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Telangana DGP orders further probe after closure report into Rohith Vemula death case sparks outrage

Following outrage from family and the Dalit community after the Telangana police's closure report claimed that University of Hyderabad PhD scholar and Dalit leader Rohith Vemula, who died in January 2016, was not Dalit and dismissed casteism in the case, the state Director General of Police announced further investigations will be conducted.

Second FIR against JD(S) MLA HD Revanna for abducting woman his son Prajwal had raped

The Karnataka Police on Thursday filed a second first information report against Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former state minister HD Revanna for allegedly abducting a woman who claims to have been raped by his son, Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.

SC says it may consider granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in view of Lok Sabha elections

The Supreme Court on Friday said it may consider granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in view of the Lok Sabha polls.

Telangana Police closes Rohith Vemula case file, absolves UoH VC, BJP leaders

On Friday, the Gachibowli police, which was investigating the death of University of Hyderabad scholar Rohith Vemula, filed...

Rahul Gandhi to contest from Raebareli, Congress loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi

After weeks of deliberations and talks, the Congress on Friday named Rahul Gandhi as its candidate from the...

Kashmir: Armymen enter mosque, force Muslims to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Mehbooba, Omar seek probe

Armymen entered a mosque at Zadoora village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district and forced Muslims to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ during pre-dawn prayers on Saturday, alleged the locals.

UP Police arrest Muslim man for offering collective prayer inside coaching centre; FIR claims “prayers have an influential effect”

A Muslim man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad for offering congregational prayers inside his coaching institute.
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Assam’s vanishing village depicts struggle of erosion-affected families

For 80-year-old Ziad Ali erosion and displacement have been a mental trauma. The octogenarian has been displaced at least 12 times as Beki river’s destructive current has eroded Rasulpur...

“Bogus case, innocents remain in jail”: Muslim student leader Atikur Rahman on Hathras UAPA case

"I met death twice," says Atikur Rahman, recalling the critical days he had to spend in jail with no medical attention. A week after coming out of jail, Rahman affirms freedom is invaluable.
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‘Ajmal’s people’ will take all seats if we do not prioritise education: Assam CM’s hate speech

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday warned against medical and engineering seats in the state being dominated by “Ajmal’s people,” in an apparent reference to coaching for competitive examinations provided by the Ajmal Foundation, run by AIUDF chief and veteran Muslim politician Badruddin Ajmal.

Monu Manesar, suspect in Junaid Nasir lynching, posts video of beating man, while kin of victims still in jail

Monu Manesar, a local Bajrang Dal leader and one of the prime suspect in the murder case of two Muslim men, Junaid and Nasir in Haryana’s Bhiwani is once again seen engaging in violent activities and posted the video of beating a man on Instagram.
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“We are united. we will fight unitedly,” say 17 parties in Patna, common agenda for 2024 to be finalised in next month

Following the first meeting of the Opposition parties to forge a common front against the ruling BJP for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Patna on Friday, the Opposition leaders said that all the leaders of 17 parties have agreed to fight unitedly against current regime.

Key opposition meet in Patna: Check who all are attending

The first joint meeting of several Opposition parties from across the country, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, is currently underway in Patna.
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‘Left Roofless’: Residents face demolition in New Delhi’s Priyanka Gandhi Camp

In the sweltering heat, a large number of personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with the Delhi Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), were present...

Lakshadweep’s veteran nurse, Hindumbi.KK, receives Florence Nightingale Award

Hindumbi.KK, a veteran nurse from the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, has been honored with the prestigious National Florence Nightingale Award by the President of India.
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If a US president meets with Modi, “protection of Muslim minority in majority-Hindu India” is worth mentioning: Barack Obama

India may start “pulling apart” if the government does not protect the rights of its ethnic minorities, former United States President Barack Obama said on Friday.

Patna meet: Mayawati says parties like Congress, BJP not capable of implementing humanistic egalitarian constitution

As the mega meet of the 18 Opposition parties in Patna on June 23 gathers steam, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Thursday said that the Patna meeting organised by Nitish Kumar "was more like joining hands, not hearts.”
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