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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...

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.

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.

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).

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.

Khargone violence: Muslims fined by Claims Tribunal accuse bias

"We were called every 10–15 days and whenever we went to the tribunal for the hearing, it looked as if the judge was the lawyer, fighting the case on...

Home Ministry cancels FCRA of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

The Union Government on Sunday cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, a trust run by the Gandhi family, Indian Express reported. The action...
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Sharjeel Imam completes 1000 days in prison

23 October 2022 will mark 1000 days of incarceration of Sharjeel Imam, a research student at Jawaharlal Nehru University and one of the country’s rights defenders who were targeted by the Hindu nationalist BJP government for their disagreements and dissents.

Railway Police orders probe after BJP leader filmed Muslim men’s namaz in train

The Railway police have launched a probe after a video showing people offering namaz in the corridor of a train coach went viral on social media.
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Jammu and Kashmir govt expands social caste list by including 15 new classes

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Saturday expanded the Union Territory’s social caste list by adding 15 new classes. The new classes added are Waghey (Chopan), Ghirath/Bhati/ Chang community,...

What drives Indian women out of jobs?

“I feel that what we miss out on depends a lot on our gender,” says Dr Pallavi Mahajan, who is a dentist and a freelance poet based in New...
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‘PayCM’ campaign: Karnataka HC quashes criminal case against Congress leaders

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the First Information Report (FIR) registered last month against two Congress leaders for allegedly instructing others to pasting posters relating to the PayCM campaign all over the town.

166 people killed by police in Uttar Pradesh since 2017, says Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Friday said that 166 people have been killed and 4,453 injured in police shootouts in the last five years.
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Told to vacate official bungalow, says Mehbooba Mufti

Former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief, Mehbooba Mufti, has been asked to vacate Fairview bungalow -- her official residence in Srinagar.

Dalit, Adivasi, Muslim, northeastern alliance registers big win in Mumbai TISS student union polls

The Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) led Dalit, Adivasi, Muslim and Queer alliance registered a resounding victory in the Mumbai Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Students’ Union polls bagging 10 of the 11 posts for which the elections were held on Friday.
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Take suo motu action without waiting for complaint: Supreme Court on hate speech

A Supreme Court bench on Friday directed the Governments of NCT of Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to file a report before the Court regarding the actions taken on...

Odisha: Thousands of Adivasis take to streets against land acquisition, OCL mining expansion plan

Nearly 5000 Adivasis from Oraon, Kisan, and Kharia communities in Odisha marched 65 km to Sundargarh, protesting the land grab by the Odisha government favoring Dalmia Cements for mining limestone.
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