Friday, March 29, 2024

North India

“Institutional murder”: Leaders, family raise concerns over Mukhtar Ansari’s death in jail, demand probe

From opposition leaders to his family members, many took to social media to mourn the death of Mukhtar Ansari, a five-time former MLA from Mau in eastern Uttar Pradesh and one of the senior Muslim politicians in the state, who died in jail on Thursday, and demand an independent investigation into it.

‘My family and I have suffered injustice’: Released Muslim activist Javed Mohammed speaks out

When Javed Mohammed left for the police station on his scooter on the night of 10 June 2022,...

Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, dies

A five-time former MLA from Mau in eastern Uttar Pradesh and one of the senior Muslim politicians in...

No interim relief for Arvind Kejriwal from Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim order to release Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who was arrested and is under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case.

AAP’s lone Lok Sabha MP joins BJP

The lone Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Jalandhar, Sushil Kumar Rinku on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Video | “Farm laws will kill us, Corona might not,” say protesters

On Wednesday, Farmers observed 'Resistance day' to mark six months of Farmers protest at Delhi borders. Indian farmers are protesting against the new farm laws that would undermine the autonomy of farmers. The new laws would create monopolies in the grain markets and trap farmers into contract farming arrangements with corporate buyers.

Hit by COVID crisis, AMU students want exams cancelled

The students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) raised a demand via an open letter and a Twitter storm on Tuesday to the varsity administration for cancelling the end semester...
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UP admin removed shrouds covering graves at Ganga ghats

The administration in Prayagraj has allegedly removed the customary saffron and yellow shrouds from bodies buried in the sand on the ghats of the Ganga river, reports The Hindu....

Condition of SP leader Azam Khan critical but under control, says Lucknow hospital

The health condition of senior Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha member Azam Khan is critical yet under control, said a Lucknow hospital in a statement on Monday.
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Pfizer, Moderna refused to sell vaccines directly to us, says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna have refused to sell doses directly to his government.

‘Toolkit’ case; FIR against BJP vice president Raman Singh, Sambit Patra in Chhattisgarh

An FIR has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Vice President Raman Singh and party spokesperson Sambit Patra in Chhattisgarh for forging the letterhead of Congress's Research Department and printing false and fabricated content.
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Newly elected village head shot dead by political rivals in UP’s Bareilly, two held by police

Mohammad Ishaq, the newly elected pradhan (head) of Pargawan village in Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh was shot dead by the political rivals on Thursday.

UP: Muslim League state chief arrested on way to visit site of demolished Barabanki mosque

Indian Union Muslim League Uttar Pradesh state unit president Dr. Mohammad Mateen Khan was arrested on Friday by the UP Police as he was on his way to Barabanki to visit the site of illegally demolished Gareeb Nawaz Al Maroof Mosque.
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UP: Muslim vegetable vendor died after being beaten by police, murder charges against cops

Two policemen in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao were charged with murder after a Muslim vegetable vendor Faisal Hussain (18) was allegedly killed in police custody.

Demand to rebuild Gareeb Nawaz mosque grows after UP govt demolition drive

Prominent Muslim organisations have demanded from the government to rebuild the Gareeb Nawaz Al Maroof Mosque in the central Uttar Pradesh town of Barabanki, which was demolished by the local administration on Monday, defying the High Court order.
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UP: Muslim youth arrested over Facebook post calling for Palestine solidarity

The Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday, arrested Yasir Akhtar, a Muslim youth from Saraimeer town close to Azamgarh, for his post on Facebook on appealing to show solidarity to Palestine.

“Fix cost for COVID treatment at private hospitals,” Priyanka Gandhi writes to UP CM

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi has urged UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to fix the cost of COVID-19 treatment at private hospitals in Uttar Pradesh.
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