India
“We only resisted intervention of police, expelling of students…,” say suspended SAU professors
On 16 June, four faculty members of the South Asian University in New Delhi were suspended, alleging “misconduct” and “inciting” a student’s protest against the administration. Maktoob approached the faculty members to learn about the suspension and allegations the varsity’s administration made against them.
Central India
Maharashtra: Muslim man beaten to death by Hindutva mob in Nashik, second lynching in two weeks
A 32-year-old Muslim man named Affan Abdul Ansari was brutally beaten to death on Saturday night by a Hindutva mob in Nashik.
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Central India
2 labourers die in Mumbai after falling into manhole, four arrested for not providing safety gear
Two contract labourers died after falling into a manhole of an underground drain while carrying out cleaning work at Shivaji Nagar, Mumbai, on Saturday.
Features
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s barrage of targeting Muslims
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ostensibly does not have any issue if 20% to 30% of medical or engineering seats are taken by people of Ajmal after he...
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India
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.
India
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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Features
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...
Features
“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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India
‘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.
India
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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Elections 2024
“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.
India
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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