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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.

Bittu Bajrangi, Bajrang Dal leader on bail, continues to deliver genocidal speeches against Muslims

Bajrang Dal leader Raj Kumar, better known as Bittu Bajrangi, who was arrested by Nuh police in connection with the anti-Muslim violence and later released on bail, delivered hate speech, calling for boycott of Muslim businesses during Diwali celebrations.

UP: Dalit woman raped, killed, body chopped into pieces by caste-Hindus

A 40-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district was brutally murdered and dismembered after allegedly being raped by caste Hindus.
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Delhi: Schools shut as air quality remains ‘severe’, non-essential construction banned

As the air quality in several parts of the national capital remained in the 'severe' category, the Commission for Air Quality Management imposed restrictions across the NCR to curb pollution.

“Wanted to say Masjid-Madrasa, but somehow said Gurdwara,” Sikh leaders reject BJP leader’s apology for hate speech

Following the outrage for the "uproot Gurdwara" comment in a public rally, BJP leader Sandeep Dayma apologised by stating he "wanted to say Masjid-Madrasa, but somehow said Gurdwara." The first...
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Arvind Kejriwal summoned by ED in liquor policy case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, 30 October, summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 2 November for questioning in connection with the state's excise policy case.

Palestine solidarity protest: Dozens detained by Delhi Police

Dozens of student leaders and rights activists were detained by Delhi Police today while protesting Israeli occupation's violence against Palestinians in the national capital.
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Photos: Palestine solidarity protest in Delhi

Dozens of student leaders and rights activists were detained by Delhi Police on 27 October while protesting Israeli occupation’s violence against Palestinians in the national capital.

Rajasthan: ED raids at Congress state chief’s residence, CM’s son Vaibhav summoned by agency

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on 26 October raided the premises of Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra as part of a money laundering investigation into the alleged exam paper leak case in the poll-bound State.
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‘Can have communal overtones’: Delhi HC refuses permission for Muslim Mahapanchayat called for constitutional rights

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant permission to Mission Save Constitution to hold a public meeting titled as All India Muslim Mahapanchayat at the Ramlila Ground on October 29.

UP: Muslim man dies after being attacked by Hindu mob celebrating Dussehra

A 25-year-old Muslim man died after he was brutally assaulted by a Hindu mob celebrating Dussehra in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district after his bike accidentally hit a person from the reveling group.
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UP government’s ultimatum to madrasas: Close or pay Rs 10,000 a day

The government of Uttar Pradesh has mandated the closure of all ‘unauthorized madrassas’ within the state, along with the imposition of a daily fine of Rs 10,000 for non-compliance.

UP: 14 children infected with HIV, hepatitis after blood transfusion

Fourteen children undergoing blood transfusions have tested positive for infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur.
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