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Karnataka: FIRs against BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya, CT Ravi for ‘communally polarising’ voters on social media

Karnataka’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Friday notified that separate cases have been filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Tejasvi Surya and CT Ravi for their hate-inducing social media posts aimed at polarising voters. The cases come as 14 constituencies in the state went to poll today.

Lok Sabha elections: 7 collapse and die amidst intense heat in Kerala

At least seven persons collapsed and died in different parts of Kerala after voting in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 started on Friday.

We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi High Court

Messaging application WhatsApp on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the company would leave India if it was compelled to break encryption of messages and calls under the 2021 Information Technology Rules.

SC rejects pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips

Supreme Court of India on Friday rejected the pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records.

“We seek a govt that does not discriminate based on religion,” say voters of Nagaon in Assam

"Since independence, no Miya representative has been sent to parliament. This time, Muslim voters want to elect an AIUDF candidate," Mufti Abdul Karim, a supporter of the AIUDF, expressed hope while discussing the minority Muslim support for AIUDF.

Kerala landslide: Kids found in each other under debris

Since the heavy rainfall in Kerala’s Kokkayar, six children of Siyad’s family have been missing. And while removing the muddy debris in Kokkayar of Kerala, the rescue team found bodies of three children in each others’ arms. Amna (7), Afsan (8) and Ahiyan (4) hugged each other in their death.

Yuvraj Singh arrested over casteist remark, released on bail

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh was arrested by Haryana police on Sunday and released on bail in a casteist remarks case in compliance with a High Court order.
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Karnataka: Minor Dalit girl raped by RSS leader, survivor’s family alleges police intimidation

Dalit leaders alleged that though the girl named Rai in her complaint, the cops didn't register an FIR against him.

Farmers block trains across India, demand union minister’s removal over farmers’ killing

Pressing for Union Minister Ajay Mishra's dismissal and arrest over farmers' killings in Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh, in which his son Ashish Mishra has been arrested, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers' unions has called for a six-hour-long nationwide ''Rail roko'' agitation today.
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Suicides, fratricides rising among soliders in Kashmir

On Thursday, Sepoy Deeraj Kumar of the Engineering Unit posted at Kralpora pointed the barrel of his service rifle towards him and died by suicide by fired himself with...

I was made to stand for 4 hours with hands folded during mahapanchayat: Dalit woman whose son married Gujjar woman

"I was made to stand for four hours with my hands folded during the mahapanchayat and threatened that my child would be killed if he returned to the village," Bala Devi, the Dalit woman told a fact-finding team of the National Confederation of Human Rights Orgnisations (NCHRO).
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Mystery fever in UP: No govt facilities, 4,000 people in Agra villages bedridden

More than 4,000 people in rural areas in Agra region are bedridden, especially due to lack of necessary arrangements at government centres.

Kerala rains: Death toll rises to 15

At least 15 people have been died and many people are feared missing as heavy rain pounded south and central Kerala causing flash floods and landslides in many parts.
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Bihar: Muslims attacked in different incidents on Dussehra night

Three Muslim men are reportedly attacked by Hindu Mob on the last day of Dussehra [Hindu festival] in different incidents in Bihar Sharif, Bihar's Nalanda district on Friday night. Police have filed FIR in at least one attack.

“Gross violation of constitutional rights;” lawyer Aman Wadud on Assam citizenship crisis

Prominent Assam based human rights lawyer Aman Wadud speaks to Maktoob's Noorail Khan about Assam's citizenship crisis.
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“Security concerns;” Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s grandson dismissed from govt job

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday terminated the service of Anees-ul-Islam, the grandson of the tall leader of Kashmir resistance movement, Syed Ali Shah Geelani due to "security concerns".

Video | Students demand answers in JNU student Najeeb Ahmed’s enforced disappearance

Student bodies collectively took out a march inside Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday, demanding answers about JNU student Najeeb Ahmed''s enforced disappearance.
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