India
East India
Voters’ diary: Muzaffarpur; a reflection on development and accountability
As a citizen and a voter, I have observed that the people of Muzaffarpur have numerous complaints regarding development, employment, and the operation of factories, as the city is among the main contributors to the economy of the state of Bihar.
Elections 2024
Supreme Court asks ECI why delay in uploading turnout data
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to respond to a plea seeking...
India
Former Jamaat-e-Islami leader Zahid Ali re-arrested within weeks after J&K HC declared his detention illegal”
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have re-arrested advocate Zahid Ali, ex-spokesman of the banned socio-religious group, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI),...
Elections 2024
‘Infiltrators make up 40 MLAs in Assam assembly… they become ministers, speakers, magistrates’: Assam CM Himanta’s latest hate speech
In his recent hate speech targeting Muslims, Assam Chief Minister and one of BJP’s star campaigners Himanta Biswa Sarma said that “infiltrators from Bangladesh” constitute 1.25 crore of Assam's population and represent 40 of its 126 MLAs.
Elections 2024
Interview | Lucknow’s INDIA alliance candidate Ravidas Mehrotra speaks to Maktoob
Ravidas Mehrotra, the Samajwadi Party candidate in the Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency, speaks to Maktoob’s Ghazala Ahmad about his election promises, the need for the INDIA alliance, the price hike and unemployment in the country, the anti-CAA protests and state crackdown in Lucknow, and PM Modi’s hate campaigns against Muslims.
India
Editors Guild condemns suspension of Twitter accounts of Punjab journalists
The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday said it is deeply concerned about the arbitrary suspension of social media accounts of journalists and media organisations in Punjab.
East India
Ram Navami Violence in Bihar Sharif: Muslim women allege police misbehavior, loot
Allegations of misbehavior and loot by the police have now surfaced, leading to fear and insecurity among Muslim women in the town.
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India
Kalakshetra professor accused of sexual harassment arrested by Chennai Police
The Chennai Police on Monday arrested an assistant professor of the Kalakshetra Foundation’s Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts based on a sexual harassment complaint.
India
NCERT removes chapters on ‘Mughal Empire’ from Class 12 History book
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has removed the chapters on the Mughal empire in the 12th class History book.
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India
Rahul Gandhi gets bail by Surat court in defamation case, next hearing on April 13
Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi was Monday granted bail by a Surat court in a defamation case over his 2019 remark about thieves with the surname Modi.
India
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.
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India
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.
East India
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.
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India
“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.
India
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.
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Central India
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.
India
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).
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