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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.

Kerala police book man for FB post ‘in solidarity with Muslim women’

The 40-year-old businessman claims that the case is registered for sharing a Facebook post, authored by social activist and Malayalam actor Lali PM, critical of media reporting of press meet held by Muslim student leaders targetted by "Buli Bai", an islamophobic mock auction App. 

First arrest in Haridwar anti-Muslim gathering case: Jitendra Tyagi alias Waseem Rizvi

Jitendra Narayan Tyagi alias Wasim Rizvi was arrested by the Uttarakhand Police on Thursday in connection with the three-day-long Hindu Parliament organised in Haridwar in December 2021 where genocidal calls against Muslims delivered.
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In latest setback to BJP, Dharam Singh becomes third UP Minister to quit Yogi’s cabinet

Following two ministers of Yogi Adityanath, Swami Prasad Maurya and Dara Singh Chauhan, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State (Ayush, Food Security, and Drug Administration) Dharam Singh Saini became the third BJP MLA to quit the party on Thursday.

Sadaf Jafar, tortured by UP police for CAA protest, named Congress candidate

Anti-CAA protester and national coordinator of All India Mahila Congress, Sadaf Jafar, is on the first list of 125 candidates Congress announced on Thursday for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh...
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“Nagaland firm on repealing AFSPA”: CM Neiphiu Rio

Standing firm on repealing the draconian Armed Forces Special Act (AFSPA), Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio emphasised that they would not budge away from the unanimous resolution adopted in the state assembly on 20 December 2021, which demanded the repeal of AFSPA from the state.

“BJP attacked Ambedkar’s Constitution,” says 7th MLA who quit BJP in UP

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from the Shikohabad constituency in Firozabad Mukesh Verma has resigned from the party. He is the seventh MLA to have resigned over the last three days.
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UP Polls: Mother of Unnao rape victim to contest as Congress candidate

The Congress Thursday announced its first list of 125 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, which includes Asha Singh, the mother of the Unnao rape victim.

Third-wave: India records over 2.47 lakh new cases

India on Thursday reported 2,47,417 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending at 9 am, up by 27% since yesterday. The daily positivity rate has risen to 13.11%. With 84,825...
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Bulli Bai: “Prosecute soon,” says UN special rapporteur on minority issues

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Dr Fernand de Varennes, on Tuesday, condemned the harassment of Muslim women through the Github app where doctored photographs were held...

A day after resignation, arrest warrant against Maurya in 7-year-old case

A day after Uttar Pradesh labour minister and OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya tendered his resignation, an arrest warrant has been issued against him in a seven-year-old case.
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Flouting curbs, CPIM organises Mega dance event in Kerala

Amidst spike in COVID-19 cases, CPIM, Kerala's ruling party, organised a mega dance attended by over five hundred women with utter disregard to the restrictions imposed by the government. 502...

Assam: HC orders Govt to file affidavit on police encounters

Gauhati High Court on Tuesday asked the BJP led Assam government to file a detailed affidavit on the police encounters that have been taking place since May 2021. Hearing...
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