India
India
Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, dies
Convicted politician Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged that he was being administered slow poison while in Uttar Pradesh jail, passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Banda district after...
India
Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail in 1996 drug planting case
A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on Thursday sentenced former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years imprisonment in a 1996 drug planting case.
India
Among India’s jobless, 83% are youth: New report reveals alarming trends, Congress slams Modi govt
A report released recently by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Institute of Human Development (IHD) reveals concerning trends in unemployment in india. The report highlights that nearly 83% of the unemployed workforce in India consists of young people.
India
INSAF alliance sweeps EFLU student union elections
The INSAF alliance, comprised of the Fraternity Movement, Muslim Students Federation, Telangana Students’ Forum, National Students' Union of India and PRISM EFLU secured victory in all central panel seats of the Students' Union at Hyderabad English & Foreign Languages University (EFLU).
Central India
VBA decides to go solo in LS elections, accuses Sanjay Raut of stabbing it in back
Putting to rest any chance of joining the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar Wednesday announced that his party would contest the Lok Sabha elections on its own.
India
Union govt files review petition in SC against judgment labelling Sikkimese-Nepalis as of ‘foreign origin’
The Union Home Ministry has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court amidst public outrage over the apex court describing Sikkimese Nepalis as 'persons of foreign origin.’
India
Union Budget 2023-2024: Is it really Amrit Kal for Dalits and Adivasis?
The Union Budget 2023-2024 has neglected the urgent and specific needs of Dalit and Adivasi communities in India, alleged National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR).
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India
Delhi Police notice to media for covering genocidal speech, no action against hate-mongers
The Delhi Police has sent a notice to Molitics, an online media, for covering a Hindu priest’s genocidal speech against Muslims and Christians during a Hindu Parliament at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
India
Barely 2 km from Parliament, Hindutva gathering urges killing of Muslims and Christians
A ‘Dharma Sansad’ or Hindu Parliament at Jantar Mantar in national capital Delhi on Sunday urged the killing of Muslims and Christians to establish a Hindu Rashtra.
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India
Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?
Nicholas Farrelly, University of Tasmania and Adam Simpson, University of South Australia
Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and growing resistance forces receive almost...
India
Ramdev booked over hate speech against Muslims, Christians
The Rajasthan police filed an FIR against Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday, a day after a video went viral where he delivered hate speech against Muslims and Christians.
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Business
‘Hum Adani ke hain kaun’: Congress’s three questions to PM Narendra Modi
Darting three questions to the Narendra Modi government amid the Adani crisis, the Congress said, "You and your government cannot hide from -- saying Hum Adani ke Hain Kaun."
India
Assam’s crackdown on child marriage: Woman dies by suicide fearing parent’s arrest
Amid the new crackdown on child marriages by the Assam police, a mother of two kids died by suicide in the South Salmara-Mankachar district, fearing the arrest of her...
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India
14 years as undertrial prisoner; Zakariya, Kerala Muslim youth, still in jail
Kerala Muslim youth, Zakariya, who was picked up by the Karnataka Police at the age of 19 charging him with draconian UAPA in connection with the 2008 Bengaluru bomb blast, completes 14 years in prison on 5 February 2023.
Central India
Permission for Hindutva event in Mumbai will be given on condition that no hate speech is made, Maharashtra to SC
Maharashtra government on Friday assured Supreme Court that permission for the February 5 public meeting being organised by the Hindu nationalist group Sakal Hindu Samaj in Mumbai will be subject to the condition that no hate speech will be made by the participants.
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India
Over 2,000 arrested in Assam’s cracks down on child marriages; TMC says “only immediate violators should be arrested”
Within a day after the Assam government launched a crackdown on child marriage, over 2000 men are arrested from across the state for allegedly marrying girls below 18 and...
Film and TV
Legendary singer Vani Jayaram dies at 78
National Award-winning legendary playback singer Vani Jairam, who was announced to receive the Padma Bhushan - the third-
highest civilian award in India recently, died on Saturday. She was 78 years old.
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