India
Elections 2024
Lakshadweep: Resentment against administrator to reflect in vote
For the people of Lakshadweep, this Lok Sabha election is the most crucial in their history. They are desperate to stop the slew of policies imposed by New Delhi-appointed...
Elections 2024
‘No peace, no vote’: As violence continues in Manipur, Kuki-Zo communities boycott elections
Speaking to Maktoob, many youths and leaders from Manipur belonging to the Kuki-Zo community have said that they do not want to vote as there is no point.Â
Elections 2024
Voting in 102 seats across 21 states today As India’s General Elections begins
The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls kicked off today, with as many as 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and Union territories set to vote in the first phase. Polling began at 7 am and will continue through the day till around 6 pm.
Central India
TISS Mumbai suspends left student leader for two years for participating in protests, questioning BJP govt
Ramadas Prini Sivanadan, a PhD scholar at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai and a prominent left student leader in the campus was arbitrarily suspended for two years by the administration for participating in protests and questioning the ruling Hindu nationalist regime.
India
ED arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Waqf Board money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Aam Admi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a money...
India
Yogi Adityanath faces Criminal complaint in Switzerland ahead of WEF visit
Guernica 37 Chambers on 17 January filed a criminal report with the Office of the Swiss Federal Prosecutor against the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath who is...
Kashmir
Remembering Rehman Rahi, Kashmir’s literary genius
He was 98 years old and had been working since 14, when his father, a labourer, passed away. He first worked as a clerk in the PWD and then...
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India
I have to be beheaded before entering RSS office: Rahul Gandhi
Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he will never go to the office of Hindutva militant outfit Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), citing ideological differences. "You will have to behead me before that," he added.
India
BJP govt widening economic inequality in India: Mallikarjun Kharge after Oxfam report
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Union government of widening economic inequality in India.
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India
Assam Muslim declared ‘foreigner’ by tribunal: Gauhati High Court quashes 2018 decision
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday set aside an order declaring a Muslim man, Assam resident, as a foreigner, observing that the Foreigners Tribunal did not take note of the material on record while passing the decision.
India
India records lowest COVID-19 cases since 2020
India, on Monday recorded 89 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest number of cases since March 27, 2020, according to data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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India
He is in jail not for himself but for the nation: Umar Khalid’s mother
Jailed human rights activist Umar Khalid's mother, Dr Sabiha Khanum, recalls the anxious week she spend with her son who was home after getting an interim bail to attend his sister's marriage.
India
Muslim women from pogrom hit northeast Delhi allege wrongful termination from NGO
Muslim workers from a non governmental organisation (NGO) SEWA Bharat have alleged discrimination against the organisation. The women who were terminated from the organisation are mainly from anti-Muslim pogrom hit northeast Delhi.
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India
16th century mosque bulldozed in UP to widen road
Shahi Masjid, a 16th century mosuqe situated at GT Road in Uttar Pradesh‘s Saidabad, Prayagraj was demolished by the authorities for widening of highway.
Bookshelf
Book review: “A Dismantled State” chronicles, deconstructs, and questions state propaganda surrounding Naya Kashmir
On 05 August 2019, the parliament stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status by reading down Article 370 and 35A, thus dividing the erstwhile state into two union...
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India
Don’t give legitimacy to Yogi Adityanath: Diaspora groups appeal World Economic Forum
An open letter signed by different Indian diaspora groups appealed to participants of the World Economic Forum to not "give legitimacy to Yogi Adityanath in the context of his...
India
“You want to arrest college principal for book found in library?” CJI asks MP Police
"Why you are arresting him? A book is found in the library which is said to have some communal undertones. Therefore he is sought to be arrested. The book...
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