Central India
SC orders seat creation in IIT Bombay for Dalit student who was unable to pay fees on time
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a seat be created for a 17 year old Dalit student in Indian Institutes of Technology Bombay as he was unable to pay 'seat acceptance fees' on time due to technical faults.
India
Kashmir: NIA arrests Human rights defender Khurram Parvez under UAPA
Khurram Parvez, a prominent human rights defender in the Valley and the coordinator of the civil-society group Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society has been arrested by National Investigation Agency, journalists in Kashmir informed via Twitter.
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COVID19 Updates
Why are COVID cases in India decreasing, despite the low double vaccination rate?
Rajib Dasgupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University
COVID continues to slow down in India. The festival season, which includes Durga Puja and Diwali where large groups of Indians gather, did not lead...
India
Full text of farmers’ letter to PM Modi: “We are not fond of sitting on the streets…”
We want to assure you that we are not fond of sitting on the streets. we too desire that after resolving these other issues as soon as possible, we return to our homes, families, and farming
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India
Video | Will turn UP streets into Shaheen Baghs if CAA not scrapped: Owaisi MP
“CAA is against the Constitution. If the BJP government does not take back this law, we will come out on the streets and another Shaheen Bagh will come up here," said Owaisi while addressing a public meeting at Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki on Sunday.
Features
Last Qalaiwalas of Old Delhi
Sneha Richhariya & Sejal Patel
On the front-end of Gate Number 1 of the Jama Masjid, the bustling street houses some of the oldest food shops in Delhi. Amidst these...
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India
Four times Narendra Modi has gone on back foot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally apologized to the nation when he announced on TV to repeal three Farm laws that he vociferously defended for the past year saying "Today, I...
India
‘Genocidal’ Instagram posts: Sikh body files complaint against Kangana Ranaut, seeks withdrawal of Padma Shri
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, requesting him to withdraw the Padma Shri conferred on actor Kangana Ranaut as she was "spreading communal hatred, targeting a religious community, and insulting farmers and freedom fighters."
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India
Trinamool leader Saayoni Ghosh arrested on ‘imaginary charges’ in Tripura, alleges TMC
Actor turned politician and Trinamool Youth Congress President Saayoni Ghosh was arrested by Tripura Police on Sunday on attempt to murder charges, days ahead of civic polls in the northeast state.
India
We were abducted, used as human shields by Indian army, Kashmiris share ordeal
"They [forces] threatened me to shut my family up, otherwise, they would kill them," he said. "I then left with them," Amir Niyaz said. Maktoob speaks to two Kashmiri men including Niyaz who were abducted from home and used as human shields by the Indian army.
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Central India
MP: Dalit man’s hand cut off by upper-caste Hindu employer over wage demands
In the latest episode of caste-based violence in the country, a Dalit labourer Ashok Saket's hand was cut off by his upper-caste Hindu employer when he demanded his wages in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district.
India
UP: ‘Dead man’ comes out alive from mortuary freezer after 7 hours
In Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad, a 40-year-old electrician Sreekesh Kumar has come out alive after being declared dead by doctors and kept in the mortuary freezer for over seven hours.
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