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The UP government cancels constable exam after youth protests ‘paper leak’

A paper leak led the state government of Uttar Pradesh to cancel the UP Constables Recruitment exam. The government had announced that it will be held again in 6 months, although a date has not been announced

Assam government repeals Muslim Marriage Act, terms it ‘obsolete’

The government has stated that this is another step towards bringing in the Uniform Civil Code in the state

Mira Road to see Hindutva rally tomorrow after HC grants permission, citizens approach police to ensure peace

After the Bombay High Court granted permission to Hindutva outfits to organise a shobha yatra near the Mira Bhayandar area in Mumbai which had recently seen violence, residents of Mira Road wait with trepidation for the February 25 rally and meeting of controversial BJP MLA Raja Singh to take place

Bombay HC grants conditional permission to BJP MLA Raja Singh for Feb 25 Mira Road-Bhayander meet, orders videotaping and ‘No Hate Speech’

Pursuant to the conditional Court order, CJP files follow-up complaint with Maharashtra police, urges officials to take necessary action; listed below are the list of offences for which Raja Singh has been charged

Mumbai: Senior doctor asked to chant Jai Sri Ram by cab driver

A senior Muslim doctor based in Mumbai’s Haji Ali was asked to chant Jai Sri Ram if he wanted to take the ride. Furthermore, a Muslim rickshaw driver was beaten, robbed, and forced to chant Jai Sri Ram in Mumbra earlier this week.

Modi’s engagements with Temple Events is not Decolonisation

The recent (January 22, 2024) Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of Lord Ram in Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been a major spectacle. This has accompanied promotion of...

Social welfare department intervenes after Dalit youth faces discrimination, denied hair cut in Karnataka

A Dalit youth had to receive an ordinary service like a haircut under police protection in Kadanur village in Doddaballapur in Karnataka this week

Lest we ever forget: Maulana Azad whose death anniversary is today, February 22

On the 55th death anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a doyen of India’s freedom struggle, India’s first Union Minister for Education and a man whose contribution the present far right regime wants to erase from all record, we must always remember the man who was President of the Indian National Congress twice. In memorium

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