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The Assam Assembly rejected a private member’s bill on preventing mob lynching. AIUDF legislator Aminul Islam introduced ‘The Assam Mob Lynching Prevention Bill, 2023’ on the second day of the autumn session of the House. Islam, citing various instances of mob lynching in the state in recent years, said there is always a hue and cry after every such occurrence for a law against it. The opposition MLA said the proposed law will have provision of imprisonment for all persons involved in any incident of mob lynching, among other steps to prevent it. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika responding to the proposed bill, admitted that it deals with an important issue, with mob lynching being such an issue that no civilised person can accept. He maintained that the govern...

Principal of a school in Goa was suspended by the management after Hindu organisations alleged that he allowed students to visit mosque, where they were allegedly forced to wear hijab. Director, Directorate of Education, Shailesh Zingade told IANS that he has sought an explanation over the incident from the management of the higher secondary school. A Muslim organisation reportedly approached the school to send its students to an educational workshop that is being organised by it. “After interacting with students we came to know that four girls were told to wear Hijab, which they refused. There were eight Maulanas who gave presentations of their religion. They tried to brainwash the students,” one of the persons, who gathered at school demanding suspension of the principal, said. ...

Veteran actor and Hindi film director, Naseeruddin Shah has expressed regret over the current status of the Indian cinema stating he was surprised to see films like 'The Kashmir Files’ and ‘Gadar 2’ becoming hits. Shah who is making a comeback in direction after 17 years with the film ‘Man Woman, Man Woman’ was speaking to Free Press Journal when he spoke on wide ranging issues including the current scenario of the Indian film industry. Naseeruddin Shah said, "The more nationalist you are, the more famous you will be. Because such people are running the country. Loving your country is no longer enough. You have to yell and scream and even take imaginary animosity. These people don’t know how dangerous it is." He added, "Films like Gadar 2 and The Kerala Story becoming hit is surpr...

In an emergency meeting of various Sikh organizations in Jammu Kashmir, members expressed their concerns over the treatment of the Sikh community by the Central Government. As per a press release, the meeting was chaired by S. Mohinder Singh, Chief Organizer of the Bhai Kanahiya Nishkam Sewa Society J&K and former member of DGPC Jammu. During the meeting, the Sikh organizations collectively voiced their displeasure over what they perceive as neglect and "step-motherly treatment" of the Sikh community, both in general and specifically in Jammu Kashmir, by the Central Government. They highlighted that the Sikh community has been consistently overlooked. One of the primary issues raised during the meeting was the exclusion of representatives from the Sikh community in Jammu Kashm...

X, formerly Twitter, banned the account of Kashmiri socio-political activist Angad Singh Khalsa in India. "@ASkhalsa084's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand,” shows Angad Singh Khalsa's account on X. Dr Kulbeer Singh, a sikh activist, while responding to the action wrote on X, “The twitter/X handle of Angad Singh Khalsa (@ASkhalsa084 ) has been withheld in India.” “Withholding accounts of activists, Journalist, political leaders isn't a practice that we should perform when we are calling ourselves 'Mother of Democracy',” it reads. https://twitter.com/DrKulbeerSingh/status/1700406388307169732?t=-br1HImKvmwuQvjN27Fl7A&s=19

BJP leader, T Raja Singh has sparked another controversy at an event organized by a right-wing outfit in Haryana’s Hisar on September 6. In a video from the event, Singh raised a brazen call for violence against minorities. He is heard saying, “I will behead those who come in the way of making Bharat a Hindu Rashtra.” The statement has drawn severe criticism for its violent and divisive nature, reported Muslim Mirror. Furthermore, Singh urged all Hindus to take a pledge against so-called “love jihadis” and asserted that “Hinduism will be protected at any cost.” He declared his intention to transform India into a Hindu-majority nation, asserting that “no force can stop that from happening.” Singh’s rhetoric took a darker turn as he threatened those who speak against Hindus, proc...

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the alliance of like-minded opposition parties named INDIA has worried the BJP and it is trying to mislead people by raising the "India-Bharat" issue. He said the Congress has already spread the message of "Bharat Jodo" through its Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. "They are getting nervous over INDIA (alliance)," he said addressing a public rally in Bhilwara in poll-bound Rajasthan. "We are already saying 'Bharat Jodo' but you are trying to bring something new. We spread the message of Bharat Jodo through Bharat Jodo Yatra. Whenever we talk about something, they either try to defame it or mislead people,'' he said. The assembly polls in Rajasthan are slated later this year.

India is likely to be renamed Bharat, several reports appearing in the media said. The resolution is likely to be taken up in the Special Session of Parliament. The move has been taken weeks after the opposition alliance decided to name itself INDIA. This comes as the official invite to the G20 Heads of State and ministers for a dinner being hosted by President Droupadi Murmu has gone with the heading President of Bharat. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on twitter, "REPUBLIC OF BHARAT - happy and proud that our civilisation is marching ahead boldly towards AMRIT KAAL". REPUBLIC OF BHARAT - happy and proud that our civilisation is marching ahead boldly towards AMRIT KAAL — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 5, 2023 Congress leader Jairam Ramesh hit out a...

A day after the police registered an FIR against four members of Editors Guild of India (EGI), Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Monday said that the EGI report on Manipur ethnic conflict is “biased and factually inaccurate”. The Chief Minister said such kind of EGI report would create more problems in Manipur, which is rocked by ethnic violence for over four months killing 170 people and injuring 700 while displacing around 70,000 people of both Meitei and Kuki communities. A three-member fact-finding team of EGI after visiting Manipur, published its report in New Delhi last week, claiming that the media’s reports on the ethnic violence in Manipur were one-sided, and accused the state leadership of being partisan. “It should have avoided taking sides in the ethnic conflict but it ...

A government school teacher in Shivamogga district, Karnataka, has been transferred, and an inquiry has been initiated against her following allegations that she told two Class 5 Muslim students to “go to Pakistan.” The incident has sparked outrage and drawn attention to communal tensions within the region, reported Muslim Mirror. Block Education Officer B. Nagaraj, responsible for investigating the matter, confirmed that the complaint had been corroborated by other students in the class. A complaint was filed with the education department by A Nazrullah, the president of the district unit of the Janata Dal Secular’s minority wing. According to the complaint, the incident occurred when Manjula Devi, the teacher in question, was instructing a Class 5 class, and two students of the ...