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Maharashtra: 1 held for assaulting auto driver, forcing him to shout ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Thane: One person was arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting an auto-rickshaw driver in Mumbra in Thane district and forcing him to shout ‘Jai Shri Ram’, while four others are on the run,…
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Hindutva goons attack Muslim teens, force them to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Two Muslim teenagers were attacked by the same group of Hindutva goons in the Parbhani district of Maharashtra in two different incidents. https://twitter.com/AzharIND/status/1757006918978027554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1757006918978027554%7Ctwgr%5E7d32c9070592cc0836ec905e7dbef362526839de%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newslaundry.com%2F2024%2F02%2F13%2Ftwo-muslim-teenagers-assaulted-forced-to-chant-jai-shri-ram-by-men-avenging-clash-at-sufi-shrine On February 11, a 19-year-old second-year polytechnic student at…
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BJP leader demands demolition of ‘illegal mosques’, cites Mira Road violence
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitish Rane recently spearheaded an anti-Muslim rally in association with Sakal Hindu Samaj – a coalition of several right-wing Hindu nationalist outfits -demanding the demolition of “illegal…
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Family forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, assaulted on train to Mumbai
A Muslim family in Mumbai was reportedly forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by a Hindutva mob during an assault. A horrific 26-second video of the incident, reportedly filmed on January 24,…
- India
Sikhs voice anger as Maharashtra govt amends Nanded Gurdwara Act
The Maharashtra government’s recent decision to make amendments to the Nanded Sikh Gurudwara Sachkhand Sri Hazur Apchalnagar Sahib Act, 1956, has received condemnation from the Sikh community calling it a “sad and…
- India
Attack on journalist Nikhil Wagle: 10 BJP workers arrested
Pune: As many as ten BJP workers were arrested on Saturday, February 10, in connection with an attack on senior Marathi journalist Nikhil Wagle in Pune city, urging the Maharashtra government to take…
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Journalist Nikhil Wagle’s car attacked for ‘offensive’ remarks on Modi, Advani
Pune: The car of journalist Nikhil Wagle was attacked on Friday allegedly by BJP workers in Pune while he was travelling to attend an event, officials said. They were protesting his remarks against Prime Minister…
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Mumbai firing: Mental health jibes take centre stage in Thackeray-Fadnavis spat
Mumbai/ Nashik: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday, February 10, exchanged barbs over each other’s mental condition against the backdrop of the February 8…
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2,000 people suffer from food poisoning after meal at event in Nanded
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Nearly 2,000 people suffered from food poisoning after consuming food at a religious event held at a village in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, an official said on Wednesday. A religious discourse…
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Telangana among top 10 states with most EV charging stations
New Delhi: The number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that are operating in the country has gone up to 12,146 as of February 2 this year, Minister of State for Heavy…
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Dictatorship can’t be an option, ‘saffron storm’ will uproot it: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that Maharashtra will decide the direction of the country and a “saffron storm will hit Delhi and uproot the dictatorship.” Addressing the…
- India
Maharashtra Youth Congress chief Kunal Raut held for defacing PM’s poster
Nagpur: The police on Sunday, February 4, arrested Maharashtra Youth Congress president Kunal Raut for allegedly defacing a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Nagpur, an official said. The incident took…
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Maharashtra: Professor, 5 students held for play based on ‘Ramleela’ get bail
Pune: A professor and five students of Pune University were arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by staging a play based on ‘Ramleela’ that reportedly had objectionable dialogues and scenes, police said on…
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Mumbai: Dalit student held for social media post against Ram Mandir event
On January 22, a Dalit student of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, voiced his opposition to holding a Ram Temple celebratory event on the campus and persuaded 34 others to…
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NCP MLA Rohit Pawar questioned by ED for eight hours in money laundering case
Mumbai: NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, grand nephew of party supremo Sharad Pawar, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for eight hours on Thursday in a case related to the alleged Maharashtra…
