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Nearly 100 schools in Delhi shut over bomb threat, officials say it appears to be hoax
On Wednesday, around 100 schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received a bomb threat email. These include at least five schools in the southwest, three in...
India
“Genociders are not welcome”: Palestine protest force JNU admin to cancel US envoy event
On Monday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration cancelled an event with the United States ambassador to India...
Elections 2024
Rajasthan elections: Congress hopes to overturn BJP sweep
As voting in Rajasthan state wrapped up on Friday, with a low turnout at around 56 per cent,...
India
Licences of 14 Patanjali products suspended, Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority tells Supreme Court
Amidst the trial for misleading advertisements, the Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority on Monday informed the Supreme Court that...
India
Expelled for condemning Modi; BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Bikaner
Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani, who was expelled by the party for criticising PM Modi's hate speech, got arrested by Rajasthan Police in an alleged 'breach-of-peace' case.
Features
Muslims allege Delhi Police stopped Friday prayer in 16 mosques
Friday, 18 March 2022, was an auspicious day for Muslims and Hindus, as the two communities celebrated Juma, Shab-e-Baraat and Holi. However, a group of Muslims who arrived at Lal Gumbad, locally known as the Panchsheel Enclave Purani Masjid, for the weekly congregational prayers were stopped by Delhi Police officials from offering prayers at the mosque.Â
India
On camera, Muslim driver assaulted by Hindutva men in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura
A 35-year-old Muslim Mohammad Aamir who is a driver of a pick-up van was mercilessly beaten up by Hindutva men in Mathura’s Raal village, on Sunday night. The attackers accused Amir of 'ferrying beef and smuggling cattle' in his vehicle.
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India
“Finally some inclusiveness… ” Panjab University trans student gets hostel room after 9 months of protests
Yashika, a transgender student had been fighting a battle for the last nine months just to get a hostel room in her university.
India
Christian pastor targeted by Hindutva groups murdered in Chhattisgarh
Yalam Sankar, a 50-year-old Christian pastor, has been brutally murdered in Angampalli village, Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
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India
UP: Journalist booked for ruckus over EVMs replacement alleges torture by cops
A journalist who was arrested after he alleged EVMs were being replaced in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, has accused the police of torturing him in custody.
India
Delhi pogrom: WhatsApp group by Hindutva rioters don’t prove criminal conspiracy, says court
Many investigate reports and Delhi Police had alleged that a WhatsApp group named "Kattar Hindu Ekta" had been formed during violence in the city to plan the killings of Muslims and the vandalism of their properties.
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India
The Kashmir Files glorifies violence: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the controversial movie The Kashmir Files glorified violence.
India
Ishrat Jahan walks out of jail after two years of imprisonment under UAPA
Anti-CAA activist and former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan walked out of Mandoli Jail on Wednesday evening after she was granted bail in the northeast Delhi violence conspiracy case.
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India
Kafeel Khan in SP’s list of 19 MLC candidates
Suspended Gorakhpur paediatrician and rights activist Dr Kafeel Khan was among 19 candidates whose names were announced by the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday for the upcoming elections to the Legislative Council.
India
Bhagwant Mann sworn in as 18th CM of Punjab
Bhagwant Mann took oath as the 18th Chief Minister of Punjab on Wednesday.
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India
Hijab ban: “After Holi,” says SC to students’ urgent plea
Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain urgent listing of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict enabling hijab ban.
Although students submitted exam schedules to prove the urgency,...
India
Another 5 years of Adityanath’s rule-Muslims continue to live in fear
"Do you think we'll be able to do anything if the BJP retakes power?" We are 20%, they are 80% - obviously, we will bear the brunt of it,"...
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