“In my five years at Jawaharlal Nehru University, I never spoke to Umar Khalid. I do not know what coordination the police are referring to,” Imam said Activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday told a Delhi court that he has no connection with fellow accused Umar Khalid, rejecting police claims that Khalid is his Guru or...
In Delhi, TMC MP Mahua Moitra was detained by police on Friday during a protest outside Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s office against the ED raids. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and political consultancy firm I-PAC on Thursday moved the Calcutta High Court, challenging the legality of Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches at multiple locations linked to...
Police file case after 45-year-old Pappu Ansari is killed in Poraiyahat of Godda district A 45-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death by a mob in Jharkhand after being accused of stealing cattle, police said on Thursday. The victim, identified as Pappu Ansari, was attacked on Wednesday night in Matihani village under the jurisdiction of...
Bangladesh has expanded restrictions on visas for Indian citizens, suspending most categories at several of its missions in India on security grounds, officials said. The foreign ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the measures would take effect from Thursday. Under the decision, visa services have been halted for all categories except business and employment visas. The...
Police action came after videos circulated on social media late last month showing members of the Hindutva outfit carrying and handing out swords during a rally in the locality. Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested the national president of the Hindu Raksha Dal and his son in Ghaziabad for allegedly distributing swords in a residential...
Authorities in Assam have demolished more than 1,200 houses belonging to Bengali Muslim families during a two-day eviction drive in Sonitpur district, officials said this week. The demolitions were carried out on January 5 and 6 in areas falling within and around the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, as the state government moved to remove what it...
Four activists arrested in connection with the 2020 Delhi violence case linked to protests against India’s citizenship law were released from jail on Wednesday, two days after the Supreme Court granted them bail, following more than 2,000 days in custody as undertrial prisoners. Gulfisha Fatima, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Meeran Haider were...
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has asked Delhi Police to register a first information report after students allegedly shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah during a campus protest, The Indian Express reported. The protest on Monday, organised by the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU), marked six years since a mob stormed...
The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday withdrew permission for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir, to run its MBBS course for the 2025-’26 academic year, the Hindustan Times reported. The regulatory body said authorities in the Union Territory have been authorised to accommodate students already admitted...
Clashes broke out on Wednesday as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi began demolishing structures beyond 0.19 acres near Turkman Gate mosque, following a High Court directive At least five police officers were injured after violence erupted during an anti-encroachment operation near a mosque in central Delhi on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported. The incident took...