Monday, May 6, 2024

North 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.

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....

“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...

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,...

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...

Uttarakhand: Thousands of Muslims protest genocidal calls outside police headquarters

A massive protest was held outside the Uttarakhand police headquarters and the State Secretariat Saturday against the genocidal calls by Hindu monks and police inaction.

Central agencies targeting Opposition, will approach EC, President: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday said he will approach the Election Commission (EC) and the President of India, alleging that Union government's agencies are being misused to target the Opposition.
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Delhi: Doctors call off strike after promise of no FIR, early NEET-PG counselling

The resident doctors in Delhi, who were protesting over the delay in NEET-PG counselling and police brutality against protesting doctors, have called off their strike. They resumed work from 12 pm today.

Arrest hatemongers: Protest in Allahabad against anti-Muslim gatherings

Dozens of activists and students have gathered at Balson Chauraha in Allahabad on 27 December to protest against the calls of Muslim genocide by Hindutva leaders and Hindu monks at Hindu parliaments in Haridwar, Delhi, and Raipur.
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UP 2022; All parties want polls on time, says Chief Election Commissioner

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that there would be no delay in conducting polls in Uttar Pradesh.

JNU shifts the onus on sexual harassers after criticisms

A day after several students and students groups in Jawaharlal Nehru University and the National Commission for Women chairperson, Rekha Sharma called the JNU circular on sexual harassment as "misogynist," the university has taken away the sentence, which said, "girls are supposed to draw a tangible line between them and their male friends" to prevent sexual harassment.
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Delhi: Protesting doctors meet Union minister; FORDA to continue strike

Resident doctors in Delhi, who have been protesting over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling for the past 12 days, on Tuesday decided to continue the protest, as a meeting between their federation’s delegation and the Union health minister failed to make any headway.

Video | Haridwar Hindu monks say police ‘will be on our side,” policeman laughs

The Hindu monks and Hindutva leaders in Haridwar who called for genocide against Muslims are seen in a video laughing with a police officer, who the hate-speech givers said will be "on our side".
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Following Haridwar event, now 21 Hindu monks form committee for ‘armed fight against Muslims’

Days after Hindu monks and Hindutva leaders in Haridwar called for genocide against Muslims, the Hindu monks who delivered hate speeches against Muslims now formed a core committee of 21 for armed struggle against Muslims.

‘Sexually assaulted, lynched’: 17-year-old Shaukat’s family say ‘will fight for justice’

A 17-year-old boy Mohammad Shaukat was stabbed to death allegedly by a group of at least 15 men including three juveniles in southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar area.
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COVID in Delhi: Schools to shut, public transport to run at 50% seating capacity

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday announced that the restrictions under the yellow alert for COVID-19 will be implemented in the national capital.

Sanitation precarity and subsistence; Women of Peeli Kothi

“We live near a dump yard, no amount of waste produced by us equals the garbage that is dumped here from the city,” says 36-year-old Savitri Devi. About 3 km...
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