India
Elections 2024
Interview | Lucknow’s INDIA alliance candidate Ravidas Mehrotra speaks to Maktoob
Ravidas Mehrotra, the Samajwadi Party candidate in the Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency, speaks to Maktoob’s Ghazala Ahmad about his election promises, the need for the INDIA alliance, the price hike and unemployment in the country, the anti-CAA protests and state crackdown in Lucknow, and PM Modi’s hate campaigns against Muslims.
Elections 2024
Hate speech: “Learn from Yogi Adityanath where to run bulldozer,” says PM Modi
The BJP’s star campaigner who have been delivering abusive and hate speeches against Muslims in his election speeches, further said that the opposition parties must take tuition from Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to learn “where to run bulldozers.”
Features
On this day, fifteen years ago, Kerala Police killed six Muslims, including a minor; no justice yet
Fifteen years ago, on May 17, 2009, the day after the 2009 general election results were announced, Beemapally, a coastal town in the capital city of Trivandrum with a predominantly lower-caste converted Muslim majority, lost six Muslim lives in the largest police firing recorded in Kerala.
Business
Workplace harassment data reveals corporate sector’s patchy compliance with POSH Act: Report
A decade after India's groundbreaking Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act mandated strict measures to prevent and...
Elections 2024
66.95% voter turnout in first four phases, says Election Commission
The Election Commission on Thursday released cumulative voter turnout data for the first four phases of the General Elections 2024.
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.
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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 a closure report in the matter, absolving the then vice-chancellor of...
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 traditional Gandhi family seat of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi...
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India
MEA calls USCIRF “biased” entity after its annual report designates India among “Countries of Particular Concern”
India's Ministry of External Affairs slammed the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and said it continues to publish its "propaganda" on the country “masquerading” as part of...
Gaza Genocide
India backs Palestine’s bid for full membership of UN
India on Wednesday said it hoped that Palestine’s application to become a full member of the United Nations would be reconsidered and endorsed.
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India
Delhi HC issues notice on Hindutva Watch, India Hate Lab’s petitions against website blocking
In two separate petitions filed by the founder of research groups Hindutva Watch, and India Hate Lab, the Delhi High Court issued notice and directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology...
India
India witnessed 134 instances of free speech violations this year: Free Speech Collective
Since the beginning of the year, India has witnessed at least 134 instances of free speech violations in the country, according to a study by the Free Speech Collective.
The report "Crossing...
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India
Nearly 100 schools in Delhi shut over bomb threat, officials say it appears to be hoax
On Wednesday, around 100 schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received a bomb threat email. These include at least five schools in the southwest, three in...
Elections 2024
Congress will snatch all wealth of non-Muslims, says BJP’s new Islamophobic Instagram reel
An election campaign video shared by BJP's official Instagram page urging to vote for Modi, demonised Muslims to target the Congress manifesto. The Islamophobic video, now removed by the...
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India
“Genociders are not welcome”: Palestine protest force JNU admin to cancel US envoy event
On Monday, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration cancelled an event with the United States ambassador to India following protests by students who objected to the invitation due to...
Elections 2024
Rajasthan elections: Congress hopes to overturn BJP sweep
As voting in Rajasthan state wrapped up on Friday, with a low turnout at around 56 per cent, political parties are unable to predict the trend in the state....
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