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Uttarakhand: Muslim vendor arrested for selling eggs at ‘sacred ghat’ in Haridwar

The Haridwar Police have reportedly jailed a Muslim youth for selling chicken eggs at Har Ki Pauri, a sacred ghat on the banks of river Ganga on allegations of hurting Hindu religious sentiments reports Zee News and Muslim Mirror; sale of meat and eggs in towns like Rishikesh and Haridwar has been upheld by the Supreme Court in 2004

After four weeks of protests, an FIR against EFLU Hyd students for hunger strike, using slogans like ‘Inquilab Zindabad’

Protests in EFLU had been launched on October 18 following the sexual assault of a female student on campus. Students have been demanding, among other things that the Vice Chancellor Suresh Kumar and Proctor T Samson resign. These protests have been reported in The Times of India, Siasat.com, News Nine and The NewsMinute

“Don’t pray for Palestine,” Delhi Police reportedly warns mosque imams

Delhi Police has issued a notice to mosque imams, instructing them not to include prayers for Palestine during religious services, reports Inquilab, a widely circulated, Urdu daily.

Jharkhand tribal activists agitating for a separate Sarna Code, arrested ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Modi will visit Ulihatu in Khunti district on Wednesday to pay respect to revered tribal icon Birsa Munda. The tribal activists had threatened self-immolation if Modi during his visit to Ulihatu did not make any announcement on a separate Sarna religion code; the police have put them under preventive detention

IIT-Bombay: Faculty backs professor over Hamas claims calling out the malicious campaign of misinformation & falsehood

A group named the Vivek Vichar Manch has claimed that Prof. Sharmistha Saha and guest speaker Sudhanva Deshpande had glorified Hamas action against Israel during a discussion after the screening of a documentary film — Arna’s Children

Used for checking corruption, irregularities for 15 yrs, RTI being turned into ‘dead letter law’

"People of this country have a right to know every public act, everything done in a public way, by their public functionary. They are...

Sarna code: More than just a political tactic

Politicians, researchers and experts explain why the recognition of Sarna as a separate religion is an important demand for Jharkhand Adivasis.

SC orders circulation of draft guidelines on modes for seizure of electronic devices by union & state governments

The draft guidelines, prepared by five renowned academicians, suggest method of seizure, issuing summons, production and retention of devices, limits vast powers exercised by the enforcement agencies

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