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From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha
Krishna Janmabhoomi: Daily hearings on maintainability to begin from July 25
Petitioners have demanded that the Shahi Idgah mosque be removed and the entire mosque complex land be returned to the temple trust
India ranks 135 out of 146 countries in WEF Gender Gap Index
Ranks below Saudi Arabia, but ahead of Pakistan and Afghanistan that are the bottom of the pile
Lucknow: Four men arrested for Lulu Mall namaz video
Police clarify that previous arrest of Hindu men was for disrupting public order while trying to enter mall to recite Hanuman Chalisa
Gyanvapi case: SC admits petition seeking permission to worship “Shivling”
Case to b heard on July 21, the same day as mosque committee’s plea against a survey of the premises will be heard by another SC bench
Babri Masjid demolition case: Allahabad High Court to hear plea against acquittal of 32 people
Leaders such as LK Advani, Uma Bharati and Murli Manohar Joshi had been acquitted in the criminal case surrounding the demolition
Female students forced to take off undergarments in Kerala?
The girls were appearing for NEET exams and one of them has now lodged a police complaint; various authorities shirk responsibility
Krishna Janmabhoomi: Allahabad HC directs Mathura court to expeditiously decide on plea seeking scientific investigation of Shahi Idgah
Court directs Mathura court to decide matter preferably within three months
Kashmiri Pandits welcome back Hajis with Na’at recital
Previously local Muslims had assisted in the rescue of Amarnath pilgrims during the flash-floods
Lucknow: Were Lulu mall “namazis” part of conspiracy to disrupt communal harmony?
The men didn’t face the correct direction, and finished namaz in 18 seconds!
Gyanvapi case: Plea before SC for carbon dating of “Shivling”
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