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Supreme Court questions Gujarat on Selective Use of Policy for Early Release of Bilkis Bano Convicts

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Supreme Court questions Gujarat on Selective Use of Policy for Early Release of Bilkis Bano Convicts

The opportunity to reform must be given to all prisoners and not a few, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it asked Gujarat whether its remission policy was applied selectively and why the Mumbai court that convicted 11 people in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape case was not consulted when the men were released last year. The court was hearing a petition filed by the victim Bano along with a set of public interest litigations (PIL) challenging the release of the 11 convicts in August last year, despite…

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Devastating Toll: More Than 60 Lives Lost as Relentless Rainfall Ravages Himachal Pradesh, Shimla and Mandi Bear the Brunt

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Devastating Toll: More Than 60 Lives Lost as Relentless Rainfall Ravages Himachal Pradesh, Shimla and Mandi Bear the Brunt

Amid incessant rainfall which triggered cloudbursts, landslides and road blocks, over 60 people have died in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the operations continue to rescue injured citizens and vehicles from under the debris. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that isolated but heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Himachal Pradesh in the next two days and over Uttarakhand and northeast India in the next 4-5 days. Due to the heavy rainfall, the water levels of Delhi’s Yamuna river breached the danger mark, for the second time this…

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Himachal Pradesh: 26 dead, several missing in rain-related incidents

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Himachal Pradesh - 26 dead, several missing in rain-related incidents

At least 26 people have been killed and several feared missing as incessant rains wreaked havoc across Himachal on Monday. While a landslide at a Shiv temple in Summerhill locality of Shimla claimed nine lives, several others are still feared trapped under the debris. Four others were also reported dead in landslide in Phagli of Shimla. Six admitted to the hospital. Rescue operation underway. As per officials Nepalese labourers are among the victims here. In Solan district, seven members of a family were killed in a cloudburst. The deceased in…

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Tragedy Strikes: Seven Lives Lost in Himachal Cloudburst, Vehicles Buried Under Debris in Uttarakhand

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Tragedy Strikes: Seven Lives Lost in Himachal Cloudburst, Vehicles Buried Under Debris in Uttarakhand

At least seven people were killed in a cloudburst at Jadon village of Kandaghat sub division in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan on Monday morning. Two houses and a cowshed had been washed away in the incident. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued red alerts for several Uttarakhand districts and predicted heavy rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. The IMD Uttarakhand said in a statement on Sunday, “Very heavy to extremely heavy rain/ thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and very intense to extremely intense spell is very likely to…

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13 Mosques Vandalized and Religious Texts Burnt in Recent Haryana Violence: Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Hind

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13 Mosques Vandalized and Religious Texts Burnt in Recent Haryana Violence: Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Hind

Jamiat e Ulama e Hind has said that during recent violence in Haryana 13 mosques were vandalized and religious books burnt. As per a report of Muslim Mirror, Jamiat has embarked on a proactive mission to provide relief, conduct surveys, and pursue legal remedies and renovate the mosques. The organization’s multifaceted approach aims to address the situation, heal affected communities, and uphold justice. Establishing a dedicated relief committee, legal cell, and survey teams, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has undertaken comprehensive efforts to alleviate the aftermath of the tragic incidents. The delegation’s findings…

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Muslim Cleric detained in Porbandar for alleged inflammatory remarks on National Flag, Anthem

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Muslim Cleric detained in Porbandar for alleged inflammatory remarks on National Flag, Anthem

The Gujarat police on Saturday detained a Muslim cleric in Porbandar for an audio clip circulated on social media where he allegedly disrespected the national flag and the national anthem. The accused Wasid Raza was arrested after a first information report (FIR) was filed against him at Kirtimandir police station based on a complaint filed by Azim Kadri, a resident of Porbandar who runs a restaurant in the city, according to Neelam Goswami, DySP, Porbandar. The accused has been charged with insulting the national flag, making an attempt to prevent…

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Tragic Landslide Claims Lives of Five Kedarnath Pilgrims in Uttarakhand

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Tragic Landslide Claims Lives of Five Kedarnath Pilgrims in Uttarakhand

At least five pilgrims, including three from Gujarat, were killed after a car in which they were travelling to Kedarnath was crushed under debris from a landslide in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district on Thursday night, news agency PTI reported. The landslide occurred at Tarsali near Phata on the Guptkashi-Gaurikund highway, washing away a 60-metre stretch of the road. The devotees were travelling to the holy shrine of Kedarnath in a car when it was hit by a mass of stones and boulders falling from the mountain between Phata and Sonprayag. As…

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Haryana Khaps, Farm Unions demand arrest of Monu Manesar for allegedly inciting Communal Violence

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Haryana Khaps Farm Unions demand arrest of Monu Manesar for allegedly inciting Communal Violence

Around 30 khaps of Haryana, leaders of Samyukt Kisan Morcha, different farmer unions and people from various religions held a mahapanchayat in Bass village of Narnaund town in Hisar district on Wednesday and passed several resolutions in connection with Nuh communal violence. In the mahapanchayat, the members resolved to maintain peace and harmony and warned those who are trying to create unrest in the state by using provocative slogans and language for Muslim community. People from Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Bhiwani, Fatehabad and a few other districts took part in…

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Modi government faces no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha today, Rahul Gandhi to deliver opening speech

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Modi government faces no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha today, Rahul Gandhi to deliver opening speech

Rahul Gandhi of the Congress who was reinstated as the Lok Sabha MP on Monday, three days after the Supreme Court suspended his criminal defamation conviction in the Modi surname case, will start the no-confidence debate against the Narendra Modi government in the Lower House of Parliament on Tuesday, sources said. Rahul Gandhi’s party colleagues Gaurav Gogoi and Manish Tewari will be other speakers from the Congress, the sources added. Gandhi made his last speech in the Lok Sabha on February 7, 2023, when he had participated in the debate…

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Hijab row in Tripura takes communal turn, BJP accused of ‘Creating Trouble’

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Hijab row in Tripura takes communal turn, BJP accused of 'creating trouble'

Two days after a minority school student was beaten over hijab row in Tripura, the opposition parties have accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government of attempting to divert the attention of the people’s core issues by “disturbing communal peace eyeing the ensuing by-polls in two Assembly constituencies and 2024 Lok Sabha elections”. The Communist Party of India (CPM), in a press statement released recently, alleged that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) are serving notices to the schools in this mixed-populated areas for…

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