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India

Three MLAs withdraw support to BJP govt in Haryanaa, Congress demands Assembly election under President’s rule

In a major setback for the BJP government in Haryana, three independent MLAs who were backing the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government have switched their allegiance to back Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha elections.

Need more than 400 Lok Sabha seats to prevent Congress from putting ‘Babri lock’ on Ram temple, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), needs more than 400 Lok Sabha seats in order to prevent the Congress from putting the “Babri lock” on the Ram temple in Ayodhya or reinstalling Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Carrying Osama bin Laden photos or following Israel-Gaza war online not crime under UAPA: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that merely finding photographs of Osama bin Laden or ISIS flags in the mobile would not be sufficient to brand a person as a member of a terrorist organisation.

Election Commission urges X to take down BJP Karnataka’s campaign video targeting Muslims

The Election Commission on Tuesday asked social media platform X to take down an animated video post by...

In Bodoland, families of anti-Muslim massacre victims are split between voting for “lesser evil”

The Beki River flanks Azim Uddin’s house at Khagrabari, a quiet village on the fingers of the Manas National Park in Assam’s Baksa district.

Islamophobic contents: Press Council of India takes action against ’Star of Mysore’

Press Council of India has censured Star of Mysore for its hateful editorial targetting the Muslim community for the spread of the pandemic. A censure effectively means Star of Mysore won't receive advertisements from the government for a period of three months.

Two complaints against Pragya Thakur’s genocidal speech, Police yet to file FIR

Though two complaints were filed against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Thakur on Tuesday after she urged Hindus to keep weapons at home to kill Muslims, the Karnataka Police are yet to register a first information report in the case.
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BSF man beaten to death for reprimanding man over uploading daughter’s video

A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Kheda was beaten to death on 24 December by a family when he went to reprimand a youth who allegedly uploaded videos of his minor daughter online.

Dental deformity: Kerala PSC denies govt job to Adivasi youth

An Adivasi youth in Kerala accused the Public Service Commission of denying him government job due to his buck teeth. The incident has sparked outrage on social media, with users calling out Kerala PSC’s “casteism” and ”unscientific policies.”
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‘Disappeared’: The long wait for cursed Kunan-Poshpora family

Khera Begum was one of the twenty-three women who was raped by Army men that night in Kunan. Three decades later, the lightning struck Begum again when the army personnel interrupted the family’s dinner with sharp knocks on 15 December. They inquired about Begum’s 27-year-old son, Abdul Rashid Dar. 

Large scale anomalies in Assam NRC updation, says CAG report

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has detected anomalies in the updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam while the audit body is recommending action against a former State Coordinator and system integrator Wipro.
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BJP MP Pragya Thakur urges Hindus to keep weapons at home, cut enemy’s head

Terror case accused BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday urged Hindus to keep weapons prepared at home to use against enemies. Thakur's remarks citing "Love Jihad" indicates she...

Delhi HC stays search warrants against advocate Mehmood Pracha

The Delhi High Court stayed the search warrants issued for searching the office premises of advocate Mehmood Pracha.
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“Champion of social justice”: Activists, friends mourn KP Sasi’s death

Veteran documentary filmmaker and human rights defender KP Sasi who died today in Kerala was a champion of social justice, said friends and activists mourning his death.

Veteran filmmaker KP Sasi dies at 64

Veteran documentary filmmaker and cartoonist KP Sasi breathed his last on Sunday. He was 65.
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Lucknow court registers complaint filed against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Savarkar

A Lucknow Court on Saturday registered a complaint filed against former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his remarks made against Hindutva icon Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Maharashtra during his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra.

Muslim man stabbed to death in Karnataka: “Murder for political gain” allege Muslim leaders

Abdul Jaleel (45), owner of a fancy shop was stabbed to death at Katipalla, near Surathkal in Karnataka, in the late evening on Saturday.
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