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‘Chalo Delhi’: Thousands march to Supreme court against ‘Vote Chori’, demand Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

Led by the INDIA bloc, the October 12 march brought opposition parties, lawyers, student organisations and civil society onto Delhi’s streets, demanding a halt to the SIR process and accountability for alleged electoral manipulation

32 tribals homes demolished in Kalahandi Odisha

Odisha Forest Department carries out demolitions amidst lockdown, leaving nearly 90 people shelter-less in the punishing summer

No More Lockdown: Right to Food Campaign activists

They have asked the government for support for both NFSA and non-NFSA beneficiaries

Pigs succumb to mysterious virus, pork banned across Assam

New pig virus creates panic across at least six districts

Jailed and quarantined followers abandoned by Tablighi Jamaat chief

Many members suffer in quarantine facilities

Can harsher punitive measures as per ordinance amending Epidemic Disease Act be misused?

Also are these new punishments in line with existing criminal laws?

Covid19: Recovered Tablighi Jamaat members will donate blood so plasma therapy can help others

Delhi Minorities Commission also writes to LG and CM about the deplorable condition of Covid-19 isolation camps in city where two diabetic Jamaat members died, allegedly due to negligence

Mental health and Islamophobia in the times of Corona

As we complete a month into the official Nation-wide Lockdown, issues of communal violence and Islamophobia have been affecting the mental health of already stressed citizens. How does one keep sanity and truth alive in these difficult times?

Native Americans, Africans struggling in wake of Covid-19

Navajo Nation in the US lacks adequate water-supply and healthcare, while African countries are battling the triple threat of Coronavirus, Malaria and hunger

Mosque offered as Covid-19 quarantine facility in Pune

Renowned educationist and philanthropist P A Inamdar says it is time to put religious philosophy into practice and serve humanity

Positive Covid-19 case in Chennai slum poses difficulty for Chennai authorities

The area has been declared a containment zone and is said to have 1,500 residents

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‘Chalo Delhi’: Thousands march to Supreme court against ‘Vote Chori’, demand Gyanesh Kumar’s removal

Led by the INDIA bloc, the October 12 march brought opposition parties, lawyers, student organisations and civil society onto Delhi’s streets, demanding a halt to the SIR process and accountability for alleged electoral manipulation

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