V K Thajudheen, who was working in Qatar at the time, was mistakenly identified from CCTV footage and arrested in a chain-snatching case, spending 58 days in jail after returning to Kerala for his daughter’s wedding in 2018 The Kerala High Court has ordered the state government to pay Rs 14 lakh in compensation to...
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14 members of a Bengali Muslim family pushed into Bangladesh by BSF: Report
Bangladesh border officials confirmed detaining the group in the no-man’s land along the border Fourteen members of a Bengali Muslim family from Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district were allegedly pushed into Bangladesh by the Border Security Force (BSF) in December, a relative said, reported Scroll.in The family, which includes men, women, and children, has lived in Odisha...
Sharjeel Imam tells Delhi court Umar Khalid is not his Guru
“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...
TMC, I-PAC move Calcutta High Court over ED raids
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...
Mob beats a Muslim man to death over cattle theft accusation in Jharkhand
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 tightens visa curbs on Indians, citing security
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...
Hindu Raksha Dal chief Pinki Chowdhry, son arrested in Ghaziabad over sword distribution
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...
Over 1,200 homes of Muslims demolished in Assam’s Sonitpur
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 anti-CAA activists freed after Supreme Court bail in Delhi riots case
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...
JNU admin seeks FIR against students who raised anti-Modi slogans on campus
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...









