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Hindi speakers’ take-over of Mumbai? Bihar Bhavan allowed on prime Mumbai Port trust land!
In a controversial decision by the now ‘four engine sarkar’, prime port trust land at Elephant Estate has been reportedly been sanctioned for the ‘Bihar Bhavan’ in Maharashtra’s capital of Mumbai; this decision has drawn huge flak from Marathi speakers and protests are likely to follow; to be built at the cost of Bihar’s tax payers, this is also part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s plant of a proto fascist, “Hind-Hindi-Hindustan.” One language, One Faith, One Nation
Controversial comments on Taliban draw ire
Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq booked for Sedition, UP CM calls for “exposing” others who ‘support’ Taliban
Telangana activist Kalpana Dayala breathes her last
Dayala was vocal in the conditions of weavers in Telangana and worked to raise awareness among people.
Bhima Koregaon: Jailed activist Rona Wilson’s father passes away
Wilson was arrested by the Pune Police in 2018 under UAPA charges in the Bhima Koregaon case
Hell, by any other name…
Changing the nomenclature of detention camps does not change the fact that conditions there remain abysmal!
Rising fuel prices: Gov’t tries to obfuscate the truth… again!
The timing of the recent moves to raise levies and retail prices by the governments and fuel marketers, respectively, is at odds with logic, especially at a point when the country is grappling with the impact of a pandemic
Will Taliban takeover of Afghanistan be used to attack Indian Muslims?
Anti-Muslim sentiments grow stronger on social media with questions like “Why are Indian muslims not condemning Taliban’s actions in Afghanistan?”
UP: Muslim man beaten while trying to hoist tricolour on Independence Day
As per reports, the man approached the SDM after the local police refused to lodge an FIR
Gov’t will help Afghanistan’s Sikhs and Hindus to come to India: MEA
CAA seeks to grant citizenship to Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Christian and Sikh immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, but excludes Muslims
Afghanistan Crisis: What is India’s plan of action?
There are over 200 Indian citizens who are reportedly stuck in Afghanistan;Taliban has reportedly “assured” Hindus and Sikhs of safety
Sorry state of affairs’ in Parliament: Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, added that “there was no clarity of laws” being enacted in the Parliament
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