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ED arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Waqf Board money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Aam Admi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi Waqf Board. The arrest comes...

ED alleges CM Kejriwal deliberately eating mangoes, sweets in jail to raise his blood sugar level to get bail

The Enforcement Directorate in a Bizzare allegations, told a Delhi court that jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was deliberately eating mangoes and sweets and taking tea with sugar so as to raise his blood sugar level and use that as a ground to secure bail on medical grounds, Bar and Bench reported.

SOAS graduate, SP’s Iqra Hasan takes on BJP, poised to win Kairana Lok Sabha seat in UP

“Iqra Hasan is winning the Kairana seat of western Uttar Pradesh in this Lok Sabha polls,” said Ahsan (40), Pradhan of Bhura village in Kairana’s Shamli.

Why is Rajput community revolting against Bharatiya Janata Party in Western UP?

With only a few days left until voting begins for the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, it has become a huge hurdle for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the Rajput community, a significant and loyal vote bank of the party, has expressed its resentment over being ignored in ticket distribution.

Photos: Modi’s outreach to Pakistani Hindu refugee camp through CAA

A 50-year-old woman at the Pakistani Hindu refugee camp who chooses to remain anonymous says, “We get to live in the Hindu Rashtra that Modi ji has made for us. Water, food, and electricity problems would persist even after getting citizenship, but what matters to us is living in our Hindu Rashtra.”

“This is a completely fake case”: AAP on ED summons Arvind Kejriwal for third time in liquor policy case

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday issued fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to question him in connection with the liquor excise policy case.

Allahabad HC stays demolition drive in Lucknow’s 50 year old locality

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday stayed the demolition drive in the "nearly 50-year-old locality," providing relief to over "15,000 people" residing in Lucknow's Akbar Nagar area during the height of the winter season.
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Modi govt silenced crores of Indians by suspending 146 MPs, alleges Rahul Gandhi

“Every MP carries lakhs of votes. You have not only suspended the MPs but have also silenced crores of people who had voted for the representatives who are now suspended.“

Lucknow: Kashmiri vendors, arrested and assaulted, released

Seven Kashmiri vendors, arrested during an 'anti-encroachment drive' by Lucknow Municipal Corporation and assaulted by officials on December 17, were released a day later.
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IT Dept freezes NewsClick’s bank accounts, “continuation of administrative-legal siege,” says news portal

As of the evening of December 18, NewsClick has been unable to make any bank payments due to action by the Income Tax Department, said the media house in a statement on Tuesday, 19 December.

“Can’t call Gyanvapi complex temple or mosque unless court determines…”: Mosque body’s petitions rejected by HC

Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected all petitions by the Gyanvapi mosque committee challenging civil suits that seek restoration of a temple at the site of the historic mosque.
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Delhi Police arrests four persons in ICMR data leak case

The Delhi Police has arrested four persons from three states in connection with the Indian Council of Medical Research data leak case.

Kashmiri vendors attacked, carts overturned by authorities, cops in Lucknow

Kashmiri vendors were assaulted by Lucknow Municipal Council employees, and their carts were overturned in an arbitrary action, as shown in videos that surfaced on social media.
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Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA gets 25-year jail term for raping minor

A court in Uttar Pradesh on Friday sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ramdular Gond to 25 years in jail for raping a 15-year-old girl.

“Don’t Criminalise Dissent”: JNU students denounce university’s new rules, imposing ₹20,000 fine for protests

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has recently issued a new manual, titled "Rules of Discipline and Proper Conduct of Students," sparking concerns and criticism from diverse students and activists.
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Jamia Millia Islamia students commemorate 2019 Police violence against anti-CAA protest

On Friday, December 15, at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi, hundreds of students assembled to commemorate the police violence against students protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act and other discriminatory citizenship policies on the same day in 2019.

Judge hearing Delhi pogrom UAPA case transferred

The Delhi pogrom conspiracy case, charged under the draconian UAPA, sees a shift as ASJ Amitabh Rawat, who presided over the case, is transferred to the Rouse Avenue court.
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