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Kanpur violence: Uttar Pradesh police nabs prime accused
Kanpur: The prime accused of the June 3 Kanpur violence, which broke out during a protest against BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s controversial statement against Prophet Mohammed, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh…
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Twitter seeks judicial review over Centre’s content takedown orders
Fighting select Indian government orders to take down content, social media giant Twitter is seeking a judicial review. The attempt is a part of a tiff between Twitter and the government over…
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Haryana: Hindu extremists call for boycott of Muslim traders
In Haryana’s Manesar district, a panchayat claiming to be representative of all Hindu communities on July 3 carried weapons while calling for the boycott of Muslim traders. The event was conducted under…
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Gauri Lankesh murder trial: Defence derails attention from Hindutva links
Almost five years after journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in Bangalore, her murder trial began on Monday in a lower court of the city. The defence lawyers intensively cross-examined the victim’s…
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Harsha Hindu murder: Pictures of accused enjoying special treatment in jail go viral
Bengaluru: Photos purportedly showing accused in the Bajrang Dal activist Harsha murder case getting a special treatment in Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in this city of Karnataka have gone viral on social media.…
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Delhi Police files FIR after poster of documentary ‘Kaali’ triggers controversy
New Delhi: Delhi Police IFSO unit on Tuesday filed an FIR under IPC sections 153A and 295A regarding a controversial poster pertaining to the documentary ‘Kaali’. Yesterday, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shivam…
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Businessman Aneel Mussarat wins defamation case against Republic Bharat
London: British-Pakistani businessman and property developer Aneel Mussarat has won a defamation case against Indian broadcaster Republic Bharat at the London High Court over allegations made by the channel’s lead anchor Arnab…
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Test of bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist ‘inconclusive’: Israel
Jerusalem: Israel has said that tests of the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh could not determine whether soldiers shot her because of the “physical condition” of the bullet.…
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Shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago kills 6
Washington: US police are looking for a 22-year-old man who opened fire on a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Chicago killing 6 people and wounding a dozen on Monday. The police…
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Take measures to remove criminals from politics: Allahabad HC to Parliament, ECI
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Parliament and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take effective measures to ‘remove criminals from politics’ and break the…
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Akola businessman threatened for supporting Nupur Sharma; complaint filed
Akola: Police on Monday filed a complaint against three to four unidentified persons for allegedly threatening a businessman in Maharashtra’s Akola city for keeping his ‘WhatsApp status’ in support of suspended BJP…
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Sharjeel Imam alleges he was assaulted in jail, approaches court
New Delhi: Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, an accused in a case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, on Monday moved a Delhi court alleging harassment and…
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Karnataka: Bajrang Dal protests Udaipur murder, demolish Muslim shop
By Syed Mueen Shivamogga: A Muslim textile shop in Bhadravthi Taluk of Shivamogga district was destroyed by Bajrang Dal members on Sunday, July 3 while protesting against Kanhaiya Lal’s murder in Udaipur.…
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‘Oppressed and suppressed’ for long resulted in Sena revolt: CM Shinde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said he was ‘oppressed and suppressed’ for long and treated in an unfair manner that ultimately resulted in the major revolt that led to…
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Court adjourns hearing in Gyanvapi case till July 12
Varanasi: The Varanasi district court on Monday heard arguments on the maintainability of a plea by five Hindu women seeking permission to worship the Shringar Gauri Sthal within the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Masjid…
