Friday, May 17, 2024

North India

“No sufficient ground”: 11 Muslims labeled as terror group supporters granted bail after 598 days in UP

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to 11 Muslim men arrested by the Anti Terrorism Squad for allegedly being involved with the banned organization Al Qaeda and its Indian counterparts.

Supreme Court orders release of NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha in UAPA case, calls his arrest illegal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared NewsClick founder and veteran journalist Prabir Purkayastha's arrest and his remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 illegal, Live Law reported.

Jamaat-e-Islami calls action against voter suppression targeting Muslims, other marginalised

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has condemned the "disturbing incidents of voter suppression targeting Muslims and marginalized sections during recent elections in India," urging the Election Commission to investigate the alleged incidents.

Delhi Court frames sexual harassment charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh

A Delhi Court on Friday framed sexual harassment charges against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Singh with respect to five women wrestlers.

SC grants interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till June 1

The Supreme Court Friday granted interim bail until June 1 to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged excise policy scam.

Dalit man beaten to death by UP cops, body forcibly cremated

In Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad, Gautam, a 35-year-old Dalit man was beaten to death by policemen following raid at his residence on the night of 24 June.

Rajasthan: 2 Muslim men beheaded a man over social media post supporting Nupur Sharma

Today, two men belonging to the Muslim community beheaded a man named Kanhaiyalal in Udaipur's Maldas street area. The victim had shared a social media post supporting the offensive comments of BJP's former spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
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Mohammed Zubair sent to 4 days police custody

The Delhi Court has remanded Alt News co-founder and journalist Mohammed Zubair, to 4 days police custody.

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair arrested in Delhi

Alt News co-founder and journalist Mohammed Zubair was arrested by the Delhi police on Monday, June 27.
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Union govt bans slain singer Sidhu Moosewala’s YouTube hit SYL

After a complaint from the Indian government, YouTube took down Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu aka Sidhu Moosewala's new song from its platform. The song is available in other countries.

UP: Akhilesh Yadav’s SP loses his Lok Sabha seat Azamgarh to BJP

In a setback to the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday emerged victorious in both Azamgarh and Rampur seats in the by-elections to the UP Lok Sabha constituencies.
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AAP loses to SAD (Amritsar)’s Simranjit Singh Mann in Punjab bypoll

Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) candidate Simranjit Singh Mann won bypoll in Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's stronghold Sangrur with a margin of over 5,000 votes.

Delhi bypoll: AAP wins by 11,555 votes

The Aam Aadmi Party swept the Rajinder Nagar bypolls in Delhi with a margin of around 11,000 votes on Sunday.
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UP bypolls: BJP wins Rampur Lok Sabha seat in setback to Samajwadi Party

In a setback for the Samajwadi, BJP candidate Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi won the Rampur Lok Sabha by-elections by defeating SP nominee Asim Raja by a margin of over 42,000 votes.

“They tortured my child and killed him,” says arrested IAS officer Sanjay Popli 

On Saturday, Sanjay Popli - an arrested IAS officer over corruption charges, alleged that Vigilance Department murdered his son. Popli further claimed he is an eye-witness to the incident. 
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UP: Railway police assaults AMU students

Three students of Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh Muslim University on Thursday have been allegedly beaten up by Aligarh Railway Police personnel in the station toilet, when asked for assistance. According...

Uppercaste men told me they would not take meal from Dalits: Zomato delivery partner who faces casteism

On 18 June, a Zomato customer refused to collect the food from a Zomato delivery partner after learning he belonged to a Dalit community in Luncknow's Ashiana locality. The customer allegedly spat in the face and ruthlessly beat up the delivery partner afterwards.
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