Friday, March 29, 2024

India

On Good Friday, Kerala bishops speak on anti-Christian attacks in Manipur, CAA, lives of minorities in current India

Prominent bishops in Kerala highlighted attacks against the Christian community, citing incidents in Manipur and other parts of North India, attributing them to the "powers of darkness" in their Good Friday messages.

INDIA bloc in Bihar seals seat-sharing deal, RJD gets 26 seats, Congress 9, Left 5

The INDIA bloc sealed the seat-sharing deal in Bihar for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The RJD will field its candidates from 26 seats. The Congress will contest on nine seats while the Left will fight on five seats.

“Institutional murder”: Leaders, family raise concerns over Mukhtar Ansari’s death in jail, demand probe

From opposition leaders to his family members, many took to social media to mourn the death of Mukhtar Ansari, a five-time former MLA from Mau in eastern Uttar Pradesh and one of the senior Muslim politicians in the state, who died in jail on Thursday, and demand an independent investigation into it.

As you consider India’s institutions to be your personal property, I have some questions for you: Kharge to Modi

“Modi ji, Institution after Institution is being 'bullied' by you into submission, so STOP pinning the blame on the Congress party, for your own sins!” said Kharge.

‘My family and I have suffered injustice’: Released Muslim activist Javed Mohammed speaks out

When Javed Mohammed left for the police station on his scooter on the night of 10 June 2022,...

Tension escalates in Bengal as Mamata’s dharna enters day 2

"This is total constitutional breakdown .It is my job to protect my officers. They (BJP) cannot fight politically. That's why they are resorting to these sort of tactics. Ajit doval is doing whatever the PM wants him to do, he is the one giving all instructions to CBI," said Mamata Banarjee to reporters on Sunday evening.

‘Even 24 hours of work is not enough’

In government schools in West Bengal's villages, cleaning staff and mid-day meal workers are hired part time, which ensures low salaries and no benefits, and forces the women to do multiple jobs
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India; Hindu nationalists and Christians. Why the country has no room for minorities

What’s happening to Christians in the world's second most populous country and why?

Dalit activist Ammini’s sister and nephew attacked allegedly by RSS workers on Sabarimala row

Ammini, along with four other women, had made a failed attempt to enter the Sabarimala shrine on December 23. Since then, she has been facing threats from people who are opposed to women’s entry into the temple.
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Mausam Benazir Noor, two-time Congress MP from Malda joins Trinamool Congress

Mausam Benazir Noor, niece of former Union minister, late A B A Gani Khan Chowdhury, and two-time MP from Malda Lok Sabha constituency, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday.

Tribals of Pathalgarhi movement face fierce police crackdown

Authorities say they are legally acquiring land to be used for 'development' projects, but villagers tell another story. Most of tribal farmers in Jharkhand are subsistence farmers and half live below poverty line in Jharkhand.
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Research Scholars slams the HRD Ministry for the 25% hike in fellowship

Researches who have already taken to social media to engage in protest expressed their disappointment through facebook and Twitter and determined to continue the protest until their demands are met.

Caste based reservation is under danger: Tejashwi Yadav

The 10% quota to the economically backward among the upper castes is the first step to end caste-based reservations, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on Tuesday.
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IndiaSpend: Wealth of 10 richest Indians combined equal to 4 state cconomies & 6 ministries

The wealth of the 10 richest Indians combined are equal to the gross state domestic product (GSDP) of four Indian states and six government ministries, according to...

Poem; When your best citizens are killed on the streets, and piled in the jail…

A poem by Adivasi rights activist Abhay Xaxa
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Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika awarded Bharat Ratna

The Centre on Friday conferred former President Pranab Mukherjee with the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award. Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and singer and musician Bhupen Hazarika have also been awarded posthumously.

Minorities Commission asks JNU to investigate professor who called JNUSU general secretary ‘terrorist’

The Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) has sent a notice to the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration, asking it to set up an enquiry against JNU Professor Amita Singh for making Islamophobic comments against the JNU Students’ Union general secretary.
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