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Gehlot hails Cong's win in RS polls, says BJP dividing people on basis of
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Sunday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for 'dividing people on the basis of religion', amid the ongoing row over the suspended BJP spokesperson's remarks against religious minorities.
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BJP, Congress trade charges in Himachal over National Herald case
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Jairam Thakur on Sunday lashed out at the Congress party over developments in the National Herald case and said that Congress is making efforts at the national level to politicize the issue of co
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College student arrested after violent protest in WB's Murshidabad
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): A college student has been arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad district allegedly for a social media post that supported the inflammatory comment made by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma against religious minorities, police said on S
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Ranchi violence: Administration says police opened fire on protestors as '
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 12 (ANI): Days after violence in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi in which two people lost their lives, the district administration on Sunday said that police opened fire on protestors as a "last resort".
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Stop 'illegitimate arrests' of protestors: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind asks Jharkh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 12 (ANI): After massive protests in Ranchi against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal in which two people died, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Sunday
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Police atrocities against protesters added fuel to fire,' says Jamiat Ulam
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Following the demonstrations in various cities over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Saturday alleged that poli
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WB clashes: Bengal BJP submits memorandum to Governor, seeks armed forces
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): The West Bengal BJP submitted a memorandum to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday seeking the deployment of paramilitary forces in the state over the violent protests in Howrah and Murshidabad against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhamm
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Jama Masjid protest: Two persons arrested under section 153A
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Delhi Police arrested two persons on Saturday in connection with the Jama Masjid protest that took place on Friday over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled lea
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J-K police arrest YouTuber for uploading incriminating video
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 11 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested Kashmir-based YouTuber Faisal Wani on Saturday for uploading an incriminating video that was against public tranquillity and caused fear and alarm. It has now been deleted.
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Remarks against Prophet: Supriya Sule targets Centre over protests, says i
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 11 (ANI): A day after protests erupted in parts of the country over the inflammatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma and the now-expelled leader Naveen Kumar Jindal, Nationalist Congress Party (NC
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Pakistan rejects Washington's report on religious freedom
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Pakistani Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected Washington's report on the deteriorating religious freedom in Pakistan, saying that it is an "arbitrary" assessment of the prevailing rights situation in the country.
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Kashmir-based YouTuber deletes video depicting beheading of Nupur Sharma,
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 11 (ANI): A Kashmir-based YouTuber, who posted online a digitally recreated graphic video that showed him beheading an effigy of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Saturday issued a fresh video apologising for his action.
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