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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
UP: Media adds communal tone to Kanpur Qazi’s words
In second statement, the Qazi clarifies that he was only speaking for those wrongly arrested by the police
Hate speech impact on Kashmir Valley & Jammu, communal tension reported
Ex BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s statements lead to protests, communal tension in several towns of erstwhile J & K
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Gyanvapi Case: Varanasi Court rejects plea seeking permission to worship alleged ‘Shivling’ inside the mosque
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FIRs against Naveen Jindal Nupur Sharma, senior journalist Saba Naqvi not spared: Delhi police
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