India
Elections 2024
SOAS graduate, SP’s Iqra Hasan takes on BJP, poised to win Kairana Lok Sabha seat in UP
“Iqra Hasan is winning the Kairana seat of western Uttar Pradesh in this Lok Sabha polls,” said Ahsan (40), Pradhan of Bhura village in Kairana’s Shamli.
India
Hindu mob vandalises Catholic school in Telangana, FIR filed against school, no cases against mob
The saffron mob vandalised St. Mother Teresa English Medium School in Kannepally village, breaking glass windows and flower pots and pelting stones on the statue of St. Mother Teresa at the main gates.
Elections 2024
X takes down posts by leaders of BJP, AAP, YSR Congress, TDP on Election Commission of India order
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) published take-down notices issued by the Election Commission of India (EC) of four posts...
Elections 2024
Why is Rajput community revolting against Bharatiya Janata Party in Western UP?
With only a few days left until voting begins for the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, it has become a huge hurdle for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the Rajput community, a significant and loyal vote bank of the party, has expressed its resentment over being ignored in ticket distribution.
Gaza Genocide
Austrian woman summoned by Kerala Police for tearing down pro-Palestinian mural
An Austrian Jewish tourist was summoned by Kerala Police after a video of her tearing down a pro-Palestinian mural in Fort Kochi in Ernakulam district went viral on social media.
India
Indian-made eye drops linked to infection in Sri Lanka, CDSCO starts probe
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has initiated a probe into a complaint raised by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health alleging that eye drops manufactured in India are linked to eye infection in more than 30 people.
India
Trigger warning: This report contains Brij Bhushan Singh’s atrocious behaviour towards women wrestlers
The allegations put forth in the First Information Reports (FIRs), filed by seven women wrestlers at Delhi's Connaught Place police station last month, claim that Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the BJP MP and the Wrestling Federation of India chief, engaged in inappropriate and atrocious behavior towards female athletes.
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India
Law Commission says Sedition should be retained, suggests punishment upto life imprisonment
The Law Commission of India has recommended against the total repeal of Sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code) and has instead proposed that the provision be retained with certain amendments.
India
Arvind Kejriwal gets MK Stalin’s support in movement against Union govt’s Delhi ordinance
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Thursday met with their Tamil Nadu counterpart and DMK chief MK Stalin and said Stalin has assured that his party will stand by the Aam Aadmi Party against the Union government’s ordinance on control over administrative services in the national capital.
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Features
Hajj pilgrims from Rajasthan share harrowing accounts from Hindutva mob attack
In yet another hate-motivated attack against Muslims, a bus carrying several Hajj pilgrims was attacked by a violent Hindutva mob in Kota, Rajasthan on 26 May 2023. The bus...
India
“Khap Panchayat and protesting wrestlers will not get defeated,” says Rakesh Tikait
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait today said that the Khap Panchayat and the protesting wrestlers will not get defeated.
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Central India
14-year-old girl sexually abused by man on pretext of watching “The Kerala Story”
A 14-year-old girl from Maharashtra’s Yerwada was sexually abused by her neighbour on the pretext of taking her to watch the Hindutva propaganda movie “The Kerala Story.”
Education
NCERT drops chapters on periodic table, democracy, energy sources from Class 10 textbooks
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has dropped the chapters on periodic table, democracy and sources of energy from Class 10 textbooks.
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Central India
Darshan Solanki told mother about caste discrimination in IIT Bombay, says chargesheet
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/iit-students-suicide-solanki-was-concerned-over-poor-marks-as-per-chat-says-chargesheet-8637594/
India
“It is done most directly to Muslims…”: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt’s hatred towards minorities in US event
Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi has slammed Narendra Modi government for promoting atrocities against the Muslim community, other religious minorities, Dalits and Adivasis in India in a U.S event.
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Central India
MP: Headscarf part of uniform in Damoh private school sparks row
The Madhya Pradesh government and Chairperson of National Commission for Protection Of Child Rights on Wednesday ordered a probe against a private school in Damoh district after right-wing groups...
India
Hindu worshippers’ plea on right to pray in Gyanvapi mosque maintainable: Allahabad HC
In a significant development in the Gyanvapi mosque case, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee against the civil suits by...
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