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INDIA bloc in Bihar seals seat-sharing deal, RJD gets 26 seats, Congress 9, Left 5

The INDIA bloc sealed the seat-sharing deal in Bihar for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The RJD will field its candidates from 26 seats. The Congress will contest on nine seats while the Left will fight on five seats.

“Institutional murder”: Leaders, family raise concerns over Mukhtar Ansari’s death in jail, demand probe

From opposition leaders to his family members, many took to social media to mourn the death of Mukhtar Ansari, a five-time former MLA from Mau in eastern Uttar Pradesh and one of the senior Muslim politicians in the state, who died in jail on Thursday, and demand an independent investigation into it.

As you consider India’s institutions to be your personal property, I have some questions for you: Kharge to Modi

“Modi ji, Institution after Institution is being 'bullied' by you into submission, so STOP pinning the blame on the Congress party, for your own sins!” said Kharge.

‘My family and I have suffered injustice’: Released Muslim activist Javed Mohammed speaks out

When Javed Mohammed left for the police station on his scooter on the night of 10 June 2022,...

Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, dies

A five-time former MLA from Mau in eastern Uttar Pradesh and one of the senior Muslim politicians in...

Filmmaker Aisha Sultana appears before Lakshadweep police

Filmmaker Aisha Sultana, who is facing a sedition charge over her "bio-weapon" remark against Lakshadweep administrator Praful K Patel, appeared before the Lakshadweep Police Sunday.

Three Muslim men lynched by Hindu mob in Tripura

Zayed Hussein (28), Billal Miah (30) and Saiful Islam (18) three Muslim youths were lynched by Hindu mob in Tripura’s Khowai district on Sunday.
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Global journalists’ body calls for release of Siddique Kappan

The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent, nonprofit organisation that promotes press freedom worldwide, welcomed the decision by a court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district to drop a breach of peace charge against Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, and urged authorities to drop all other charges against him and release him immediately.

Congress, Left also demand withdrawal of Bengal Governor

The Left parties and the Congress joined the Trinamool Congress in demanding the withdrawal of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, The Hindu reported.
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These three youth deserve apology from BJP and INC, Owaisi to Chidambaram over draconian UAPA

Asaduddin Owaisi, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen supremo questioned the sincerity of former Union Minister and senior Congress politician P Chidambaram who welcomed the release of student leaders Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, accusing Congress of supporting draconian UAPA in the parliament.

India’s IT rules compromise right to privacy of every internet user: UN

Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a communication sent to the Indian government on 11 June that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms.
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Delhi violence: HC adjourns activist Gulfisha Fatima’s plea for release

28-year-old Gulfisha was arrested on the basis of an FIR on the Jaffrabad sit-in protest against CAA on 9 April 2020 and slapped with the draconian UAPA on 18 April 2020 along with Jamia Millia Islamia student leaders Safoora Zargar and Meeran Haider in connection with the Delhi violence conspiracy case.

‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh passes away at 91

30 days after he contracted the coronavirus, Flying Sikh 91-year-old Milkha Singh breathed his last at PGIMER on Friday night.
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NBSA fines News18 Kannada, Suvarna News, censures Times Now over Tablighi Jamaat Coverage

The National Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has fined Kannada channels News18 Kannada and Suvarna News and English channel Times Now for lack of objectivity in reporting news targeting the Tablighi Jamaat members last year, complainant Campaign Against Hate Speech (CAHS) said on Thursday.

Jailed journalist Siddique Kappan’s mother dies at 90

Khadeeja Kutty, mother of arrested Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, passed away on Friday.
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In 10 days, second poll bribery case filed against BJP Kerala chief

Another case was filed against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kerala unit chief K Surendran on Thursday for bribing Adivasi leader CK Janu to contest the Assembly elections held in April as a candidate of the National Democratic Alliance.

Bail for students reinstate hope, say families of jailed activists

The bail granted to Jamia Millia Islamia student leader and SIO activist Asif Iqbal Tanha and Jawaharlal Nehru University research scholars and Pinjra Tod activists Natasha Narwal and Devangna...
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