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When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
Statements by Muslim religio-political leaders condemned
Over 100 Indians condemn Paris beheadings, deplore outrageous statements by Muslim religious and political leaders
Haryana: Nitika Tomar’s murder being used to fuel ‘love jihad’, hate politics?
Family alleges that police ignored their 2018 complaint of harassment; police maintain the family did not want to take action
Bilkis Bano case: Is the Government trying to hoodwink the SC on compensation?
The 2002 riot-survivor alleges that despite repeated directions of the SC she has not been given her proper dues
No proof for UAPA charges, accused deserves bail: Delhi HC
The court observed that the investigating agency’s report does not disclose the commission of UAPA offences except some bald statements of the witnesses to keep Faizan in jail.
Hathras case: AMU to extend the tenure of 2 JNMCH doctors who spoke to the media
Doctors Azimuddin and Obaid’s termination has been revoked and their tenure would be extended on the request of Dr. Zaidi, the Chief Medical Officer of JNMCH
Against the country’s secular structure: Court denies bail to man accused of damaging Masjid
Considering the gravity of allegations, large-scale involvement of the applicant in the North East Delhi riots, court do not find it to be a fit case for grant of bail
No ‘Muslim regiment’ in the first place: Former civil servants seek investigation into fake news
Group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services, pen an open letter, backing army vertans' call for investigations into hate campaign against Muslim soldiers
My father was lynched on September 6, UP police have no updates: Mohhamad Sabir
Mohhamad Sabir has launched an online support campaign to seek justice for his father Aftab Alam, a taxi driver who was allegedly lynched for not chanting 'Jai Shree Ram'
Accused of providing shelter to Tabhligi Jamaat members without permission, Jharkhand HC grants pre arrest bail to two mosque coordinators
The Single Bench noted that he was inclined to grant anticipatory bail privilege to the two petitioners under section 438 of Cr.PC on conditions that they should cooperate with the investigation of the case.
Mumbai court acquits 20 Tablighi Jamaat members
Court finds no evidence against two sets of ten persons belonging to Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan
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