India
A Chennai school exam paper terms protesting farmers ‘violent maniacs’
A question paper of the revision exams of a popular CBSE school in Chennai has stirred sharp criticisms as it termed the farmer protesters as "miscreants" and "violent maniacs."
India
Tamil Nadu drops cases against anti-CAA protesters and lockdown violators
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday announced that cases registered against anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters and those booked for violation of the coronavirus lockdown norms are dropped.
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India
Toolkit case: Delhi court sends Disha Ravi to jail for 3 days
A Delhi court on Friday sent 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi to three-day judicial custody in connection with the Greta Thunberg toolkit case.
India
“This is murder. We want CBI probe,” say mothers of Unnao Dalit teens
Accusing the Uttar Pradesh police officials of trying to cover up the matter, relatives of two Dalit girls, who were found dead at a field in Asoha village of Unnao, demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter, as police said a preliminary autopsy found no injuries on the victims and didn’t mention sexual assault.
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Features
Who is Nodeep Kaur?
After a month behind bars, Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit labourer and trade union activist from Punjab, was granted bail on Wednesday in two FIRs out of three filed against her. With one remaining FIR, Nodeep's sister, Rajvir Kaur is hopeful after weeks of dismay.
India
Loss of autonomy in Kashmir threatens minorities’ rights: UN independent experts
India’s decision to end autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir and restrict the participation of minorities in political and other activities sparked the concern of two UN-appointed independent human rights experts, on Thursday.
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India
Unnao: Murder FIR filed, autopsy finds ‘no external injury’
Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday filed an FIR against unknown persons on charges of murder and attempt to hide evidence, upon the complaint of the family of two Dalit girls, aged 13 and 16 who were found dead on their family’s field in Unnao district on Wednesday.
India
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad in TIME magazine’s list of 100 emerging leaders
Bhim Army chief Chandrasekhar Azad featured in TIME magazine’s annual list of 100 “emerging leaders who are shaping the future”.
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India
Protesting farmers to hold 4-hour ‘rail roko’ at 12 PM
Farmers protesting against the Narendra Modi government's three contentious agri laws have called for a four-hour nationwide ‘rail roko’ protest between 12 PM and 4 PM on Thursday.
India
Unnao: Shift Dalit girl immediately to AIIMS, demands Chandrashekhar Azad
After two minor Dalit girls aged 13 and 16, were found dead in a field in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh while another minor Dalit girl (17) is very critical, Dalit groups, activists and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad have demanded that the Dalit girl who is struggling for survival be immediately shifted to AIIMS-Delhi for better treatment.
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India
In Unnao, 3 Dalit girls found with hands and legs tied; 2 dead, 1 injured
In a shocking incident, two minor Dalit girls were found dead in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh while another minor Dalit girl is very critical.
India
Congress sweeps Punjab municipal polls. Amarinder Singh says ‘2022 teaser’
The ruling Congress won six municipal corporations and emerged as the largest party in the seventh, sweeping the urban body polls in Punjab on Wednesday.
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