Friday, April 26, 2024

North India

JDU youth leader shot dead in Patna

Leader of the Janata Dal (United), Saurabh Kumar, was shot and killed on Wednesday, at night in Patna by unknown gunmen who came on bikes.

BJP Minority Morcha leader gets expelled for condemning Modi’s hate speech

BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani, who expressed disappointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent Islamophobic remarks in Rajasthan, was today removed from the party positions.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to contest from UP’s Kannauj

Samajwadi Party chief and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj seat, the party said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), adding that he will file the nomination papers on Thursday.

Interview: Will work for social justice, says Danish Ali MP amidst hate campaigns against him led by PM Modi

As campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls gains momentum, Kunwar Danish Ali, the sitting MP...

PM Modi reiterates ‘redistribution of wealth’ claim, justifies anti-Muslim rhetoric: “I put truth before country”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated his anti-Muslim rhetorics and accused that the Congress tried to extend reservation on the basis of religion and give it to Muslims and hatched a "deep conspiracy" to snatch people's wealth and distribute it among "select" people.

“Huge crowds indicate need for more centres,” Delhi food right group raises concern over ration distribution for cardless

On the first day of distribution of dry ration to people without ration cards in Delhi, in compliance with orders of Supreme Court, Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan, (DRRAA) a food security NGO, highlighted the implementation challenges on the ground and urged the AAP government to immediately address the issue.

UP: Dalit schoolgirl gang-raped by six men, 3 arrested

The class XII student who went for a ride on her scooty with two school friends, was dragged from her two-wheeler, assaulted and gang-raped by six men in Bhagwanpur Dhimri village on May 31.
- Advertisement -

In Haryana, more than 50000 gather to support Asif Khan’s killers

The Haryana Police said they are investigating the veracity of a video of Rajput Karni Sena chief Kunwar Suraj Pal Amu making an anti-Muslim speech in favour of Hindu youths arrested in connection with the lynching of a Muslim youth Asif Khan in Mewat.

BJP leader arrested in Aligarh liquor tragedy that killed over 100

On Sunday, the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district have arrested Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rishi Sharma, the key accused in last month’s hooch tragedy which claimed more than 100 lives.
- Advertisement -

Farmers’ protest: Death toll at Delhi border crosses 500

With the ongoing farmers' agitation in and around the national capital in its 192nd day, , more than 500 farmers linked to the protests have passed away.

UP: Muslim boy thrashed for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’

A Muslim boy in Bhojpur, Uttar Pradesh, was thrashed by Hindu youths on Friday for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', a prayer turned warcry by India's Hindu nationalist...
- Advertisement -

Cow vigilantes lynch Muslim youth to death in Mathura, 5 others injured

A cow vigilante group in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura lynched a Muslim youth and severely injured 5 others on Wednesday night, accusing them of smuggling cow.

New Delhi’s rapper MC Kode missing after death threats by Hindu fringe groups

Hip-hop artist and seasoned battle rapper MC Kode aka Aditya Tiwari has allegedly gone missing from New Delhi on Wednesday following the cyber-bullying and death threats by Hindu extremists.
- Advertisement -

District Magistrate threatens journalist to slap NSA for reporting Muslims’ eviction near UP’s Gorakhnath temple

Masihuzzama Ansari, a Delhi based journalist who covered forced evictions of Muslim families near Gorakhanath Temple in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, was threatened by District Magistrate with arrest under the draconian National Security Act (NSA).

Delhi: Spine severed in police custody for phoning helpline, Muslim youth needs now spinal surgery

Wasim Khan, a 29 year old living in capital New Delhi, was taken to Fatehpur Beri Police Station to give a witness statement and was brutally beaten with lathis after he had simply called to PCR number 100 to settle the dispute between two youths in his locality.
- Advertisement -

“There are still marks of our father’s blood…” say children who saw UP police killing their father

On 23 May, Mohammed Aqeel Qureshi, a 42 year old meat seller from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh was resting with his wife and children on the terrace when police raided his house to book him in a cow-slaughter case. Police tried to extort money from Qureshi but ended in holding his collar, knocking a pistol butt on his head and throwing him off the terrace. His two daughters and wife were the eyewitnesses.

St. Stephen’s College must back off from collaboration with Zionist PR event, demand Delhi University student orgs

The Delhi University units of All India Students' Association (AISA), Students' Islamic Organisation (SIO), Campus Front of India (CFI), Muslim Students' Federation (MSF), Bhagat Singh Chatra Ektha Manch (BSCEM) and Democratic Students' Union (DSU) have condemned the Delhi University's move to conduct a seminar series on Holocaust in collaboration with Israel Embassy and Yad Vashem centre.
- Advertisement -