India
BJP Yuva Morcha state chief booked for tweet, saying CM Stalin demolished temples
Chennai Police have registered an FIR against BJP Yuva Morcha President Vinoj P Selvam after he tweeted a caricature portraying a figure resembling Chief Minister Stalin standing next to a bulldozer while two more bulldozers were demolishing a temple.
India
UP: Mother of Muslim man killed by police during CAA agitation to contest polls
Akbari Khatoon whose 20-year-old son Mohammed Suleiman was killed by Uttar Pradesh Police during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in late 2019, filed her papers for UP Assembly polls Thursday.
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India
Proposed changes to IAS Rules unconstitutional: 109 former bureaucrats
At least 109 former civil servants on Thursday said that the changes proposed by the Union government to the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules are "arbitrary, unreasonable and unconstitutional."
India
No stay for girls, but for cows; Delhi University college set up cow centre
At least for two to three years, a Hansraj College wallboard read, "site for girls' hostel". Now it is replaced with a cow conservation and research centre called, "Swami Dayanand Gau Sanwardhan Evam Anusandhan Kendra."
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India
I am not a 25 paise coin that I will flip?: RLD chief a day after BJP extends hand
"Where were the BJP leaders when our farmers were mowed down under the tyres of a car being driven by a Union minister’s son in Lakhimpur Kheri?" Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary said a day after Bharatiya Janata Party said its doors were open for the RLD.
Features
Sharjeel Imam completes two years in prison
28 January 2022 will mark the two years 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.
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India
In setback for NIA, Kerala High Court acquits two Muslim men in UAPA case
The Kerala High Court on Thursday acquitted Thadiyantevida Nazeer and Shafaz, prime accused in Kozhikode twin blast case, and dismissed NIA's appeal against the acquittal of the other two accused in the case.
East India
Protest over jobs in railways: Student unions call for ‘Bihar Bandh’ on Friday
Several students and youth organisations have called for ‘Bihar Bandh’ on Friday to protest the irregularities in Railway Recruitment Board's (RRB’s) NTPC stage 1 exam results.
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India
Delhi: 20-year-old woman abducted, sexually assaulted, paraded by neighbors
A 20-year-old woman was abducted, sexually assaulted, and publicly humiliated by her neighbors who paraded her on the streets of Shahdara in the national capital on Wednesday. Delhi Police has arrested four accused.
India
COVID in India: Positivity rate jumps to 19.5%
India on Thursday registered 2,86,384 new coronavirus infections, which took the overall tally in the country to 4,03,71,500 since the pandemic began in January 2020.
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India
Republic of repression
On this day, let us pledge to carry forward the spirit of Kisaan Andolan, Anti CAA - NRC movement, and other democratic peoples’ struggles and fearlessly challenge this republic of repression.
Central India
Mumbai: BJP workers arrested for protesting move to ‘name’ sports complex after Tipu Sultan
Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested Bharatiya Janata Party and Bajrang Dal workers who were protesting against "naming" of a garden in a sports complex in Malad after the 18-century ruler of Mysore Tipu Sultan.
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