Thursday, March 28, 2024

South India

INSAF alliance sweeps EFLU student union elections

The INSAF alliance, comprised of the Fraternity Movement, Muslim Students Federation, Telangana Students’ Forum, National Students' Union of India and PRISM EFLU secured victory in all central panel seats of the Students' Union at Hyderabad English & Foreign Languages University (EFLU).

Arnab Goswami booked for ‘fake news’ on Siddaramaiah

Republic TV chief editor Arnab Goswami has been booked for allegedly spreading fake news about Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and attempting to incite hatred.

Two NDA candidates against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad? BJP announces candidate as ally RPI(A), already started campaigning

Two weeks later, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced their Kerala chief, K Surendran, as the BJP candidate for Wayanad in their fifth candidate list, despite the Republican Party of India (Athawale) (RPI), a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), recently declaring their national vice president Nuzarath Jahan as their candidate for the Wayanad constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Karnataka moves Supreme Court against Union govt for denying drought relief funds

The Karnataka government on Saturday has filed a writ petition against the Union government in the Supreme Court for denying funds to the State for drought relief under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and the Manual for Drought Management.

False claim of ‘Muslims-only town in Malappuram’ during ‘The Ranveer Show‘: Complaint against right-wing author in Kerala

The Muslim Youth League has lodged a complaint against right-wing author Sandeep Balakrishna for his derogatory remarks and false claims concerning Muslims and Malappuram district in Kerala.

Facebook bans poet K Satchidanandan over video targeting BJP and PM Modi

Facebook has banned renowned poet and critic K. Satchidanandan for 24 hours after the poet uploaded a video on the BJP's defeat in Kerala assembly elections and an advertisement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bed, bigotry and Islamophobia; The tale Of ‘Bengaluru bed scam’

The people who were targeted were young in their earlier 20s looking for a job, being bread winners and labelled as terrorist are now uncertain of their future, the police have threatened them a lot.
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New SC judgment a threat to Muslim quota in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh: Congress leader

Senior Congress politician and Opposition Leader of Telangana Legislative Council, Mohammed Ali Shabbir has said that the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments must take immediate legal measures to protect the 4 per cent Muslim quota in jobs and education sector, warning of a threat to the continuance of the quota in the wake of the recent Supreme Court verdict.

Rs 4,153.69 crore, covering 2,07,67,000 ration card holders; TN CM Stalin announces pandemic relief

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday announced a COVID-19 pandemic time relief of Rs 2,000 for the people of the state, a cut in Aavin milk rate and free travel for women in state-run buses, all promises made by his DMK ahead of the April 6 Assembly elections.
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“Stop hunting intellectuals,” Kerala MPs, MLAs and academics demand Hany Babu’s release

A group of more than 100 people from Kerala including Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha members, Kerala Assembly members, rights activists and academics have issued a statement expressing their solidarity...

UAPA prisoner Rauf Shareef’s wife -mother of 22 days old girl- says UP police framed her husband

“They will always hunt down people who fight for justice," says Fathima Bathool, wife of Campus Front of India national general secretary Rauf Shareef who was arrested initially by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for money laundering and then later was charged under draconian UAPA by Uttar Pradesh police, accusing of stirring unrest in Hathras following the caste killing of a Dalit woman.
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Need vaccine for Tejasvi Surya’s anti-Muslim behavior, demands Congress

The Congress strongly objected Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bangalore South MP and controversial Hindutva face Tejasvi Surya falsely accusing Muslims for corruption in the Bengaluru Municipal Coroporation South Zone's COVID-19 war room and spreading venom against Muslims.

24 Covid-19 patients die after Karnataka hospital runs out of oxygen

24 Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours after a government hospital in Karnataka ran out of medical oxygen.
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Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan says victory belongs to people

Claiming victory of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Kerala polls, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said, "Our victory today is the victory of the people. We believe in the people and they have trust in us. That's why we have won more seats than 2016. We can go into the details of the election at a later time."

Tamil Nadu elections result live updates: DMK starts celebrating victory

In Tamil Nadu, all the surveys have predicted a DMK-Left-Congress alliance victory with predicting it would win between 175-195 seats out of 234.
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Kerala polls result live updates: LDF gains clear lead

The ruling CPI(M)-LDF and Opposition Congress-headed UDF are waiting with fingers crossed as the outcome of the fiercely fought April 6 Kerala Assembly polls is only hours away with counting to be held on Sunday.

Kerala: FIR against activist over FB post appealing Covid relief to Dalit, Adivasi families

Prominent environment activist and national convenor of National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), professor Kusumam Joseph has been booked by Kerala Police over her Facebook post, appealed to the government to ensure COVID-19 relief food kits for Dalit and Adivasi families at Arippa in Kollam district.
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