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India
SC says it may consider granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in view of Lok Sabha elections
The Supreme Court on Friday said it may consider granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in view of the Lok Sabha polls.
India
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....
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
Farmers’ ‘Dilli Chalo’ march: section 144 imposed in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan seal border with Punjab
Ahead of the 'Dilli Chalo' / ‘Chalo Delhi’ march by the agitated farmers, Section 144 has been imposed in entire Delhi.
India
Farmers’ protest: Large gatherings banned in north east Delhi, mobile internet shut in parts of Haryana
With farmers planning a march to Delhi on February 13, the city police on Sunday issued orders prohibiting large gatherings in the northeastern parts of the national capital region.
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India
“Babri Masjid was, is and will remain, Babri Masjid Zindabad”: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha
"My faith that the mosque still exists and will remain at the place where it once stood. Babri Masjid was, is and will remain. Long live Babri Masjid, long live India, Jai Hind," he said.
India
USCIRF ‘disturbed’ by inauguration of Ram Mandir, condemns Haldwani demolition
US Commission on International Religious Freedom USCIRF took to their X (Twitter) handle to condemn the demolition of a Madarsa in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
The organisation also pointed towards the inauguration...
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India
“They would have killed all of us”: Haldwani Muslims share ordeal of police brutality
The situation in Haldwani town of Uttarakhand's Nainital district remained tense on February 9, with a significant deployment of police and paramilitary forces and multiple buffer zones established on every nook and corner.
India
“Nothing has been done by state…”: SC slams UP govt for not counselling students who beat Muslim classmate
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for not counselling students who were instructed by their teacher to slap a Muslim boy inside the classroom.
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India
Gyanvapi: Thousands protest in Bareilly after Tauqeer Raza Khan detained over ‘jail bharo’ call
The situation remained tense in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on Friday as thousands of followers of Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief and Muslim scholar Tauqeer Raza Khan took to the streets after he was detained by the police for giving a 'jail bharo' call to protect the Gyanvapi mosque.
India
Uttarakhand: Five killed after police fired in protest against Madrasa demolition
At least five people were killed, and more than 60 were injured in the police firing in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, where a Madarsa was demolished by municipal authorities, leading to subsequent protests from the locals.
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India
Shoot on sight orders, police brutality in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani after demolition of Madrasa sparks protest
Curfew has been imposed in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, shoot at sight orders issued after clashes broke out between protestors and Police when the authorities demolished a Madrasa adjoining mosque citing it illegal in the Banbhoolpura area on Thursday.
India
“Nothing more than political propaganda against Muslims,” Muslim Personal Law Board slams Uttarakhand UCC
As the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill (UCC) continues to spark sharp criticism from all corners, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) issued a statement unequivocally rejecting the legislation.
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Central India
Arbitrary demolition leaves hundreds homeless in Mumbai’s Panchsheel Nagar
The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) faced fierce backlash after its officials, accompanied by police personnel and bulldozers, carried out the demolition of houses in Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West, Mumbai, on 6 February.
India
Uttarakhand becomes first Indian state to implement Uniform Civil Code
The Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024 Bill, introduced by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-led state government, passed in the House. After passing the UCC Bill in the Assembly, Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to implement the Uniform Civil Code.
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