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63 Hindu families migrating from then East Pakistan get houses, land in BJP-ruled UP

Sixty-three Bangalee Hindu families who had migrated to India in the 1970s from the then East Pakistan, were on Tuesday (April 19, 2022) handed papers for houses and agricultural land in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh state.
20 April 2022

India’s daily Covid-19 caseload crosses 2,000 again

The number of India’s daily Covid-19 cases crossed the 2,000-mark once again with 2,067 new infections reported in 24 hours, according to the data by Indian health ministry.
20 April 2022

3 accused secure bail in Bulli Bai app case

A Mumbai court granted bail to three students in the case relating to Bulli Bai app, which targeted Muslim women by arranging for their "auction", holding that their "immature age and understanding" was misused by other accused with "deeper understanding".
19 April 2022

Don’t rush to conclusions when reporting communal disturbances: Editors Guild of India asks media outlets

The Editors Guild of India today asked media outlets of the country to exercise utmost restraint while reporting incidents of communal disturbances and not become pawns in the larger game of polarization.
19 April 2022

India's daily Covid-19 caseload sees 43% drop from yesterday

India’s daily Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, ending this morning, registered a big decline with 1,247 infections being reported in a day.
19 April 2022

India’s Covid cases hit month-high

India’s tally of daily Covid-19 cases nearly doubled yesterday from the previous day to more than 2,000 for the first time in a month, government data showed, and the southern state of Kerala reported a big jump in deaths.
18 April 2022

Mob Attack In India: Police arrest 88

At least 88 people have been arrested in India in connection with violence against police after a comment insulting Muslims went viral on social
18 April 2022

Lt Gen Manoj Pande named Indian Army chief

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande was today appointed India’s next chief of the Indian Army, ANI reported.
18 April 2022

India records over 89.8% jump in daily Covid-19 cases

India today recorded a sharp rise in daily Covid-19 cases, stoking fears of a fourth wave of the virus.
18 April 2022

Police arrest 14 in New Delhi

Indian police arrested 14 people in connection with violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims during a Hindu religious procession in the country’s capital, New Delhi, police said in a tweet yesterday.
17 April 2022

AAP govt in India’s Punjab announces 300 units of free electricity from July 1

Implementing one of the key pre-poll promises within a month of assuming power, the Aam Admi Party government in the north Indian state of Punjab on Saturday (April 16, 2022) announced 300 units of free electricity for households from July one.
17 April 2022

India opposes WHO methodology to estimate Covid-19 deaths

India has opposed the methodology used by World Health Organization (WHO) for estimating deaths caused by Covid-19 in the country.
17 April 2022

Communal violence: Clash erupts between two groups in New Delhi

Violence erupted between two communities in Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri locality during a religious procession tonight, police said.
16 April 2022

Mamata, Sonia issue joint statement over growing hate crimes in India

Thirteen opposition leaders of India, including Congress President Sonia Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, today issued a joint statement against growing incidents of hate speech and communal violence in parts of the country.
16 April 2022

Maintaining tradition, Karnataka temple begins festival with holy Quran recital

The annual festival in southern Indian state Karnataka’s Chennakeshava Temple stuck to its age-old tradition by beginning with holy Quran recital, notwithstanding opposition from right-wing Hindu groups, Hindustan Times reported.
14 April 2022

Indian police arrest Hindu seer making 'rape threat' to Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh

The Indian police today (April 13, 2022) arrested a Hindu seer who had allegedly made a hate speech and issued a "rape threat" to Muslim women in the Sitapur area of Uttar Pradesh state.
13 April 2022

'Rape or love affair': Mamata facing major backlash over remarks on gang-rape case

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing a major backlash over her remarks casting doubts on the alleged gang-rape, murder of a 14-year-old girl in Nadia district, seeking to know whether the teenager was "raped or she was in a relationship and already pregnant".
13 April 2022

India hopes for Pakistan reset after Sharif election

India hopes that Pakistan’s new prime minister will herald a diplomatic thaw between the two nuclear-armed foes after years of tensions, analysts say.
12 April 2022

India’s Mizoram issues IDs to refugees from Myanmar

The government of the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram has begun issuing identity cards to refugees from Myanmar who have fled their country post-military coup to take shelter in the state.
12 April 2022

Restrictions, curfew in several places of India following clashes during Ram Navami

Parts of four Indian states witnessed clashes on Sunday (April 10, 2022) amid the Ram Navami celebrations, with one death reported from Gujarat, Indian media reported today.
11 April 2022