Friday, March 29, 2024

India

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

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

‘My family and I have suffered injusticeā€™: 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

Convicted politician Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged that he was being administered slow poison while in Uttar Pradesh jail,...

Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail in 1996 drug planting case

A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Gujaratā€™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.

Fire burns down Rohingya camp in Delhi

A massive fire broke out in Southeast Delhi's Madanpur Khadar Rohingya refugee camp on Saturday night burning down a huge portion of the camp sheltering 55 families. Firefighters are...

Doctors not ready to forgive Baba Ramdev for insulting remarks

After backlash and lawsuits, India's infamous yoga guru turned businessman Baba Ramdev on Friday said he is ready to take the COVID-19 vaccine, days after he tarnished modern medical...
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Punjab politics comes to a full circle with SAD-BSP alliance

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party announced a coalition with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ahead of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh 2022 elections. The alliance comes after a gap of 25 years after which the SAD forged ties with the BJP in 1997.

Mewat’s 21 year old Muslim youth dies after torture by Faridabad police

21-year-old Junaid, resident of Jamalgarh in Mewat, lost his life days after he was mercilessly tortured by the cybercrime police in Faridabad in Haryana on Friday.
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AIUDF slams Assam CM over his ā€˜family planningā€™ remark targeting Muslims

All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks on population policy and said that the CM has intentionally targeted Muslim community in the state.

“Investigation in Kashmir is a cruel joke,” Tufail Matooā€™s father on his son’s 11th death anniversary

June 11, 2010, is inscribed on Tufail Mattoo's father's heart. As, every time he is being perused by the reporters to know what caused his son Tufail's death, it revives his open wounds. Friday marked 11 years of his killing in the hands of the Indian military forces, which triggered massive protests and outrage among the Kashmiris seeking his justice.
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‘It’s Hindutva-speak’: Owaisi over Assam CM’s family planning remarks

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen supremo and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday rejected Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarmaā€™s reported comments urging Muslims to adopt population control measures.

Prominent international figures urge release of human rights defenders in India

Over 50 eminent international figures including members of several European parliaments academics, lawyers, Nobel laureates, civil society leaders, and diasporic organisations have signed a joint statement urging the Indian government to show compassion and responsibility in the current Covid emergency, and call upon the authorities to release all arrested human rights defenders into safe conditions in the light of the dire threats to their health given the spread of Covid in Indian prisons.
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Denied entry to Lakshadweep; Kerala MP moves breach of privilege motion against Praful K Patel

Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswam has filed a breach of privilege motion against the Lakshadweep Administrator Praful K. Patel for denying him permission to visit the islands, preventing him from meeting his party workers and people of the island amidst growing protest against the draconian policies of the new administrator.

Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana booked for sedition over remarks against administrator Patel

In the wake of criticisms against Lakshadweep Union Territory administrator Praful Khoda Patel and contentious regulations on the islands, the Kavaratti Police registered a case of sedition on Thursday against Aisha Sultana, a filmmaker and actor from island and one of the dissenters at the helm of the protests over her remarks against Patel's mismanagement of COVID-19 pandemic in the islands.
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Rajasthan: Dalit youth killed over Ambedkar poster

Vinod Bamnia, a 21-year-old Dalit youth and a Bhima Army member in Rajasthan died following a brutal assault by a group of men from the OBC community, two weeks after the assailants tore posters of Dr BR Ambedkar pasted outside his home.

Coronavirus death toll in Bihar jumps by 72% after recount

Following a recent direction by the Patna High Court, the Bihar government recounted its coronavirus death toll, which has jumped by a whopping 72.84%.
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