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Karnataka: FIRs against BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya, CT Ravi for ‘communally polarising’ voters on social media

Karnataka’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Friday notified that separate cases have been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tejasvi Surya and CT Ravi for their hate-inducing social media posts aimed at polarising voters. The cases come as 14 constituencies in the state went to poll today.

Lok Sabha elections: 7 collapse and die amidst intense heat in Kerala

At least seven persons collapsed and died in different parts of Kerala after voting in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 started on Friday.

We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi High Court

Messaging application WhatsApp on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the company would leave India if it was compelled to break encryption of messages and calls under the 2021 Information Technology Rules.

SC rejects pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips

Supreme Court of India on Friday rejected the pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records.

“We seek a govt that does not discriminate based on religion,” say voters of Nagaon in Assam

"Since independence, no Miya representative has been sent to parliament. This time, Muslim voters want to elect an AIUDF candidate," Mufti Abdul Karim, a supporter of the AIUDF, expressed hope while discussing the minority Muslim support for AIUDF.

Presidential poll: BSP chief Mayawati announces support for NDA’s Droupadi Murmu

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Saturday announced her support for Droupadi Murmu, the NDA candidate for the 2022 presidential elections. “The BSP has decided to extend support to Droupadi...

Northern Kerala: Inadequate seats in higher secondary schools leave thousands in uncertainty

For years, the shortage of seats in 11th grade in government schools and other gateways has hampered the dreams of thousands of students in Northern Kerala, commonly known as Malabar.
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Ineligible for job, higher education; Indian students enrolled in Pakistan upset by UGC notice

Malik Nisar and Mir Aiyaz It is 11 am in the morning and Sajad, instead of attending conferences, is busy fencing the apple garden on the outskirts of his village....

Rahul Gandhi’s Kerala office attacked by SFI activists. “Pre-planned,’ says Cong

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's office in Kerala's Wayanad district was stormed Friday by members of Students' Federation of India (SFI), student wing of CPI(M).
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Vaccines prevented over 42 lakh COVID deaths in india in 2021: Lancet Study

According to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021.

Assam flood: Situation grim as 54.5 lakh affected, 7 more deaths push toll to 107

In the last 24 hours, Assam floods took the lives of seven more people, including two children. More than 54 lack people have been affected due to the floods and landslides in the northeastern state.
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Assam Police killed 51 people in 13 months, 22 were Muslims

Since May 2021, soon after BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma took over as chief minister of Assam, 161 incidents of police action took place across Assam resulting in the death of 51 people and injuries to 139 others, informed Gauhati High Court.

India’s daily COVID-19 Cases (17,336) at four-month high

Amid concerns of a fresh wave India has registered 17,336 new coronavirus cases and 24 deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest daily figure since February 20.
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Agnipath: Union govt fulfilling Savarkar’s goal of militarising Hindu society, says CPI(M)

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has alleged that through the Agnipath scheme, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government is fulfilling Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's goal of "militarising Hindu society."

Gujarat genocide: SC dismisses Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging SIT clean chit to Modi, others

The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging a clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and several others in the 2002 Gujarat Muslim genocide.
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Custodial death: Tripura HC orders ₹10 lakh compensation for Muslim youth’s family

The Tripura High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family members of Jamal Hossain, who died due to custodial torture in police lockup.

Presidential Elections 2022: NDA’s Draupadi Murmu, opposition’s Yashwant Sinha

The Presidential Elections 2022 is scheduled for July 18th 2020. Meanwhile, the NDA and opposition have announced their respective candidates — Draupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha.  On Tuesday, BJP chief...
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