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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
Gauhati High Court issues notice on plea challenging ban on sale of beef in municipal area
Plea filed against complete ban on business of selling beef in Assam’s Sonari Municipal area
Gyanvapi case: Now, plea moved before SC seeking permission to offer prayers to “Shivling” found on mosque premises
Plea has been moved by Rajesh Mani Tripathi, president of Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Dal
Ajmer: Another dargah cleric mocks Hindu deities
Vishva Hindu Parishad demands his immediate arrest; cleric issues apology
Lucknow: Lulu mall authorities put up notices prohibiting religious prayers on mall premises
Video of people offering Namaz inside the mall had gone viral, Hindutva groups had called for boycott of the mall
Gyanvapi case: Fast-track court permits corrections to petition
Fast-track court is hearing a petition pertaining to prohibition of entry of Muslim devotees into the Gyanvapi mosque premises
Gyanvapi case: Hindu petitioners submit that the mosque stands on land owned by Hindu deity
Varanasi district court is hearing matter pertaining to maintainability of the suit under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC
SC dismisses plea filed seeking independent probe into alleged extra-judicial killings of Chhattisgarh tribals by security forces
The Court imposes Rs. 5 Lakh costs on the first petitioner
Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC resumes hearing plea against proceedings in lower court
Kashi Vishwanath temple lawyer argues historical wrong can be adjudicated by court
Sikh community livid over incorrect naming of Dwarka Park
Members of the Sikh community accuse the administration of trying to erase community history by misnaming Sikh leader Banda Singh Bahadur
Gyanvapi case: Mosque authority finishes submissions, Hindu petitioners form Trust
Mosque management committee argued against maintainability of the suit in line with Order 7, Rule 11 of the CPC, case adjourned till July 13
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