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Congress alleges 1.1 million duplicate voters in Mumbai civic draft roll
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Congress alleges 1.1 million duplicate voters in Mumbai civic draft roll

The allegations surfaced days after the SEC extended the deadline for final publication of electoral rolls for all local body polls from December 5 to December 10. Mumbai, India, — The Mumbai unit of the Congress party on Friday alleged that the draft electoral roll for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections contains 1.1...

Sanjauli mosque: Himachal Waqf Board challenges demolition order in HC as Hindutva protests mount
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Sanjauli mosque: Himachal Waqf Board challenges demolition order in HC as Hindutva protests mount

Hindutva protestors, who have been staging a hunger strike for 10 consecutive days, are demanding that authorities seal and demolish the mosque by December 30 The Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board on Friday petitioned the state High Court to challenge a district court order declaring the Sanjauli mosque in Shimla’s outskirts “unauthorised,” as protests by Hindu...

Gauhati High Court quashes NSA detention of Assam MLA Aminul Islam
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Gauhati High Court quashes NSA detention of Assam MLA Aminul Islam

Islam was arrested on April 24 after he alleged that the April 22 attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam was a conspiracy by the Modi government to “incite hatred and violence against Muslims”. The Gauhati High Court has struck down the National Security Act (NSA) detention of Assam legislator Aminul Islam, saying authorities failed to...

In Kashmir calls grow to boycott Sonu Nigam’s concert over old remarks on Azaan
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In Kashmir calls grow to boycott Sonu Nigam’s concert over old remarks on Azaan

Growing outrage has erupted in Kashmir ahead of Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam’s upcoming concert at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) on 26 October, with many locals and social media users calling for a boycott of the event over his past remarks considered Islamophobic. The controversy stems from Nigam’s 2017 comments criticising the use of...