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Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, dies
Convicted politician Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged that he was being administered slow poison while in Uttar Pradesh jail, passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Banda district after...
India
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.
Elections 2024
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).
Features
“Lost all hope of ever living in clean habitat,” say residents of Delhi’s Rangpuri Pahari
Batto sits on her haunches, overlooking the flooded home made out of old worn-out bricks. The 72-year-old, who goes...
India
Convicted former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, hospitalised
Convicted politician from Uttar Pradesh and former Member of the Legislative Assembly Mukhtar Ansari was admitted to Uttar Pradesh's...
India
“Babri Masjid was, is and will remain, Babri Masjid Zindabad”: Asaduddin Owaisi declares in Lok Sabha
"My faith that the mosque still exists and will remain at the place where it once stood. Babri Masjid was, is and will remain. Long live Babri Masjid, long live India, Jai Hind," he said.
India
USCIRF ‘disturbed’ by inauguration of Ram Mandir, condemns Haldwani demolition
US Commission on International Religious Freedom USCIRF took to their X (Twitter) handle to condemn the demolition of a Madarsa in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
The organisation also pointed towards the inauguration...
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India
“They would have killed all of us”: Haldwani Muslims share ordeal of police brutality
The situation in Haldwani town of Uttarakhand's Nainital district remained tense on February 9, with a significant deployment of police and paramilitary forces and multiple buffer zones established on every nook and corner.
India
“Nothing has been done by state…”: SC slams UP govt for not counselling students who beat Muslim classmate
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for not counselling students who were instructed by their teacher to slap a Muslim boy inside the classroom.
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India
Gyanvapi: Thousands protest in Bareilly after Tauqeer Raza Khan detained over ‘jail bharo’ call
The situation remained tense in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on Friday as thousands of followers of Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief and Muslim scholar Tauqeer Raza Khan took to the streets after he was detained by the police for giving a 'jail bharo' call to protect the Gyanvapi mosque.
India
Uttarakhand: Five killed after police fired in protest against Madrasa demolition
At least five people were killed, and more than 60 were injured in the police firing in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, where a Madarsa was demolished by municipal authorities, leading to subsequent protests from the locals.
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India
Shoot on sight orders, police brutality in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani after demolition of Madrasa sparks protest
Curfew has been imposed in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, shoot at sight orders issued after clashes broke out between protestors and Police when the authorities demolished a Madrasa adjoining mosque citing it illegal in the Banbhoolpura area on Thursday.
India
“Nothing more than political propaganda against Muslims,” Muslim Personal Law Board slams Uttarakhand UCC
As the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill (UCC) continues to spark sharp criticism from all corners, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) issued a statement unequivocally rejecting the legislation.
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Central India
Arbitrary demolition leaves hundreds homeless in Mumbai’s Panchsheel Nagar
The Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) faced fierce backlash after its officials, accompanied by police personnel and bulldozers, carried out the demolition of houses in Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West, Mumbai, on 6 February.
India
Uttarakhand becomes first Indian state to implement Uniform Civil Code
The Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024 Bill, introduced by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-led state government, passed in the House. After passing the UCC Bill in the Assembly, Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to implement the Uniform Civil Code.
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India
UP: Court asks Muslims to hand over 600 years old Badruddin Shah dargah Baghpat to Hindus
The Baghpat District Court in Uttar Pradesh on Monday rejected a decades-old petition filed by a group of Muslims seeking the ownership of a site which contains a graveyard and the dargah of Sufi saint Sheikh Badruddin Shah.
India
Uttarakhand: BJP government holds special assembly session to pass Uniform Civil Code Bill
A special session has been summoned by the Uttarakhand state assembly to bring a legislation on the Uniform Civil Code.
The session was convened soon after the cabinet on Sunday...
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