South India
Gaza Genocide
Hyderabad University fines students Rs 1,000 each for conducting “UoH for Palestine” protest
At least six students were fined Rs 1,000 each and were warned to be cautious by the University of Hyderabad for conducting a Palestine solidarity march inside the campus on 27 October last year.
Elections 2024
In Kerala poll fray, two candidates have hate speech cases against them: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP national sec Anil Antony
While the hate speeches against Muslims by BJP leaders, including its star campaigners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, make headlines and spark outrage, in Kerala, the campaign intensifies against two BJP candidates who were previously booked in hate speech cases.
India
Eviction of ‘waqf’ encroachers: Madras HC upholds central law, declares 2010 Tamil Nadu amendment unconstitutional
The Madras High Court, in a judgement, has declared a 2010 amendment which brought waqf properties under the ambit of the Tamil Nadu Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act of 1976, unconstitutional.
Elections 2024
Interview: Hindus are rejecting BJP’s Hindutva, says Karnataka Congress spokesperson MG Hegde
Hindus are rejecting Bharatiya Janata Party‘s Hindutva, says Karnataka Congress spokesperson MG Hegde in an interview to Maktoob.
Elections 2024
‘Blatant lies, Islamophobia’: BJP Karnataka joins PM Modi’s hate campaign against Muslims, posts lies to spread anti-Muslim hate
Joining an anti-Muslim campaign led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a social media post on X by the Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka made false accusations against Congress and spread Islamophobic rhetoric.
India
Bengaluru: Cops arbitrary arrest Muslims including Covid patients, one dies
Covid-19 positive patient arrested in the alleged Bengaluru violence case died on Saturday.
India
CISF orders probe after officer questions DMK MP Kanimozhi’s nationality
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) sought details from DMK MP Kanimozhi and said it had “ordered an enquiry into the matter” soon after Kanimozhi said a CISF officer asked if she was an Indian when she requested the woman official to speak in Tamil or English.
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Features
Photos: Kerala mourns Karipur plane crash victims
On Saturday night, Mohammed Nijas flew to the same Calicut International Airport, where his family landed into a tragic accident a day before, that killed his wife Sahira Banu and 10-month old son, Asim Mohammed.
India
Kerala landslide: Dalit migrant workers at receiving end, 23 died, 43 feared trapped
At least 23 people have been killed and around 43 others feared trapped under the debris after a landslide triggered by heavy rains flattened a row of dwelling units of tea estate workers at Pettimudi in this high-range district Idukki in Kerala early Friday.
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Features
Kerala plane crash: Malappuram locals swing into action in rescue efforts
The local residents at Karipur and Kondotty in Malappuram district came running to the airport crash site within minutes after the accident and began carrying the injured passengers in whatever vehicles they got to hospitals in heavy rains.
India
Air India Express crash at Kozhikode: Death toll rises to 20
Air India Express aircraft from Dubai to Kozhikode with 191 passengers onboard crashed after overshooting the runway and going into the valley after landing at Karipur Airport.
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India
13 dead in landslide in Kerala after heavy rain, 52 feared trapped under debris
At least 13 people have been killed after heavy rain caused a landslide in Kerala's Idukki district early Friday morning.
India
Madras HC directs Centre to form committee for providing OBC reservations in All India Medical Quota
On Monday, the Madras High Court has directed the Central Government to constitute a committee comprising the officials of Tamil Nadu to formulate a method of implementation of OBC reservations in All India Quota medical seats in non-central institutions from next academic year.
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Opinion
Palathayi: Is Kerala govt protecting rape-accused local BJP leader?
In the last week of March, Childline activists lodged a complaint against Padmarajan, a local BJP leader, at the Panoor police station, Kannur, alleging that he sexually abused his student, a fourth-grader, from the school toilet in Palathayi, Kannur.
India
Mere removal of Islamophobic tweets is not sufficient: Telangana HC to Twitter
A division bench of the Telangana High Court on Friday directed the Twitter to file a counter affidavit in the PIL filed seeking removal of Islamophobic posts linking the Covid-19 pandemic to Islam from its site.
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Features
Beyummah, a mother who challenges UAPA
Zakariya is one among the thousands in Parapanna Agrahara Jail, spread over 40 hectares of land and filled with twice the capacity, who is awaiting judiciary to show mercy in fastening their cases.
India
COVID-19: Kerala registers its biggest single-day rise, CM says lockdown may be imposed again
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said a complete lockdown could be imposed in the state again as over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported for the first time on Wednesday.
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