' corruption case.

Bihar: Muslim student barred from NET exam for refusing to remove hijab

A Muslim female student in Patna accused the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) officials of barring her from the exam for refusing to remove her hijab on December...
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BJP planning to get Mahua Moitra expelled from Lok Sabha, alleges Mamata Banerjee

The Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to get Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra expelled from the Lok Sabha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Thursday.

Bihar Assembly passes bill to increase caste-based quota from 50% to 65%

The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase caste-based reservations in education and government jobs from 50% to 65%, crossing the ceiling set by the Supreme Court.
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Neighbour targets only Muslim family in Bihar village, Police refuse to probe

"Wo Kehte Hai Apni Zameen De de Nahi To Maara Jayega, akela ghar hai kya kar lega kaun khuda aa kar kuch ukhar lega (They said 'Give up your...

4 detained for waving Palestinian flag during World Cup cricket match in Kolkata

Four people were detained for waving the Palestinian flag during the Pakistan-Bangladesh World Cup cricket match at Eden Gardens stadium on Tuesday.
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Supplementary chargesheet filed against Rupesh Kumar by NIA; wife says he remains jailed for his courageous journalism

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on 14 October, has filed a supplementary chargesheet against jailed journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh in connection with an alleged case related to Naxal activities in Bihar under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a Special Court.

Bihar: Train derails, 4 dead and 100 injured

4 people died and 100 were injured after six compartments of the Kamakhya Junction-bound 12506 Northeast Express derailed near Raghunathpur railway station in Bihar’s Buxar district.
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Bihar Caste Survey out: 27% Backward Classes, 36% Extremely Backward Classes

The Bihar government on Monday released of data from a state-wide caste-based survey.

Bihar govt allocates ₹29.78 crore for reconstruction of 110-year-old Madrasa set ablaze by Hindutva mob

The Bihar government has allocated ₹29.78 crore for the reconstruction of Madrasa Azizia in Bihar Sharif, which was set ablaze by a Hindutva mob on 31 March this year.
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