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“No sufficient ground”: 11 Muslims labeled as terror group supporters granted bail after 598 days in UP
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to 11 Muslim men arrested by the Anti Terrorism Squad for allegedly being involved with the banned organization Al Qaeda and its Indian counterparts.
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Supreme Court orders release of NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA case, calls his arrest illegal
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared NewsClick founder and veteran journalist Prabir Purkayastha's arrest and his remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 illegal, Live Law reported.
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Jamaat-e-Islami calls action against voter suppression targeting Muslims, other marginalised
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has condemned the "disturbing incidents of voter suppression targeting Muslims and marginalized sections during recent elections in India," urging the Election Commission to investigate the alleged incidents.
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Delhi Court frames sexual harassment charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh
A Delhi Court on Friday framed sexual harassment charges against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Singh with respect to five women wrestlers.
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SC grants interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till June 1
The Supreme Court Friday granted interim bail until June 1 to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged excise policy scam.
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Journalist Meer Faisal, portal Article 14 booked by Delhi police for tweets on Hindutva attack
The Delhi Police on Monday filed a case against journalist Meer Faisal and news portal Article 14 for their tweets about the targeting of seven journalists at a Hindutva hate gathering in New Delhi.
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Journalists attacked at Hindu Mahapanchayat; Delhi Police registers two FIRs
Delhi Police have registered two FIRs in connection with the attack on seven journalists by a Hindu mob at a hate conclave in national capital on Sunday.
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Hate speech in Delhi: Yati Narsinghanand booked
The Delhi Police on Sunday booked controversial Hindutva supremacist Yati Narsinghanand Giri for hate speech during an event Hindu Mahapanchayat in Delhi’s Burari area.
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Yati Narsinghanand exhorts Hindus to pick up arms in Delhi’s Hindu Mahapanchayat
Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi Temple and the main organiser of the Haridwar anti-Muslim genocidal event, Sunday exhorted Hindus to pick up arms.
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Curfew in Rajasthan’s Karauli after clashes during Hindu rally
Curfew was imposed in Rajasthan's Karauli city on Saturday after violence broke out during a bike rally by Hindu outfits passing through a Muslim-dominated area.
Dozens of shops and...
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Journalists covering Delhi Hindu Mahapanchayat attacked
Journalists who were on assignment to cover Hindu Mahapanchayat in New Delhi's Burari ground have been assaulted by Hindutva groups.
Five journalists, including four Muslim journalists, were escorted away by...
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Delhi: 5 years in transit camp, Kathputli colony residents wait for promised homes
“Gigantic bulldozers came. We tried but they didn’t stop. We all kept screaming but they didn’t even hear us, " says Romi, a 35-year-old artist from Kathputli colony— a suburb in Northeast Delhi.
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Ghaziabad meat shops ordered to remain closed during Navratri
Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam on Saturday issued an order to ban the sale of raw meat during Navratri. As per the orders, the ban will be in effect from April...
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Jammu: 25 Rohingyans detained, Amnesty says “egregious violation of international law”
Amnesty India on Friday condemned India's detention of 25 Rohingyan refugees in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ramban district, calling the move "an abject dereliction of India’s human rights obligations and...
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Rohingya woman’s deportation life-threatening: HRW
Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned the Indian government’s forced return of an ethnic Rohingya woman to Myanmar, pointing out that international law prohibits the forced return of refugees to places where their...
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“Unity of India not made of bamboo reed”: Allahabad HC while granting bail to Kashmiri students
In an order granting bail to the three Kashmiri students held in Uttar Pradesh on sedition charges for celebrating Pakistan's victory during the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match last year, the Allahabad...
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Eight people arrested for attacking Kejriwal’s house
Delhi Police Thursday arrested eight persons in connection with the attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house on Wednesday.
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