India
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...
India
Rupee hits all-time low of 78.32 against dollar
The rupee hit an all-time low of 78.32 against the dollar for the second consecutive time on Thursday after closing at the same value in the last session.
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North India
UP: Railway police assaults AMU students
Three students of Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh Muslim University on Thursday have been allegedly beaten up by Aligarh Railway Police personnel in the station toilet, when asked for assistance.
According...
India
Uppercaste men told me they would not take meal from Dalits: Zomato delivery partner who faces casteism
On 18 June, a Zomato customer refused to collect the food from a Zomato delivery partner after learning he belonged to a Dalit community in Luncknow's Ashiana locality. The customer allegedly spat in the face and ruthlessly beat up the delivery partner afterwards.
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Central India
Eknath Shinde, 17-20 rebels are on ED radar: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena leaders alleged Thursday that at least 17-20 party MLAs have been on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and want to "get out of their predicament" by jumping ship.
India
Kranti Sena’s conclave in UP demands sterilisation system to curb Muslim population in India
The speeches during the Hindu militant group Kranti Sena's first activist convention on 1 June in Muzaffarnagar, in Uttar Pradesh, were filled with misinformation and hate speech targeting Muslims.
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Central India
Maharashtra: Three more Shiv Sena MLAs join Eknath Shinde camp
Three more Shiv Sena MLAs have left Mumbai to back senior leader Eknath Shinde, at the centre of a rebellion that threatens to split the party.
India
“A battle between 2 opposing ideologies”: Yashwant Sinha on presidential polls
Yashwant Sinha, the joint candidate put up by 17 opposition parties for the presidential polls, said on Wednesday that India should not have a “rubber-stamp president” and added that the battle is not between two individuals but between two ideologies.
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India
Agnipath Scheme: Business tycoons, gov’t depts pitch to recruit “Agniveers”
Following widespread protest against the Agnipath scheme, Indian business tycoons have announced to employ 'Agniveers' after their service tenure ends. The move comes after the ruling BJP government saw...
India
Saharanpur custodial torture: NHRC seeks report from police
National Human Rights Commission has directed Saharanpur Police to submit a report in four weeks over a complaint of police brutality and inhuman treatment against detainees.
The human rights...
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Central India
Sanjay Raut hints at dissolving Maharashtra Assembly after Shinde claims support of 40 MLAs
As Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray faces a revolt within his Shiv Sena, the party's Sanjay Raut, in a tweet today, hinted at dissolution of the assembly.
India
Assam floods: 89 dead, 55 lakh people adversely affected
Seven more fatalities were reported from 5 of the 32 districts affected by the Assam floods on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths to 89, according to a bulletin from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
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