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India
Telangana DGP orders further probe after closure report into Rohith Vemula death case sparks outrage
Following outrage from family and the Dalit community after the Telangana police's closure report claimed that University of Hyderabad PhD scholar and Dalit leader Rohith Vemula, who died in January 2016, was not Dalit and dismissed casteism in the case, the state Director General of Police announced further investigations will be conducted.
India
Second FIR against JD(S) MLA HD Revanna for abducting woman his son Prajwal had raped
The Karnataka Police on Thursday filed a second first information report against Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former state minister HD Revanna for allegedly abducting a woman who claims to have been raped by his son, Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.
India
SC says it may consider granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in view of Lok Sabha elections
The Supreme Court on Friday said it may consider granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in view of the Lok Sabha polls.
Central India
Telangana Police closes Rohith Vemula case file, absolves UoH VC, BJP leaders
On Friday, the Gachibowli police, which was investigating the death of University of Hyderabad scholar Rohith Vemula, filed...
Elections 2024
Rahul Gandhi to contest from Raebareli, Congress loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi
After weeks of deliberations and talks, the Congress on Friday named Rahul Gandhi as its candidate from the...
India
Covid19: 80 Indian districts in lockdown
Unprecedented restrictions were imposed in 80 districts across 17 States and five Union Territories in India affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
South India
COVID-19: Rahul Gandhi presents thermal scanners to Wayanad
To help identify the symptoms of COVID-19 more effectively, Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi has presented thermal scanners to his constituency, Wayanad.
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India
Rajasthan, Punjab announces complete lockdown. Section 144 imposed in Chattisgarh
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh had announced an immediate relief of Rs 3,000 each for all the registered construction workers in the state. The money would be transferred to the bank accounts of the workers by Monday.
India
Petrol bomb hurled near Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protest site
A petrol bomb was hurled by an unidentified person near the protest site at Shaheen Bagh on Sunday where Muslim women have been on a sit-in for over three months against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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India
Delhi pogrom: Hindu mob burned my shop which had goods worth Rs 1 crore, says Muslim businessman
Ajmeri and his four employees were in the shop when it was attacked on February 25 in anti-Muslim violence that erupted in northeast-Delhi.
India
International Commission of Jurists condemns Nirbhaya convicts execution and says it is an affront to rule of law
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemned the execution today of four men who were convicted of raping and murdering a 23-year-old student in December 2012.
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India
Delhi violence: HC directs Govt. to set up additional relief camps
Delhi High Court directs the government to set up four additional relief camps in northeast Delhi to provide shelter and aid to victims of Delhi anti-Muslim violence.
In the...
India
Corona: India’s financial capital Mumbai inches closer to shutdown
All private workplaces in Mumbai except grocers, pharmacies and other essential services have been ordered to close until 31 March. It is the closest an Indian city has come to a complete shutdown following coronavirus outbreak.
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India
Anti-CAA protest by women of Jamia Nagar outside Jamia Millia completes 94 days
The anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest at Jamia Millia Islamia on 19th March 2020 completed its 94 days and is being considered one of the longest continuous protests against discriminatory citizenship acts across the country.
India
Limited testing could leave COVID-19 cases undetected in India: Health experts
Coronavirus cases in India rose to 147 on Wednesday, a day after a third person, a 64-year-old man, died in Maharashtra.
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India
1100 women activists urge CMs of every state to delink NPR and Census
More than 1000 women, across India, have asked Chief Ministers of every state to de-link the NPR and the Census, sending enumerators out only with the census schedule, here today.
India
Coronavirus: At Shaheen Bagh, protesters keep one-metre distance and say protest will continue until rollback of CAA
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Muslim women protesters at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi are taking precautions and are sitting at a distance of at least one meter from each other.
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