India
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.
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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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If highlighting farmers’ protest is sedition, it’s better to be in jail: Disha Ravi
"If highlighting farmers’ protest globally is sedition, I am better in jail," the climate activist Disha Ravi told a Delhi court via her lawyer Saturday, stating that there is no evidence to link her with Sikhs For Justice, a banned organisation.
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Delhi pogrom: Court rebukes police for arresting 3 Muslim youths with ‘no evidence’
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to three Muslim youths arrested for killing Shahid Alam who had sustained gunshot injury on 24 February 2020 during the anti-Muslim pogrom in northeast Delhi and said that "it is hard to believe a communal riot used to cause death of person of their own coommunity."
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Farmers ready to sacrifice one crop but wont let movement weaken: Rakesh Tikait
Rakesh Tikait, Uttar Pradesh's peasant leader and one of the faces of ongoing farmers' protest against Narendra Modi government's new agri laws, asserted Friday that farmers were ready to sacrifice one crop but will not let the agitation weaken.
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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."
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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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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.
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“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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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.
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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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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.
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