Friday, April 26, 2024

India

“We seek a govt that does not discriminate based on religion,” say voters of Nagaon in Assam

"Since independence, no Miya representative has been sent to parliament. This time, Muslim voters want to elect an AIUDF candidate," Mufti Abdul Karim, a supporter of the AIUDF, expressed hope while discussing the minority Muslim support for AIUDF.

Lok Sabha elections phase 2: All that you need to know

The 2024 general elections in India, often dubbed as the largest show of electoral democracy, enter into the second phase on Friday.

In post-delimitation Assam, why division of Muslim votes can diminish their electoral prospects

“Ensure that not a single vote goes to the Congress and no Bodo votes get wasted to the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) as the Bodo-identity has an existential threat from it”, an invigorated All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA from Dalgaon assembly constituency, Majibur Rahman, asked the mixed crowd of Bodos and Muslims supporting Durga Das Boro of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) party in Udalguri just before filing the nomination papers on 3 April 2024.

Violation of MCC: EC seeks response from Narendra Modi – but also Rahul, Kharge

The Election Commission of India (ECI), which has continued to receive flak for not acting on PM Narendra Modi's hate speech against Muslims during poll campaign in Rajasthan on April 21, has purportedly taken cognisance of the Model Code of Conduct violation today.

Hyderabad University fines students Rs 1,000 each for conducting “UoH for Palestine” protest

At least six students were fined Rs 1,000 each and were warned to be cautious by the University of Hyderabad for conducting a Palestine solidarity march inside the campus on 27 October last year.

Near 20,000 SC, ST, OBC students dropped out of central varsities, IITs, IIMs in 5 years: Data

Near 20,000 students who belong to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) have terminated their studies in various courses offered by central universities, IITs, and IIMs between 2018 and 2023, according to the Ministry of Education.

Three killed, including child after man sets fire inside moving train in Kerala

Three people were killed and many suffered burn injuries after an unidentified person poured inflammable oil on co-passengers and set them afire inside the the Alapuzha-Kannur Express around 9.50 pm on Sunday.
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110-year-old madrasa and library set ablaze by Hindutva mob during Ram Navami rally in Bihar

On March 31, during the Ram Navami rally, a Hindutva mob set fire to Madrasa Azizia, which is the oldest madrasa in Bihar Sharif in Nalanda district of Bihar.

“No evidence!”: UP court acquits 40 men 36 years after killing 72 Muslims in Maliana

A Meerut court has acquitted 40 people accused of arson, murder and rioting in the 36-year-old Maliana anti-Muslim pogrom case for lack of evidence.
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Ram Navami violence: Vadodara police accused of targeting Muslims; Women, mentally ill man, students among those booked

Violence and vandalism have marred Ram Navami Processions in several states of India, targeting Muslims.

Aurangabad: Muslim man killed in police firing during Ram Navami violence named ‘rioter’ in FIR

The family of Shaikh Muniroddin, a 45-year-old Muslim man who died from a police bullet wound during Ram Navami violence urged for a thorough investigation into his death.
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Three Muslim men discharged in UAPA case after 10 years

A Delhi court cleared three Muslim men who were arrested and charged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly serving as essential members of the Indian Mujahideen (IM).

Third IIT-Madras suicide this year, PhD student from Bengal ends life

A PhD student from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, allegedly died by suicide in his room in Tamil Nadu's Velachery on Friday.
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Muslim woman, youth assaulted by mob part of Ram Navami rally in Bihar

A Muslim woman and a youth were allegedly assaulted by Hindu mob who was a part of Ram Navami rally on 1 April in Rampur Bakhri village, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.

2002 genocide: Gujarat court acquits 26 men accused of gang rape, murder of dozen Muslims

A Gujarat court has acquitted all 26 Hindu men accused of gang rape and murder of more than a dozen Muslims in separate incidents in Kalol during Muslim genocide in 2002, for want of evidence in the 20-year-old case.
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Muslim cattle trader in Karnataka murdered by Hindutva men, told to ‘go back to Pakistan’

In a shocking incident, a cattle trader named Idrees Pasha was brutally murdered by a group of Hindutva men in Ramanagara district of Karnataka on Saturday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu walks out of jail after 10 months

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu walked out of jail on Saturday after spending 10 months in a jail in a road rage case.
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