Shocking: A Rajasthan BJP MLA Openly Issues Rape Threats Against Girls
Gyan Dev Ahuja, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Alwar, Rajasthan made extremely misogynistic and communal remarks while talking about ‘love jihad’ – a term used by Hindu right wing groups to refer to instances of Hindu-Muslim inter-faith love and marriages. The Hindu nationalist rhetoric prohibits such inter-faith relationships, especially when the man is Muslim and the girl is Hindu.
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NRC Final Draft: Karnataka Coffee Estate Workers, Who Left Assam Decades Ago, Face An Uncertain Future Now
According to a report published in The Hindu, many Assamese people employed in coffee estates in several districts of Karnataka find themselves in a tight spot after the National Register of Citizens (NRC) final draft was released on July 30.
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Among Those Left Out Of The NRC Final Draft – An Army Veteran Who Served For 30 Years
Among the 40 lakh people whose names were left out of the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) final draft released on July 30, is a retired army officer who served for 30 years.
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Muzaffarpur Sexual Abuse Case: SC Pulls Up Nitish And Modi Govt, Issues Notices To Both; Asks Media Not To Interview Victims
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of the Centre and the Bihar government on the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls at a shelter home run by a state-funded NGO in Muzaffarpur district. A bench of Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta took cognizance of the matter and expressed concern that the alleged victims of sexual assault at the shelter home were subjected to media interviews again and again.
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NRC And SC/ST Bill Issue: Congress, Trinamool And TDP Stage Protest in Lok Sabha
The Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the TDP on Thursday, staged protests in the Lok Sabha demanding immediate introduction of a bill to strengthen the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and protection of Bengalis in Assam following the publication of draft NRC. As soon as the House took up the day’s business, opposition members trooped in the Well and sought suspension of the Question Hour to discuss the issues.
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NRC Issue: Saugata Ray Seeks Modi Govt’s Response On Detention Of TMC MPs In Assam
TMC members, led by senior leader Saugata Ray, protested the detention of four of his party MPs at the Silchar airport in Assam today and demanded a response from the government on it in the Lok Sabha. Trinamool Congress members Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Arpita Ghosh, Mamata Thakur and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray were detained at the airport when they were visiting the state in the aftermath of the publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Ray said.
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NRC Issue: TMC Delegation Stopped At Assam’s Silchar Airport
A Trinamool Congress delegation which reached here today to assess the situation in Assam in the wake of the publication of the complete draft of the NRC was stopped at the airport, official sources said. TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, who is a member of the delegation, told PTI that the police stopped them at the airport on their arrival saying their visit might create trouble.
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Mob Lynching Complete Failure Of Law, Says Former CJI Thakur
Mob lynching is a complete failure of rule of law, former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Wednesday said as he cautioned that a judiciary, which measures up to, some political ideology will not be able to protect the Constitution. He also said that it is the judiciary that ensures rule of law in the country and makes sure that it is not governed by any autocrat.
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