Thursday, March 28, 2024

India

Manipur government says no holiday on Easter

The Manipur government has declared the Easter holiday as a working day, causing an outrage in the region.

Arnab Goswami booked for ‘fake news’ on Siddaramaiah

Republic TV chief editor Arnab Goswami has been booked for allegedly spreading fake news about Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and attempting to incite hatred.

ED summons Mahua Moitra in foreign exchange rules violation case

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra for the third time on March 28 for questioning in connection with an alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

Gujarat court convicts former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in 1996 drug seizure case

A Sessions court at Palanpur in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Wednesday convicted former IPS officer and whistleblower Sanjiv...

No interim relief for Arvind Kejriwal from Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim order to release Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who was arrested and is under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case.

Gujarat civic polls: BJP sweeps, AAP, AIMIM make inroads

Even as the saffron party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained power in all six Gujarat municipal corporations — results of which were declared on Monday — Aam Admi Party (AAP) and the All-India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) who were contesting for the first time in Gujarat have made inroads in state's urban centres.

‘No reason to keep 22-year-old in custody’: Disha Ravi gets bail

Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist was granted bail by a Delhi Sessions Court on Tuesday afternoon - subject to provision of two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each in connection with the "toolkit" case.
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Farmer leader escapes unhurt as bike-borne assailants open fire

Bharatiya Kisan Union's Haryana unit General Secretary Jastej Singh Sandhu escaped unhurt Monday after two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at him when he was going to meet protesting farmers...

Release Nodeep Kaur and Disha Ravi: 400 academics, activists in a joint statement

A group of more than 400 academics and activists have condemned the recent arrests of climate activist Disha Ravi, Dalit labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur and others, saying these arrests are part of the Narendra Modi government's larger tactics of repression.
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Puducherry: Narayanaswamy resigns as CM after Congress govt loses majority

In a huge setback for the Congress party ahead of the polls in Puducherry, the V Narayanasamy government lost its majority in the Union Territory.

Separate religion code for Adivasis in Census is need of hour: CM Hemant Soren

"Adivasis were never Hindus and they never will be," Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday said while responding to a question on whether Adivasis were Hindus after delivering a virtual lecture at the 18th Annual India Conference at Harvard University.
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After 29 months in jail, Bombay HC grants bail to Varavara Rao for 6 months in Bhima Koregaon case

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to 82-year-old revolutionary poet and human rights defender Varavara Rao in Bhima Koregaon case on medical grounds.

As long as there is life in me, I will not be afraid of any intimidation: Mamata Banerjee after CBI notice to her nephew’s...

After the CBI served a notice in the name of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s wife and sister-in-law Sunday in a coal pilferage case, Banerjee said that she is not scared of anyone and cannot be intimidated by ‘jail or something else’.
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Puducherry Congress govt reduced to minority as another MLA quits before floor test

One more Congress MLA has resigned in Puducherry a day before a test of strength after the ruling party no longer has a majority.

“Do not insult patriotic Sikh martyrs,” Sikh group sends letters to PM Modi, HM Shah

After the Central government debarred the 700-member group of Sikh pilgrims from going to Pakistan to mark the first centenary of the Nankana Sahib massacre, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Friday sent a set of books to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah each to make them realise the importance of the massacre in the Sikh history and its role in the freedom struggle of the country.
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RSS, VHP have been given responsibility of collecting Ram Temple funds: Temple trustee

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) have been given the responsibility of collecting funds for the construction of Ram Temple as they are the biggest institutions in the country, said Sri Vishwaprasanna Theertha of Pejawar Mutt, one of the trustees of the ‘Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra’ trust.

India systematically discriminates against Muslims, vilifies Sikh protesters: Rights watchdog

Authorities in India have adopted laws and policies that systematically discriminate against Muslims and stigmatize critics of the government, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
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