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SC dismisses plea in 2007 hate speech case against Yogi Adityanath
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the denial of sanction to prosecute Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a matter pertaining to a hate speech in 2007.
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Rajasthan Dalit boy death: After being stopped twice, Bhim Army chief allowed to meet student’s family
After being turned back from the Jodhpur airport twice last week by Rajasthan authorities, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazad was on Wednesday allowed to meet the family of the Dalit boy who died after being brutally beaten up by an upper-caste Hindu school teacher in Jalore for drinking water from a pot meant for upper castes.
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Kejriwal govt calls special session of Delhi Assembly, says BJP plotting coup
A special session of the Delhi Assembly will be held Friday amid a political slugfest over action by central probe agencies in the Kejriwal government's excise policy and the AAP accusing the BJP of trying to lure its MLAs.
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Jamia Millia threatens to cancel admission of MPhil Scholar Safoora Zargar
Student activist and research scholar Safoora Zargar says that the Department of Sociology in Jamia Millia Islamia is threatening to cancel her Mphil admission in a "discriminatory" move.
The 29-year-old...
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Mohammad Alam, co-accused in Hathras UAPA case, gets Bail
Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Mohammed Alam, one of the co-accused in Hathras UAPA case, his lawyer confirmed to Maktoob.
The 30-year-old cab driver was arrested in...
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“Recommended by RSS”: PIL in Allahabad HC against new appointments of law officers
A Public Interest Litigation Plea has been moved before the Allahabad High Court challenging the recent appointments of state law officers alleging that the officers were appointed based on the recommendations of Hindu militant group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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Delhi pogrom: Muslim complainant sustained gunshots shown as accused, Court questions inquiry
A Delhi court questioned the investigation in the 2020 northeast Delhi pogrom after a complainant named Sajid was named as an accused in an attempt-to-murder case.
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Thousands of farmers join Delhi’s mahapanchayat
Farmers' unions began their mahapanchayat in Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Monday to protest against unemployment and demand the implementation of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) as a legal guarantee.
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BJP offered to close all cases if I join their party: Manish Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed that the BJP had reached out and offered to drop all cases if he joined the party.
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“This arrest will bring a new revolution.”Rakesh Tikait detained ahead of mahapanchayat
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was Sunday detained by the Delhi Police at the Ghazipur border while he was trying to enter New Delhi to take part in an unemployment protest rally at Jantar Mantar.
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“We lynched five persons so far;” Rajasthan BJP leader caught on camera
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajasthan leader and former MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja was recorded on video urging a crowd to kill persons involved in cow slaughter. He is also heard saying that his supporters have so far “lynched five persons”.
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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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