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India witnessed 134 instances of free speech violations this year: Free Speech Collective

Since the beginning of the year, India has witnessed at least 134 instances of free speech violations in the country, according to a study by the Free Speech Collective. The report "Crossing...

Nearly 100 schools in Delhi shut over bomb threat, officials say it appears to be hoax

On Wednesday, around 100 schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received a bomb threat email....

Congress will snatch all wealth of non-Muslims, says BJP’s new Islamophobic Instagram reel

An election campaign video shared by BJP's official Instagram page urging to vote for Modi, demonised Muslims to...

“Genociders are not welcome”: Palestine protest force JNU admin to cancel US envoy event

On Monday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration cancelled an event with the United States ambassador to India...

Rajasthan elections: Congress hopes to overturn BJP sweep

As voting in Rajasthan state wrapped up on Friday, with a low turnout at around 56 per cent,...

CBI books Lalu Yadav in fresh corruption case, raids at multiple locations, RJD protests

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday booked former Bihar chief minister and veteran socialist leader Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fresh case of corruption.

India’s Nikhat Zareen wins gold at Women’s World Boxing Championships

India's Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the 52kg category at the Women's World Championship in the fly-weight final in Istanbul.
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Karnataka: Text on Narayana Guru, Periyar removed from class 10 textbook

The Karnataka's BJP government removed contents on social reformers Sri Narayana Guru and Periyar in the new social science textbook of class 10.

Court order on Mathura mosque; “robbing Muslims of their dignity is only goal,” says Owaisi MP

Following the Mathura court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday said that a group of plaintiffs had the right to file a lawsuit seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah...
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Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik convicted in terror funding case

A special National Investigation Agency court in Delhi on Thursday convicted Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik in connection with a terror funding case after he pleaded guilty last week. The...

Plaintiffs had right to seek removal of Mathura mosque: UP Court

In a fresh order, a Mathura court on Thursday said that a group of plaintiffs had the right to file a lawsuit seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque.
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Assam: Teacher sent to jail for carrying beef to school

The Assam police have arrested a teacher of a government school in western Assam’s Goalpara district for allegedly carrying beef to school.

Gyanvapi mosque: SC asks Varanasi court not to pass any order today

The Supreme Court Thursday adjourned the hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque matter till Friday.
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Assam flood: 6 lakh affected, death toll rises to 9

More than 6 lakh people across 27 districts in Assam have been displaced as rains continue to batter the Northeast state.

Muslims can’t tolerate desecration of masjid: AIMPLB on Gyanvapi Masjid

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has reacted sharply to the ongoing Hindutva campaigns against Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, saying hate-mongering forces were spreading false propaganda and targeting Muslim holy places with full force.
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Week after ABVP assault, Dalit professor attacked by SP student leader for remark on Kashi temple

A Dalit professor at Lucknow University was assaulted by a student associated with the Samajwadi Party's student outfit on the campus on Wednesday, days after he spoke about the Kashi Vishwanath temple, assaulted by ABVP's students and booked by Uttar Pradesh Police for his remarks.

UP Cabinet accepts proposal to stop grants to new madrassas

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday, accepted a proposal to exclude new madrasas from its grants list.
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