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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.

Hate speech: “Learn from Yogi Adityanath where to run bulldozer,” says PM Modi

The BJP’s star campaigner who have been delivering abusive and hate speeches against Muslims in his election speeches, further said that the opposition parties must take tuition from Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to learn “where to run bulldozers.”

On this day, fifteen years ago, Kerala Police killed six Muslims, including a minor; no justice yet

Fifteen years ago, on May 17, 2009, the day after the 2009 general election results were announced, Beemapally, a coastal town in the capital city of Trivandrum with a predominantly lower-caste converted Muslim majority, lost six Muslim lives in the largest police firing recorded in Kerala.

Workplace harassment data reveals corporate sector’s patchy compliance with POSH Act: Report

A decade after India's groundbreaking Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act mandated strict measures to prevent and...

66.95% voter turnout in first four phases, says Election Commission

The Election Commission on Thursday released cumulative voter turnout data for the first four phases of the General Elections 2024.

“Another surveillance tool”: Mehbooba Mufti slams ‘unique family ID’ proposal

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration's plan to create a 'unique family ID' for residents of the Union Territory is another "surveillance tool".

Bombay HC grants bail to ex home minister Anil Deshmukh, stays order for 10 days

Minutes after the Bombay High Court granted bail to Maharashtra's former Home Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, it was stayed for 10 days as the CBI has said it will go to the Supreme Court.
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“It’s been 6 months and counting…”: Afreen Fatima on her father’s incarceration

Prominent Muslim student activist Afreen Fatima on Human Rights Day took to Twitter to raise her concerns about jailed father Mohammad Javed, a Muslim activist in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad.

Conference on ‘political left’ cancelled by IIT Bombay at eleventh hour

A conference on Left politics organised by The Department of Humanities and social sciences, IIT-Bombay, was cancelled by its director “due to unavoidable circumstances.”
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Nusrat Noor creates history as first Muslim woman to secure 1st rank in Jharkhand PSC exam

It’s a moment of pride and glory for Nusrat Noor and family. Nusrat Noor, the 27-year-old Muslim woman from Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, has cleared the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) with a highest rank. She will go down in history as the first Muslim woman in the state to get first rank.

Transparent and honest govt: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s new promise in Himachal

Soon after taking oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, former Congress state chief Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Sunday promised transparent and honest government in Himachal Pradesh.
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Primary school students in Rajasthan pledge to vote for BJP, principal suspended

A government school principal in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar was suspended after a video of students pledging to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party was widely shared on social media.

Three months on, bail process yet to be completed in Siddique Kappan’s UAPA case

Though three months have passed since bail sureties were provided for jailed Muslim journalist Siddique Kappan in the UAPA case against him, as per Supreme Court order, the verification of the sureties is still pending in Uttar Pradesh.
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Morocco creates history, topples Portugal to win spot in WC semifinals

Morocco became the first African nation to enter the semifinals of the World Cup toppling heavyweight Portugal in a spectacular quarter-final on Saturday night. The North African- Arab nation...

“Terrorist groups taking full advantage:” India abstains from UNSC resolution to allow humanitarian aid to sanctioned entities

India on Friday abstained from voting on a resolution in the United Nations Security Council to allow humanitarian aid to sanctioned entities around the world, becoming the only country...
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“Rs 100 crore to buy 10 Delhi councillors”: AAP’s big allegation against BJP

Aam Aadmi Party's Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to "buy" it's recently-elected councillors in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

What is it about Argentina legend Riquelme and Messi’s goal celebration?

One of the many highlights of the dramatic World Cup quarter-finals between Argentina and Netherlands was the rarely-seen attitude of football legend Lionel Messi. With one brilliant assist and...
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