India
Delhi HC quashes summons against ‘The Wire’ on complaint of JNU professor
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed summons issued by a lower court in a criminal defamation case filed against news website The Wire by Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Amrita Singh.
India
Hate speech will go away when politicians stop using religion in politics: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the moment politics and religions are separated and politicians stop using religion in politics hate speeches will go away, The Indian Express reported.
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India
Four Muslim men sentenced to death in Jaipur bomb blast case acquitted by Rajasthan HC
In a significant development, Rajasthan High Court has acquitted four Muslim men, Sarvar Aazmi, Mohammad Saif, Saifur Rahman, and Salman, who were previously convicted and sentenced to death in connection with the Jaipur bomb blast case.
Central India
“Hindu Rashtra” banners in Khargone ahead of Ram Navami, officials say “2022 won’t repeat”
Tensions are brewing in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone as the festival of Ram Navami approaches close. After hardly recovering from the destruction it endured in 2022 during the violence and...
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India
Karnataka election on May 10, result on May 13
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in Delhi has announced that the Karnataka Assembly election polling will take place on May 10th, with the counting scheduled for May 13th, 2023.
Business
Union govt introduces interchange fee for Gpay, Paytm, others on transactions above ₹2,000
The NPCI, which oversees payment systems in India, has suggested that transactions above Rs 2,000 made through Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) should be charged an interchange fee.
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India
Lok Sabha reinstates membership of Lakshadweep MP PP Mohammad Faizal
Parliament membership of Lakshadweep disqualified MP PP Mohammad Faizal got reinstated on Wednesday hours before the Supreme Court of India agreed to hear his plea on the matter.
Central India
Mumbai Muslim man’s custodial death: HC directs framing of murder charges against 3 policemen
The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed a plea related to the custodial death of 22-year-old Altaf Kadir Shaikh at Ghatkopar police station in September 2009, and directed that murder charges be framed against the three accused police men under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Central India
Maharashtra: Mosque Imam beaten, beard cut off for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram
An Imam who led the prayer at a mosque in Maharashtra's Anwa village was attacked by Hindu men who entered the mosque and beat him up for refusing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram,’ a Hindutva war cry.
India
Delhi HC sets aside discharge of student leaders in Jamia CAA protest case
The Delhi high court on Tuesday set aside the trial court’s discharge of student leaders Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and six others in the Jamia violence case of 2019 while charging them under rioting, unlawful assembly and other offences.
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India
BBC Punjabi banned in India following Punjab crackdown reportage
BBC Punjabi has been banned by Twitter in India following a crackdown in the state to hunt Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh.
India
TN: Inquiry ordered after IPS officer accused of custodial torture
The district administration in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli has ordered an inquiry against Assistant Superintendent of Police Balveer Singh after three persons accused him of custodial torture.
Singh, posted at Ambasamudram police...
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