INDIA

Ahead of Diwali, inflation bomb exploded yet again. After petrol and diesel, LPG prices were increased by Rs 265 per cylinder. After this hike, commercial cylinder price in Delhi crossed Rs 2,000 mark. Earlier, it was being sold at Rs 1,733. In Mumbai, a 19 kg commercial cylinder, which was sold at Rs 1,683, now costs Rs 1,950 after today's hike. In Kolkata, a 19-kg commercial cylinder now costs Rs 2,073.50 and in Chennai price of this product has increased to Rs 2,133. In this year so far, domestic LPG cylinder prices have increased from Rs 694 in January to Rs 899.50 now after eight straight increases. As per existing rules, households are eligible to get 12 cylinders of 14.2kg each at subsidised rates. Any quantity over this has to be bought at market price or non-subsidised ra...

The administration of a college in Panjab have initiated disciplinary proceedings against four students who thrashed Kashmiri students after Pakistan defeated India in the T20 Match on October 24. As per a notification issued by the Baba Farid Group of Institutions,  Muktsar Road, Bathinda, Punjab the four students have been found indulged in in-disciplinary activities in the hostel in the night of dated 30/10/2021, which is a serious violation of rules of hostel and campus of Baba Farid Group of Institutions. The students have been asked to vacate within 24 hours, failing which they will be held responsible for the action taken further into the matter. The miscreants namely Kumar Karthikey Ojha, Ayush Kumar Tiwari, Ujjwal Pandey and Ayush Kumar Jaiswal have been asked to immediat...

The Muslim bangle seller in Indore, Taslim Ali, has been in jail for over two months now. After being brutally beaten up by a mob publicly for his religious identity in Indore, he was implicated in an alleged molestation case and charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Since Ali has applied for bail in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, his hearing has been adjourned twice on the request of the government, and once on his own lawyer's request. His bail hearing is now posted for hearing on November 9, increasing his incarceration by ten more days. On August 22, he was thrashed by a mob, with his wares looted. In the video that did the rounds online, one could see that someone was tugging at his shirt and other men were emptying his bag full of bangles he...

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cancelled a webinar on Kashmir since the subject was found to be "objectionable and provocative", and the organisers had not sought permission for the event, vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar said on Friday. The Centre For Women's Studies at the university was to host a talk titled "Gendered Resistance and Fresh Challenges in Post-2019 Kashmir". Ather Zia, a political anthropologist, author, poet, and activist was the speaker at the webinar. "The notice of the webinar says 'this talk will draw and build upon the ethnography of gendered resistance to Indian occupation in Kashmir'. This is a highly objectionable and a provocative subject, which questions the sovereignty and territorial integrity of out country," "JNU cannot be a platform to t...

Crowds of protestors many reportedly from right-wing groups shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram‘ slogans and disrupted Friday prayers in a Gurgaon locality. Police were deployed in large numbers in Sector 12-A; around 30 protesters were detained. After vociferous protests earlier this month in Sector 12-A and 47, police acted quickly today. “Everything is peaceful here. We have detained people who were here to disrupt namaz. We tried to negotiate with them over the last few weeks (but) have taken swift action today,” Gurgaon SDM Anita Chaudhary told NDTV. “People have offered namaz in 37 designated places (and) full protection will be given to people who are offering namaz,” she said. Visuals from today’s incident showed a small group of people (almost none wearing face masks) milling about,...

Delhi chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who has been demanding greater powers for the elected Government in Delhi was grilled by the farmers over his support to the abrogagion of Article 370 in Jammu Kashmir by the Modi- led Government on August 05, 2019. The farmers who have been protesting against the controversial farm bills since months met the Delhi chief minister who has been vocally supporting that the three farm bills be rolled back- which millions of farmers throughout India belive are being imposed to give a free access to wealthy capitalists to India's agricultural product. https://twitter.com/punyaab/status/1453926903316844553?s=21 During their meeting with the Delhi chief Minister, the farmers called out the Delhi chief minister for his "dual standards". The farmers said...