Friday, April 26, 2024

India

“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.

Lok Sabha elections phase 2: All that you need to know

The 2024 general elections in India, often dubbed as the largest show of electoral democracy, enter into the second phase on Friday.

In post-delimitation Assam, why division of Muslim votes can diminish their electoral prospects

“Ensure that not a single vote goes to the Congress and no Bodo votes get wasted to the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) as the Bodo-identity has an existential threat from it”, an invigorated All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA from Dalgaon assembly constituency, Majibur Rahman, asked the mixed crowd of Bodos and Muslims supporting Durga Das Boro of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) party in Udalguri just before filing the nomination papers on 3 April 2024.

Violation of MCC: EC seeks response from Narendra Modi – but also Rahul, Kharge

The Election Commission of India (ECI), which has continued to receive flak for not acting on PM Narendra Modi's hate speech against Muslims during poll campaign in Rajasthan on April 21, has purportedly taken cognisance of the Model Code of Conduct violation today.

Hyderabad University fines students Rs 1,000 each for conducting “UoH for Palestine” protest

At least six students were fined Rs 1,000 each and were warned to be cautious by the University of Hyderabad for conducting a Palestine solidarity march inside the campus on 27 October last year.

UP police files 5000 page anti-terror chargesheet against journalist Siddique Kappan reporting Hathras murder

A 5,000-page chargesheet has been filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan, who was arrested under draconian UAPA in October 2020 while travelling from Delhi to report on the aftermath of the gang-rape and murder of a Dalit woman by upper caste Hindu men from UP's Hathras.

Maulana Wali Rahmani dies at 78

Prominent Islamic scholar and General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Wali Rahmani passed away Saturday noon.
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EC should bar PM Modi, HM Shah from campaigning in Assam: Congress

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday said the Election Commission should also ban Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda from campaigning to ensure free and fair elections in the state.

Muslim youth stabbed by Bajrang Dal for traveling with Hindu girl in Mangaluru

A group of Hindu fringe organisation Bajrang Dal men attacked and stabbed a 23 year old Muslim youth Aswid Ansar Mohammed who was travelling to Bengaluru in a private bus along with his female friend from another religion Ashwini Shanubhag near Pumpwell in Mangaluru on Thursday night.
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Raiding opposition is BJP’s coping mechanism when facing electoral defeat: Rahul Gandhi

After Income Tax raided the residence of DMK leader MK Stalin's daughter ahead of Tamil Nadu polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "Raiding the opposition is BJP’s coping mechanism when facing electoral defeat."

“Narendra Modi, your raids won’t work for DMK,” says DMK chief Stalin

Referring to the raids by Income Tax officials at his daughter Senthamarai's house, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo MK Stalin said that his party can't be threatened through such means.
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Assam: Repolling after EVMs found in BJP candidate’s car

Election Commission ordered repolling in polling station 179 of Ratabari seat in Assam, a day after a video surfaced on social media which showed Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the car of Patharkandi BJP candidate Krishnendu Paul.

India’s move to deport 14 year old Rohingya Muslim girl to Myanmar draws criticism

India’s move to deport 14-year-old Rohingya Muslim girl to coup-hit Myanmar while her family lived in a refugee camp in Bangladesh draws criticism.
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Tamil Nadu: Muslim League’s sole MLA on elections, Muslims in Tamil Nadu and Dravidian politics

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) Tamil Nadu state general secretary and party’s sole MLA K.A.M Muhammed Abubacker is contesting from Kadayanallur constituency in Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu assembly polls 2021

Why does Modi campaign on election day, asks Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee slammed the Election Commission and asked the poll panel "how and why does Prime Minister Narendra Modi always campaign on election day".
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Tamil Nadu: EC debars DMK’s A Raja from campaigning for 48 hours

In Tamil Nadu, the Election Commission has reprimanded DMK leader A Raja for violation of model code of conduct, delists his name from list of star campaigner of DMK and debars him from campaigning for 48 hours with immediate effect upon not finding his reply regarding his remarks over Tamil Nadu CM and his mother, satisfactory.

“We want independent political voice,” Owaisi lashes out at Mamata for ‘BJP stooge’ remark

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi MP on Wednesday has slammed West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee over her 'BJP stooge' remark and said that "in Mamata's world everyone who’s gotra-less is stooge."
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