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“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.
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‘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,...
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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...
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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.
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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).
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Landslides, flash floods: Death toll in Himachal rises to 21
The death toll in the rain-triggered landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours has risen to 21.
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UP: Minor Muslim girls aged 5 and 9 raped by 25-year-old, one murdered, another rescued
In a shocking incident in Ghaziabad’s Modinagar area in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, a 25-year-old man Kapil Kashyap kidnapped two Muslim minor girls, raped both, and killed one.
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Unable to pay ₹250 fees: Class 3 student dies after being beaten by teacher in UP
A Class 3 student from Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti district died on Wednesday, nine days after he was allegedly beaten by his school teacher.
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Section 144 imposed around Manish Sisodia’s residence, Supreme Court, New Delhi district
Hours after CBI raided Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence, Delhi Police imposed Section 144 around Supreme Court and in the New Delhi district. Earlier, the section had been imposed around Sisodia's residence and the Mathura road area.
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Manish Sisodia’s residence raided by CBI, AAP says BJP scared
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday searched 21 locations, including the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy.
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Farmers begin 75-hour dharna in Lakhimpur Kheri, demands sacking of minister Ajay Teni
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) — an umbrella organisation of farm unions — launched a three-day dharna in Lakhimpur Kheri at 11 am on Thursday.
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No further steps on attached properties of Rana Ayyub, Delhi HC tells ED
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday restrained the Enforcement Directorate from taking further steps against journalist Rana Ayyub on the basis of her assets attached by the central agency in a money laundering case.
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Housing minister promises flats for Rohingyas in Delhi, home ministry says no such order
Hours after Union housing minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Wedensday that Rohingya refugees will be shifted to flats in Bakkarwala area of Delhi, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that it had not given any such directions.
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I-Day drama by Punjab school kids portrayed Muslim man as terrorist, Congress demands apology
Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Tuesday expressed his anger at the way an Independence Day drama in a government school depicts Muslims, saying he is shocked to see the entire Muslim community being painted as “terrorists” by the AAP government in Punjab.
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Himachal Pradesh assembly passes draconian anti-conversion Bill
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed a bill on Saturday forbidding "mass conversion" and enhancing the maximum punishment to ten years imprisonment in its 2019 law against any change of religion through force or allurement.
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Jamia Millia bans two students for organising Independence day event
Jamia Millia Islamia University administration, on Friday, imposed a ban on two NSUI student leaders for celebrating the nation's 75th year of Independence inside the campus.
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Class 3 Dalit boy beaten to death by teacher for touching water pot in Rajasthan
A nine-year-old Dalit boy Indra Meghwal died on Saturday after he was brutally beaten up by a upper-caste Hindu teacher for touching a drinking water pot in a private school in the Jalore district of Rajasthan.
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