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Saharanpur (UP), April 11 The UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a cleric (Muslim religious leader) from Deoband here for allegedly posting inflammatory and objectionable content on social media and maintaining contacts with individuals in Pakistan, police said on Saturday.The ATS...

Guwahati, March 31 Congress MP Naseer Hussain accused the BJP of politicizing the issue of illegal foreigners in Assam and failing to deport them, even after being in power at both the state and central levels.He claimed that the saffron party has been repeating the same promises to the people...

Imphal, March 27 Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said on Friday that the state government is making efforts to ensure a free and fair census.On Thursday, the state government had announced that the house listing operations for the 2027 India Census will be conducted in the state...

Imphal, March 26 House listing operations for the 2027 Census in Manipur will be conducted between September 1 and September 30, according to an official notification.The notification stated, "The state government declares that the house listing operations for the 2027 Census of India will...

Maynaguri (WB), March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission on Wednesday, accusing them of misusing constitutional institutions to undermine democracy.Addressing an election rally in North Bengal's Maynaguri...

Kolkata, March 22 – West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being "communal" on Sunday.His comments followed Banerjee's participation in Eid celebrations at Red Road on Saturday, where she launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata...

Kolkata, March 20 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Centre is planning to "take away people's citizenship" in the name of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Census after the upcoming state assembly elections.Addressing a press conference during...

New Delhi, March 9 A Delhi court on Monday granted 10-day interim bail to activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, under certain conditions to attend a family event.Imam has been asked not to meet anyone except his friends, relatives, or family members, or visit places...

New Delhi, March 9 A court here on Monday granted 10-day interim bail to activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, to attend his brother's wedding.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the interim bail application filed by Imam, seeking relief for six weeks...

Kanpur (UP), February 25 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a sharp attack on the BJP government during a visit to Kanpur, raising concerns over the NRC, farmers' issues, and what he described as security lapses at the recent AI summit in Delhi.Speaking to reporters at a private...

Guwahati, February 18 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Wednesday that the Special Revision (SR) was conducted in Assam with the sole motive of including all eligible voters and excluding ineligible voters from the electoral rolls.Addressing a press conference at the end...

Guwahati, February 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed concern on Tuesday over what he described as a worrying demographic situation in the state, alleging a sharp increase in the Muslim population due to illegal infiltration from neighboring Bangladesh during previous...

New Delhi, February 11 The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi Police on the bail plea of Tasleem Ahmed, who is accused in the "larger conspiracy" case related to the February 2020 riots.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale issued a notice on a plea filed...