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Congress leader of the opposition Kerala Assembly writes to Modi, Fadnavis over arrest of a Malayali priest in Nagpur

In a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, V.D. Satheesan, Congress leader of the opposition Kerala Assembly has sought urgent intervention regarding the detention/arrest of twelve individuals, including Father Sudhir, a priest of the CSI South Kerala Diocese, arrested by the Maharashtra Police following a complaint filed by Bajrang Dal activists

“Pour petrol on his house, not water”: Pakistani mullah incites death on Ahmadi Muslims

In another major escalation of anti-Ahmadiyya sentiment in Pakistan, a radical religious cleric "Syed Mohammad Sibtian Shah Naqvi of Sarghoda", with a significant social media following, has called for a total boycott of Ahmadi Muslims.

Prominent Muslim writers excluded from Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, allege scholars, alternate meet called

Several academics and senior writers have told The Hindu, New Indian Express snd The News Minute that the state has hundreds of Muslim Kannada writers, however, only a select few have been considered for the event.

President Draupadi Murmu gives her assent to Gujarat Bill empowering police to criminalise protests

The controversial new law vests powers with the police to register cases against those who protest without informing local courts in writing, which has been the case thus far. 

PM’s ‘deafening silence’ on attacks on Christians concerning, outfits protest such attacks 

'The deafening silence of the Prime Minister on atrocities against Christians over a long period of time in different parts of the country is a notable, a matter of concern, said the Khasi Jaintia Christian Leaders Forum.

Karnataka BJP accused of protecting rape accused, Dalit group warns of protest

An audio clip of the accused talking disrespectfully to a senior police officer has also gone viral.

Uneven yet Eloquent: PEN America’s anguished cries on India at 75

Over a 100 Indian and diasporic writers wrote, or gave statements about the suppression of dissent (among other things) in India at 75 

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IITs IIMs cave in to government pressure, agree to partial sharing of post grad research

When the Modi 2.0 government came up with a unique way to ensure compliance— data uploaded on Shodhganga considered for ranking under the National Institutional Ranking Framework— premier central institutions were forced to comply 

‘Love Jihad’ the priority, not ‘small issues like roads, drains: BJP Karnataka Naleen Kumar Kateel

Tweeting a video of Kateel's hate-ridden speech, the Karnataka Congress posted from its handle on Monday (translated from Kanadda) “...Development of the state, employment and education are minor issues! It's shameful that BJP has asked its party workers not to talk about development, of which it has done little."

CMIE Unemployment Data: HP & Punjab better than national average; Haryana has one of three persons jobless

According to the data provided by CMIE, an independent data base, Punjab is a state is much better placed than neighbouring Haryana having an unemployment rate of 37.4 per cent; Himachal Pradesh is also at 7.6 per cent, 0.8 per cent more than Punjab.

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Congress leader of the opposition Kerala Assembly writes to Modi, Fadnavis over arrest of a Malayali priest in Nagpur

In a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, V.D. Satheesan, Congress leader of the opposition Kerala Assembly has sought urgent intervention regarding the detention/arrest of twelve individuals, including Father Sudhir, a priest of the CSI South Kerala Diocese, arrested by the Maharashtra Police following a complaint filed by Bajrang Dal activists

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