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).

After Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh makes ‘The Kerala Story’ tax-free

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that the film The Kerala Story will be “tax-free” in the state. A government spokesperson also said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to...

“My fear has vanished,” says human rights defender Mohammad Shoaib interrogated by UP ATS

Mohammad Shoaib, a prominent human rights activist and lawyer associated with a legal aid organization Rihai Manch has been released on Sunday night after 16 hours of interrogation by...
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Airforce jet crashes in Rajasthan; at least 2 civilians dead

At least two civilian casualties were reported after a MiG-21 jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh, PTI reported quoted police officials. The pilot of the...

Human rights defender Mohammed Shoaib picked up by UP police

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday morning picked up activist and lawyer Mohammed Shoaib of the legal aid group Rihai Manch, a letter from his wife to the police...
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J&K: Five Army personnel killed in blast during anti-militancy ops in Rajouri forest

Five Army personnel were killed after militants allegedly triggered an explosive device following an encounter with security forces in the forests of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday morning.

Protests at Aligarh Muslim University as controversial Egyptian Grand Mufti visits

Controversial Egyptian Grand Mufti's visit to Aligarh Muslim University in India sparks protests despite heightened security measures
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Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui walks out of jail after 590 days

Prominent Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui who has been jailed under draconian anti-conversion law on Wednesday walked out of jail after 590 days of imprisonment.

Tughlakabad demolition: 100s of residents left homeless, hopeless

Standing on the piles of rubble in Chhuriya Mohalla of Tughlakabad village in New Delhi, in chaos and panic, a group of children can be seen looking for their...
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Supreme Court dismisses Delhi Police’s plea challenging bail to student leaders in UAPA case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the special petition filed by the Delhi Police challenging the bail granted by the Delhi High Court to student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Delhi program UAPA case.

BSP MP Afzal Ansari loses Lok Sabha membership following conviction in Gangster Act case

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Afzal Ansari was Monday disqualified as a Member of Lok Sabha from the date of his conviction in a Gangster Act case.
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11 die due to gas leak in Ludhiana, source unclear

At least eleven people died and four others became critically ill on Sunday after inhaling poisonous gas at Giaspura in Punjab's Ludhiana district. The source of the gas leak...

BSP MP Afzal Ansari sentenced to 4 years in jail, likely to lose MP position

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Afzal Ansari faces the prospect of losing his Lok Sabha membership after an Uttar Pradesh court Saturday sentenced him to four years imprisonment in an Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act case.
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