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“BJP doesn’t want our vote or presence; Congress knows we have no choice. We vote for Congress out of necessitude,” Gujarat genocide survivors
Twenty-two years after the Muslim genocide in Gujarat, the Muslims of Gujarat still live in fear. The survivors of the Gujarat Muslim genocide told Maktoob that the BJP, which orchestrated the pogrom, neither wants their vote nor wants to see them, while the Congress understands that the Muslims have no other option. "We are voting for Congress out of necessity," say the survivors.
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One year of ethnic violence in Manipur: Kuki-Zo Community Members in Hyderabad hold memorial gathering
With the ethnic violence in Manipur completing a year, the Hyderabad Unau Tribal Forum (HUTF), organised a commemorative event in solidarity with the victims on Friday.
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Gujarat: More than 500 Muslim voters removed from voter list, “deliberately sidelined,” they say
At least 575 Muslim fishermen in Gujarat’s Devbhoomi Dwarka district will not be able to vote as their names were deleted from the voter list following the demolition of ports in Gandhvi and Navadra villages of the district.
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Karnataka: SIT takes JD(S) MLA H D Revanna into custody in kidnapping case
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the allegations of sexual assault levelled against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, arrested his father and JD(S) MLA H D Revanna on Saturday in connection with a kidnap case filed at K R Nagar, Mysuru district.
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“Sanjiv Bhatt is a strong man”: On record with Shweta Bhatt
“Sanjiv Bhatt is a strong man,” says Shweta Bhatt, human rights defender and partner of whistleblower police officer Sanjiv Bhatt.
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P C Thomas’ Kerala Congress quits NDA, joins UDF ahead of polls
Former Union Minister and 6-time parliamentarian PC Tomas-led party Kerala Congress left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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Congress asks will Modi govt narrow down scope of application of sedition laws
The Congress in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday accused the Narendra Modi government of misusing the sedition law, while referring the arrest of 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi by the Delhi police in connection with the ongoing farmers' agitation.
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Amit Shah getting frustrated over poor turnout at rallies, says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of hatching a conspiracy to harass her party leaders ahead of the elections in the state and wondered whether the Election Commission is working as per his instructions.
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Walayar Dalit sisters’ rape case: Mother to contest polls against Kerala CM
Walayar mother will be contesting against Pinarayi Vijayan from the Darmadam constituency, a Left stronghold in Kannur, Kerala.
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PFI says its member arrested by UP ATS on fabricated charges
The Popular Front of India national committee has strongly condemned the arrest of Rashid Ahmed, a member of the organisation by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Sunday.
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In Jharkhand, another Muslim lynched to death
Mubarak Khan, a driver by profession and a resident of Maheshpur, was thrashed to death by a 17-members Hindu group who belonged to the nearby village Sirka.
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Our anti-CAA-NPR-NRC movement will restart if NPR starts: Asaduddin Owaisi MP
Responding to news about the National Population Register (NPR), AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi Monday said that the anti-CAA-NPR-NRC movement will restart if NPR starts.
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“I shall not betray my community,” Kerala BJP’s tribal candidate withdraws from contesting, quotes Ambedkar
In a big blow to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its candidate from Mananthavady constituency in Kerala's Wayanad, Manikandan alias Manikuttan who hails from Paniya tribal community withdrew his candidature...
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Congress releases list of 86 candidates for Kerala polls
The Congress on Sunday released its first list of 86 candidates for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections. Former chief minister Oommen Chandy will contest from Puthuppally, while Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala has been fielded from Haripad Assembly constituency.
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EFLU students beaten up by police during protest, taken into custody
More than 14 students of the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, were detained and beaten up by the police after the students organized a hunger strike outside the university gates demanding reopening of hostels on Sunday.
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BAPSA leader attacked by ABVP in JNU
The Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association (BAPSA) in Jawaharlal Nehru University has alleged that its president Omprakash Mahato and members were attacked by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists inside the campus on Sunday.
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Before suicide, tribal MP Delkar sent letter to PM Modi seeking appointment for “a few minutes”
In an exclusive report, National Herald has claimed that the deceased Lok Sabha MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mohan Delkar, who died by suicide in a Mumbai hotel last month, had written several letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking "justice" before suicide.
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