India

India’s child rights panel chief says police beat me in Kolkata

Kolkata, April 01 (KMS): The Chairperson of India’s National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Priyank Kanoongo, has claimed that he was roughed up by the police officers while visiting the home of a minor girl in Tiljala area of Kolkata who was killed by a neighbour earlier this week. …

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Violence, anti-Muslim tirade mark Ram Navami rallies; videos go viral

New Delhi, April 01 (KMS): Social media has been awash with videos showing participants in rallies of Hindu festival Ram Navami across India indulging in large-scale violence and delivering anti-Muslim hate speeches in different parts of the country. According to Kashmir Media Service, the videos are from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar, …

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Authoritarianism, persecution of minorities put India at risk of tearing apart

Islamabad, March 31 (KMS): The state-sponsored persecution of minorities and mob violence has put the Narendra Modi’s India of today at the risk of tearing itself apart. The hate crimes and violence against minorities including Muslims, Christians, Dalit and others were on constant surge being provoked by ruling BJP leaders, …

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Khalistan supporters hold demo in Paris against persecution of Sikhs in India

Paris, March 31 (KMS): A large number of Sikhs held a protest demonstration in Paris against the persecution of Sikhs by the Narendra Modi-led fascist in India, particularly in the Punjab state. The participants of the organised by Gurduwara Prabhadank Committiee France and European Sikh Organisation were holding Khalistan flags …

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Muslim youth assaulted by Hindutva mob in Jharkhand

Ranchi, March 31 (KMS): A Hindutva mob assaulted a Muslim youth on the allegations that his family members slaughtered a bull in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The incident took place at Bhurkunda Bari village in Dhanbad district in Jharkhand. In a video making rounds on social media, a Muslim …

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Indian court fines Kejriwal for criticising Modi

New Delhi, March 31 (KMS): Gujarat High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, for criticizing the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Arvind Kejriwal said, today, that an illiterate or less educated Prime Minister was dangerous for the country. He said this …

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Two foreign women tourists attacked in Goa within a week

New Delhi, March 31 (KMS): In the second such incident within a week, a foreign woman tourist was attacked by a hotel staff in the Indian state of Goa. On Thursday one Abhishek Verma, 27, native of Uttarakhand state, working as bartender in the resort in Pernem-North Goa, was arrested …

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Woman gang-raped in Indian city Bengaluru

Bengaluru, March 31 (KMS): A young woman was forcibly dragged into a car and gang-raped in the Indian city of Bengaluru. A young woman, who was sitting in a park with her male friend, was forcibly dragged into a car and gang-raped in the limits of Koramangala police station of …

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India records 3,095 fresh COVID-19 cases

New Delhi, March 31 (KMS): India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,095 fresh COVID-19 cases. With the active 3,095 fresh COVID-19 caseload increasing to 15,208, according to the Indian Health ministry data updated on Friday. The toll has risen to over 5,30,867 with five deaths — one each reported by …

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Death count in Indian temple tragedy rises to 35

Indore, March 31 (KMS): The death toll in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore stepwell roof collapse incident rose to 35 on Friday and a search operation is currently underway to trace one missing person. An official said the slab constructed on top of an ancient stepwell collapsed during a ‘haven’ programme held …

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