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On Wednesday, four Kashmiri students of Law Department of Amity University in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, were allegedly harassed by locals and later detained by Noida police. The four students were detained after they approached the police on being roughed up by locals outside hostel. "Rather than questioning and apprehending the accused responsible for the harassment, the police detained four boys who were subjected to physical aggression,” Jammu Kashmir Students’ Association said on Thursday. The students' families had approached the association appealing for their immediate release, the association says. “JK Students Association have requested the Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Noida MP Dr Mahesh Sharma, to intervene in order to secure the release of the detained students and ...

In a shocker for cosmopolitan Mumbai, a Muslim man was beaten up by a so-called ‘moral police’ mob for allegedly being seen and talking with a Hindu girl at the Bandra Terminus station here, recently Videos of the incident went viral on social media on Tuesday, evoking sharp reactions with the Samajwadi Party (SP)’s MLA Rais Khan and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) National Spokesperson Waris Pathan demanding strict action in the matter. In the undated video, the unidentified man, sporting a full-sleeved red T-shirt and grey trousers is seen being abused, slapped, punched, kicked and pushed around even as the unidentified girl was heard objecting and pleading with the unidentified mobsters to stop and let them go. Sporting a ‘burqa, she implored the mob “don’t beat ...

Former JNU president and student activist Shehla Rashid known for her Anti-Modi stance has on Tuesday praised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government and LG Manoj Sinha for improving “the human rights record in Kashmir”. “However inconvenient it may be to admit this, the human rights record in Kashmir has improved under the Narendra Modi government and the Office of LG J&K administration. By a purely utilitarian calculus, the govt’s clear stance has helped save lives overall. That’s my angel,” she posted on X, earlier known as Twitter. She said so while quoting a post by ANI in which Rayees Mattoo, brother of terrorist Javed Mattoo, said that he waved the tricolour from his heart. Rashid was earlier associated with the student wing of the Communist Party of Ind...

My family does not want money. They only want me to return back to the village,” said Imran Ali, a migrant worker from Bihar. He had fled Gurugram in fear during the violence on July 31. Ali (25) had returned to Gurugram two weeks after violence only to collect his belongings. “My family strictly told me not to work in Gurugram and to return immediately. Even after much persuasion, they did not agree and asked me to return back immediately,” Ali told IANS. On July 31, religious riots erupted in Nuh in which six people were killed while 88 were grievously injured. The religious riots erupted following stone pelting during a religious procession which was organised by VHP in the Nuh district. A Muslim resident of Nuh, whose house was razed by the authorities during demolition ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech will be his last as prime minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Delhi. Ms Banerjee, while speaking at a pre-Independence Day programme organised by the TMC at Behala, also proclaimed that opposition bloc INDIA will soon take the field, adding "khela hobe (we will play)". 'Khela hobe' was a slogan that the ruling TMC had coined during the 2021 assembly poll campaign. "Modiji's Independence Day speech tomorrow will be his last speech as prime minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort," she said. The chief minister also asserted that she believes that opposition bloc INDIA, of which the Trinamool Congress is a member, will emerge victorious in the 2024...

At least 51 people were killed as rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, triggering landslides that blocked key roads, damaged homes, and buried devotees in the rubble of a temple here. Fourteen bodies were recovered from the sites of two landslides in the state capital, and officials feared there could be more people trapped under the debris of the Shiva temple in the Summer Hill area. The shrine was crowded with devotees, offering prayers on an important day of the holy month of Sawan. Nineteen people died in rain-related incidents in Mandi district, Deputy Commissioner Arindam Chaudhary said. In Solan, another badly affected district, 11 people including seven members of a family have been killed. The weather office predicted extremely heavy rains in nine out of 12 district...

Fake news has been circulating widely on social media which falsely attributes a quote to Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud that has been flagged by the PRO of the Supreme Court today. The post in question says that the post-CJI has appealed to the public to unite and come out on the streets to fight for their rights against a ‘dictatorial government’. In the press note, the PRO clarified that the social media post is ill-intended and with a malafide intention of defaming the CJI as it was not issued by the CJI or anyone authorized by him. The PRO clearly said that no such post has been issued by the Chief Justice of India nor has he authorised any such post. Appropriate action is being taken in this regard with the law enforcement authorities.

Jamiat e Ulama e Hind has said that during recent violence in Haryana 13 mosques were vandalized and religious books burnt. As per a report of Muslim Mirror, Jamiat has embarked on a proactive mission to provide relief, conduct surveys, and pursue legal remedies and renovate the mosques. The organization’s multifaceted approach aims to address the situation, heal affected communities, and uphold justice. Establishing a dedicated relief committee, legal cell, and survey teams, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has undertaken comprehensive efforts to alleviate the aftermath of the tragic incidents. The delegation’s findings have unveiled distressing details, highlighting the deliberate targeting of Muslim places of worship by communal forces. Mosques were vandalized, religious texts were set a...

India has deployed a squadron of upgraded MiG-29 fighter jets at the Srinagar air base to tackle threats from both the Pakistani and Chinese front. The Tridents squadron which is now also known as the ‘Defender of the North’ has replaced the MiG-21 squadron at the Srinagar air base which has traditionally been responsible for taking care of the threat from Pakistan. “Srinagar lies in the centre of Kashmir valley and its elevation is higher than plains. It is strategically better to place an aircraft with a higher weight-to-thrust ratio and less response time due to proximity to the border and is equipped with better avionics and long-range missiles. The MiG-29 fulfils all these criteria due to which we are capable of taking in the enemies on both fronts,” Indian Air Force pilot Squad...

The central Government is planning to introduce three bills in Lok Sabha on Friday to replace and repeal the Indian Penal Code. As per Live Law, the Central Government on Friday is likely to introduce bills to replace the Indian Penal Code, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act. The report further said that the bills have been named Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bhartiya Sakshya Bill. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is, till date, the official criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The code was drafted on the recommendations of the first law commission of India. Indian Home Minister, Amit Shah had hinted out at the removal of Indian Penal Code the last year in August. However, in ...