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India

Rohith Vemula case: As students and family protested dubious closure report, CM, DJP promise reinvestigation

Protest erupted at the University of Hyderabad, after the Telangana Police closed the investigation in Rohith Vemula’s death with a report absolving then Secunderabad MP Bandaru Dattatreya, Member of Legislative Council N Ramachander Rao, Vice Chancellor Appa Rao, ABVP leaders, and Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani.

After Surat and Indore, Congress’s Puri candidate pulls out of poll race

Congress’s Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sucharita Mohanty on Saturday returned her poll party ticket citing the alleged denial of funding by the party.

Student collective alleges IIT-Bombay pushed former worker to suicide by denying gratuity, mourns his death

Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, a student collective based at the Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay (IIT-Bombay), held...

Gujarat: Three cops booked for assaulting vendor in Vadodara

Three policemen have been booked for assaulting a roadside stall owner and dragging him with a police van...

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.

Opp MPs wear black in protest against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, disrupt Parliament proceedings

MPs from the Congress and other Opposition parties wore black in Parliament on Monday in protest against the “illegal disqualification” of Rahul Gandhi from the House.

Bilkis Bano: Gangrape convict on stage with BJP MP, MLA at Gujarat govt event

At a recent government event on Saturday, one of the 11 people convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case and was released last year due to Gujarat's remission policy, appeared alongside Jasvantsinh Bhabhor, a member of parliament from the BJP representing Dahod, and his brother Shailesh Bhabhor, a BJP legislator from Limkheda.
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UP: Bajrang Dal stops Muslims from praying ‘Taraweeh’ in warehouse

Members of the Hindutva outfit Bajrang Dal on Saturday stopped Muslims from holding Taraweeh prayer inside a warehouse in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad. Bajrang Dal state president Rohan Saxena and along with a...

Waqf board to organise protests as Karnataka scraps Muslim reservation

A day after the BJP-led Karnataka government scrapped the 4 per cent reservation being given to Muslims, the Waqf board demanded the restoration of the reservation and claimed that the latest move by the government was an attempt to polarise votes in the poll-bound state.
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Mumbai Indians bags first WPL title by defeating Delhi Capitals

Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the first Women's Premier League 2023 final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Chasing a target of 132...

Nikhat Zareen bags second World Championships gold

Nikhat Zareen produced a strong show against Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam to win gold in the 48-50 kg finals at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi on Sunday.
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“Azam Khan, Abdullah Azam, Mohd Faizal…” Imtiaz Jaleel MP points out discrimination against Muslim MPs in disqualification cases

Responding to Rahul Gandhi‘s disqualification from Lok Sabha, Aurangabad MP and AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel pointed out the stark difference in the treatment of Muslim and non-Muslim MPs in cases of disqualification.

Truth is India’s PM is a coward: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at Rajghat protest

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a fresh attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said at Rajghat that although she might be charged and imprisoned, the fact remains that the Prime Minister of India is a coward.
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UP: Officials confiscate crane from man who saved it, book him

After a bond between a rare Sarus crane and a farmer who saved it gained fame, wildlife officials confiscated the bird and booked the man under Forest Act violation. Farmer...

Bombay HC calls Hindu militant group Sanatan Sanstha “spiritual body imparting education on dharma”

The Sanatan Sanstha stands accused of targeting and killing several prominent individuals who were known as vocal opponents of Hindu nationalism, including human rights activists, public intellectuals, and journalists.
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Women’s World Boxing Championships: India‘s Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora become world champions

India's Saweety Boora defeated Wang Lina of China in the 81kg category final, while Nitu Ghanghas outplayed Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the summit clash of 48kg category.

My name is not Savarkar, it is Gandhi. won’t apologise: Rahul Gandhi

A day after key Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha, he said “I was disqualified because PM Narendra Modi is scared of my next speech on Adani… I can see it in his eyes”.
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