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Telangana: Asaduddin Owaisi urges AIMIM supporters to vote for Congress in several seats
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi subtly encouraged votes for the INDIA bloc's candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in several seats in Telangana.
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Veteran scholar, chancellor of Jamia Darussalam Oomerabad, Maulana Kaka Sayeed Ahmed Oomeri, dies
Renowned Islamic scholar and Chancellor of Jamia Darussalam Oomerabad, Maulana Kaka Sayeed Ahmed Oomeri, has passed away on Saturday in Oomerabad, Tamil Nadu. He was also the Vice President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
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Asianet Suvarna News identifies India’s Muslim population with Pakistan flag, Hindus with Indian flag, issues apology later
Asianet Suvarna News used the Pakistani flag to represent the Muslim population in India and the Indian flag to represent the Hindu population during a show that aired on May 9, in an episode titled ‘Hindu Population Has Decreased, Muslim Population Has Increased Enormously.’
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Karnataka BJP leader arrested in sexual assault case
Bharatiya Janata Party leader G Devaraje Gowda was arrested on Friday night by the police in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in connection with a sexual assault case.
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HD Revanna sent to jail for abduction related to rape case
A Bengaluru court on Wednesday sent Janta Dal (Secular) MLA and former Karnataka minister HD Revanna to judicial custody for seven days in connection with the alleged abduction of a woman in a sexual abuse case.
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Family dismisses CBI report on Fathima Latheef’s death, seeks new probe
9 November marks three years since 19-year-old Fathima Latheef, a first-year student of MA Humanities at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, was found dead in her hostel room. Months after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) concluded its probe into the matter, the family is not convinced by their findings.
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Kerala government to remove Governor as Chancellor of universities
Kerala's government Wednesday decided to remove Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as Chancellor of universities.
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DMK to move Supreme Court against EWS verdict
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has decided to file review petition in the Supreme Court of India against the Constitution Bench judgment which upheld the reservations for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
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The Kerala Story: FIR registered amidst outrage, Congress calls for ban
Kerala's Director General of Police Anil Kant on Tuesday directed the Thiruvananthapuram police commissioner to register a case against the crew of the film “The Kerala Story” which makes...
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“Sack Governor immediately,” says DMK memorandum to President
Tamil Nadu's ruling party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, has submitted a memorandum to the President seeking the immediate removal of Governor RN Ravi for "obstructing a democratically elected government from...
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Kerala journalists march to Raj Bhavan after governor bars MediaOne, Kairali journalists from press conference
Journalists in Kerala held a protest march on Tuesday against Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, a day after he asked reporters from two Malayalam channels MediaOne and Kairali to leave a media briefing.
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CM Stalin terms EWS verdict as “setback to century-old fight for social justice”
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin termed the Supreme Court order upholding reservations for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society as a setback to the century-old fight for social justice.
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Thirumavalavan, VCK cadres distribute 1 lakh booklets on Manusmriti to expose its ideology
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder and Lok Sabha MP Thol. Thirumavalavan on Sunday launched a campaign in Tamil Nadu by distributing booklets on Manusmriti to create awareness, among people, of its views on non-Brahmins and women.
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Son strip searched by customs at Kerala arport, alleges Muslim League MP
Three time Rajya Sabha MP and Indian Union Muslim League leader PV Abdul Wahab has alleged that his son was recently intercepted at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport by Customs, on his return from UAE, and strip-searched without following the due procedure.
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Kerala moves Supreme Court over acquittal of RSS men in CPI(M) leader murder case
The Kerala left government has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the acquittal of the activists of Hindu militant group RSS, in the murder case of CPI(M) leader VV Vishnu.
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Kerala man arrested for kicking 6-year-old migrant child in chest for leaning on car
A youth from Kerala’s Kannur district, Shihshad, was arrested on Friday after a viral video showed him kicking a six-year-old migrant boy, who was leaning on his car.
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Karnataka: Woman, twin babies die as hospital refuses treatment for not carrying Aadhaar
A pregnant woman and her twin babies were died after the woman denied treatment at a government hospital on Wednesday night as she was not carrying an Aadhaar card.
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