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Chirag Paswan accuses opposition of misleading Muslims over Waqf Amendment Act

He expressed concerns over misinformation campaigns aimed at provoking Hindu-Muslim tensions, paralleling past controversies like the CAA protests.

Chirag Paswan, a union minister and the leader of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), charged opposition leaders on Wednesday with purposefully trying to

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Published on Apr 17, 2025 11:44 AM IST

ANI |

As police start probe in Bengal’s Murshidabad, some see a pattern in violence

While the police were busy using all its resources to stop destruction of public property and keep NH-12 operational, villages like Jafrabad were attacked, a police officer said

Security personnel conduct flag march at Dhuliyan of Jangipur subdivision after being deployed over the violence during a protest against Waqf (Amendment) Act in Murshidabad on Monday (ANI - X)

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Published on Apr 14, 2025 10:39 PM IST

ByTanmay Chatterjee

Law minister's jibe at Mamata over Waqf law refusal: ‘CAA implemented in Bengal’

Arjun Ram Meghwal also noted that the West Bengal CM had made similar remarks during the Citizenship (Amendment) Act but had implemented it in her state.

Arjun Meghwal stated that the Waqf law was pan-India and West Bengal could not refuse to implement it(HT_PRINT)

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Updated on Apr 14, 2025 07:42 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Delhi HC refuses to stay city court order framing charges against Sharjeel Imam

The 37-year-old student leader was arrested in January 2020 for his alleged role in fanning communal tensions during the anti-CAA protests

The court then issued notice in the plea and asked Delhi police to respond till April 24, the next date of hearing. (HT file photo)

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Published on Mar 27, 2025 12:22 PM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

Jamia Millia Islamia revokes suspension of 10 students for participating in protests on campus

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Published on Mar 19, 2025 12:08 AM IST

PTI |

What swung the vote in Delhi polls: Civic issues

The Capital suffered a bruising five years of governance dysfunction, entangled in the eccentricities of its complex governance system.

Potholes at Mahadev Mandir Chowk. (Arvind Yadav/HT)

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Published on Feb 09, 2025 08:06 AM IST

ByDhrubo Jyoti

Delhi assembly results: AAP’s Amanatullah Khan challenges BJP's Manish Chaudhary

Amanatullah Khan's political journey began with a loss in the 2013 Delhi elections. However, in 2015, he won by a huge margin, defeating BJP's Braham Singh.

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Updated on Feb 08, 2025 07:55 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Guilty or innocent? Wait continues for Sharjeel trial

In December 2019, Sharjeel Imam's speeches against the CAA led to protests and his arrest. Now, five years later, he remains imprisoned amid debates on justice.

Sharjeel Imam along with crime branch officials after getting arrested from Bihar at Saket Police station in New Delhi on 29th January 2020. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jan 28, 2025 06:04 AM IST

ByJignasa Sinha, Dhrubo Jyoti

Delhi Police oppose Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in high court

According to Imam’s chargesheet, the Delhi police had claimed that the Shaheen Bagh protest site was the first one based on the “Chakka Jam model”

During his previous hearings, Imam and his counsel had argued that his speeches did not advocate violence and that he was not part of meetings planning the riots. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jan 22, 2025 05:58 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

Is setting up protest site enough to attract UAPA, asks Delhi HC

The bench asked whether organising protest sites alone was sufficient for UAPA or if their connection to subsequent violence needed to be established

On Tuesday, the Delhi Police had submitted that the riots were a part of a clinical and pathological conspiracy, orchestrated by forces hostile to India and carried out with “ruthless intensity.” (File Photo)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2025 03:28 PM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

Plan to rehabilitate Hindu refugees a policy matter: HC

The court asserted that there was an urgent need for provision of these measures to enable them to live with dignity in India

A bench of acting said that it was not empowered to take a call regarding the people who were entitled for such packages and the extent to which the same could be granted. (File Photo)

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Published on Jan 09, 2025 03:05 PM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

‘Ruthless’ conspiracy: Delhi Police opposes bail to 2020 riots accused

Northeast Delhi erupted in violence on February 23, 2020, following clashes between Hindus and Muslims over the then-proposed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

The accused – which include jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid, United Against Hate (UAH) founder Khalid Saifi – have been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), had approached the high court after being denied bail by a lower court. (AFP)

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Updated on Jan 08, 2025 06:12 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

Politicians inciting Muslims on Waqf Bill: Indresh Kumar

Kumar was in Lucknow to preside over a meeting of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch, an RSS-backed organisation.

Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar (File)

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Updated on Jan 05, 2025 05:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Ara woman becomes first in Bihar to get citizenship under CAA

Bihar issued its first citizenship certificate under the CAA to Sumitra Rani Saha, marking a historic step in implementing the Act.

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Updated on Jan 04, 2025 06:50 PM IST

ByAvinash Kumar, Prashant Ranjan, Patna

Arif Mohammad Khan sworn in as Governor of poll-bound Bihar

Arif Mohammad Khan, a former union minister who has held several portfolios ranging from energy to civil aviation, arrived in Patna on December 30

Arif Mohammad Khan took oath as the governor of Bihar at an event at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. (HT Photo/Santosh Kumar)

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Updated on Jan 02, 2025 02:07 PM IST

ByArun Kumar

US singer Mary Millben praises PM Modi for ‘honouring my saviour Jesus Christ’

Mary Millben expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “honouring” Jesus Christ and extended Christmas greetings to Indians

Mary Millben praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for honouring Jesus Christ(X)

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Updated on Dec 24, 2024 06:33 PM IST

ByArya Vaishnavi

Delhi court grants 7-day interim bail to Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid

The former JNU student leader was granted interim bail from December 28 to January 3 to attend his cousin's wedding

india news

Published on Dec 18, 2024 04:16 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Terms of Trade: On secularism, there is no going ‘back to the future’

The fight for secularism about building a dynamic and nimble consensus absolutely essential to hold the socio-economic fabric together

The whataboutery on communalism in the subcontinent is nothing new and there is very little to suggest that it will disappear. (Representative file photo)

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Published on Dec 13, 2024 11:52 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore

Woman from Bangladesh who married Indian man applies for citizenship with CAA

The woman came to Silchar in 2007 with her ailing mother and met the man from Badarpur town of Assam’s Karimganj district

The CAA process is not easy and most of the applicants in many cases are unaware of the same. (Representative file photo)

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Published on Oct 29, 2024 04:47 PM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

NIA court frames charges against Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi for anti-CAA agitation

Akhil Gogoi’s lawyer said the court ruled there wasn’t enough evidence to charge them for sedition and support to terror group as alleged by NIA

Akhil Gogoi was charged by NIA for his alleged role in the anti-CAA protests that rocked Assam in December 2019 and claimed five lives in police firing. (X/AkhilGogoiAG)

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Published on Oct 22, 2024 03:49 PM IST

ByUtpal Parashar

SC upholds contentious clause in Citizenship Act

Crucially, the top court underscored that Section 6A aligned with the framework provided by Articles 6 and 11 of the Constitution.

The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, also flagged the problem of continued influx of immigrants into India as “serious”, and decided to set up a bench to monitor the implementation of its directions, underscoring the need to curb illegal movement of immigrants by fencing the porous borders with Bangladesh. (ANI)

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Updated on Oct 18, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

Will ensure implementation of NRC in Jharkhand: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Chauhan, in charge of elections in Jharkhand, blamed undocumented immigrants from Bangladesh for demographic changes in the state

Jharkhand will go to polls later this year, the date of which is yet to be announced. (Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Facebook)

india news

Published on Oct 07, 2024 11:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

India rejects ‘malicious report’ by US Commission on religious freedom abuses

USCIRF flagged the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India and called for it to be designated as a "Country of Particular Concern".

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (File Photo)

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Updated on Oct 03, 2024 06:24 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

2020 Delhi riots case: HC asks trial court not to pass order on charges till Sep 23

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Published on Sep 12, 2024 12:46 PM IST

PTI |

Assam to implement most suggestions of indigenous populace

The 14-member committee was set up in 2019 following widespread protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA), and submitted its report to then CM Sarbananda Sonowal in Feb 2020

The recommendations of the committee have not been made public. (Assam Vidhan Sabha)

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Published on Sep 05, 2024 11:08 AM IST

ByUtpal Parashar

Justice should be simple and lucid, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it is our collective responsibility to make all efforts to make justice as simple and lucid as possible.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Rajasthan high court in Jodhpur on Sunday. (Narendra Modi Website)

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Published on Aug 25, 2024 09:27 PM IST

ByDinesh Bothra

Amit Shah awards citizenship under CAA to 188 refugees in Gujarat

Amit Shah also inaugurated development projects valued at an estimated ₹1,003 crore in Ahmedabad on Sunday

Union home minister Amit Shah distributes citizenship certificates under CAA to refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, in Ahmedabad on Sunday. (Amit Shah-X)

india news

Updated on Aug 18, 2024 08:30 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a collection of essays that sheds light on the complex fabric of identity in Northeast India, a tribute to poet and author Keki N Daruwalla, and writings by Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl on how to find meaning and fulfilment

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes essays on identity in Northeast India, a tribute to a poet and author, and the writings of Viktor Frankl (HT Team)

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Updated on Aug 16, 2024 10:37 PM IST

ByHT Team

Bangladeshi-born man becomes 1st person to get citizenship under CAA in Assam

Dulon Das, 50, applied for Indian citizenship in April after the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) rules were notified over four years after the passage of the law

The central government notified the CAA rules in March before the general elections. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Aug 14, 2024 09:57 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Don’t send CAA cases to tribunal, Assam police told

The Assam government has directed the border wing of the state police not to forward to foreigners’ tribunals the cases of people who have entered Assam and are eligible for grant of Indian citizenship under the terms of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

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Updated on Jul 16, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByUtpal Parashar, Guwahati

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He expressed concerns over misinformation campaigns aimed at provoking Hindu-Muslim tensions, paralleling past controversies like the CAA protests.

While the police were busy using all its resources to stop destruction of public property and keep NH-12 operational, villages like Jafrabad were attacked, a police officer said

Arjun Ram Meghwal also noted that the West Bengal CM had made similar remarks during the Citizenship (Amendment) Act but had implemented it in her state.

The 37-year-old student leader was arrested in January 2020 for his alleged role in fanning communal tensions during the anti-CAA protests

Jamia Millia Islamia revokes suspension of 10 students for participating in protests on campus

The Capital suffered a bruising five years of governance dysfunction, entangled in the eccentricities of its complex governance system.

Amanatullah Khan's political journey began with a loss in the 2013 Delhi elections. However, in 2015, he won by a huge margin, defeating BJP's Braham Singh.

In December 2019, Sharjeel Imam's speeches against the CAA led to protests and his arrest. Now, five years later, he remains imprisoned amid debates on justice.

According to Imam’s chargesheet, the Delhi police had claimed that the Shaheen Bagh protest site was the first one based on the “Chakka Jam model”

The bench asked whether organising protest sites alone was sufficient for UAPA or if their connection to subsequent violence needed to be established

The court asserted that there was an urgent need for provision of these measures to enable them to live with dignity in India

Northeast Delhi erupted in violence on February 23, 2020, following clashes between Hindus and Muslims over the then-proposed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

Kumar was in Lucknow to preside over a meeting of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch, an RSS-backed organisation.

Bihar issued its first citizenship certificate under the CAA to Sumitra Rani Saha, marking a historic step in implementing the Act.

Arif Mohammad Khan, a former union minister who has held several portfolios ranging from energy to civil aviation, arrived in Patna on December 30

Mary Millben expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “honouring” Jesus Christ and extended Christmas greetings to Indians

The former JNU student leader was granted interim bail from December 28 to January 3 to attend his cousin's wedding

The fight for secularism about building a dynamic and nimble consensus absolutely essential to hold the socio-economic fabric together

The woman came to Silchar in 2007 with her ailing mother and met the man from Badarpur town of Assam’s Karimganj district

Akhil Gogoi’s lawyer said the court ruled there wasn’t enough evidence to charge them for sedition and support to terror group as alleged by NIA

Crucially, the top court underscored that Section 6A aligned with the framework provided by Articles 6 and 11 of the Constitution.

Chauhan, in charge of elections in Jharkhand, blamed undocumented immigrants from Bangladesh for demographic changes in the state

USCIRF flagged the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India and called for it to be designated as a "Country of Particular Concern".

2020 Delhi riots case: HC asks trial court not to pass order on charges till Sep 23

The 14-member committee was set up in 2019 following widespread protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA), and submitted its report to then CM Sarbananda Sonowal in Feb 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it is our collective responsibility to make all efforts to make justice as simple and lucid as possible.

Amit Shah also inaugurated development projects valued at an estimated ₹1,003 crore in Ahmedabad on Sunday

On the reading list this week is a collection of essays that sheds light on the complex fabric of identity in Northeast India, a tribute to poet and author Keki N Daruwalla, and writings by Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl on how to find meaning and fulfilment

Dulon Das, 50, applied for Indian citizenship in April after the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) rules were notified over four years after the passage of the law

The Assam government has directed the border wing of the state police not to forward to foreigners’ tribunals the cases of people who have entered Assam and are eligible for grant of Indian citizenship under the terms of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

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