2008 Assam serial blasts: NDFB chief Daimary, 14 others convicted

A fast-track court has convicted 15 members of National Democratic Front of Boroland – a Bodo terror outfit, including the chief of the group, Ranjan Daimary, for the serial blasts at six places on October 30, 2008, in Assam. The blasts killed more than 90 people and injured over 300. Read More
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Kerala’s CPM-backed ‘renaissance’ panel to include non-Hindus

During the meeting of the ‘renaissance’ committee, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan emphasized that continuation of activities for the “protection of the renaissance values” is important. Read More
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Bindu, the woman who entered Sabarimala, says she can be killed

Bindu Ammini, one of the first two women who entered the Sabarimala shrine successfully after the landmark Supreme Court ruling, has claimed that she was exercising a constitutional right to equality while entering the temple despite the risk to her life. Read More
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Kerala submits list of women who entered Sabarimala in SC

The Kerala government, on Friday, has confirmed that 51 women, aged 10 to 50 have visited the Sabarimala shrine during the recent pilgrimage season. According to media reports, the state government has also submitted the list of 51 women to the Supreme Court. Read More
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Minorities panel to Centre: Parties attempting riots over Sabarimala

The National Commission of Minorities wrote to the Union home minister, Rajnath Singh, that the protests over women’s entry into the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple is a “deliberate attempt” of some political parties to trigger communal riots in Kerala. Read More
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Artists across Assam raise their voices against Citizenship Bill

Artists from various cultural spheres in Assam have joined hands to strong protest against the Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP-led NDA government is pushing for. Read More
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Woman who entered Sabarimala alleges assault by kin

Kanakadurga, one of the two women who entered the Sabrimala Ayyappa temple to offer prayers under police escort, on January 2, filed a complaint, on Tuesday morning, alleging that she was beaten by her husband’s family on returning home. Read More
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Bhima-Koregaon case: Restrictions on Milind Ekbote relaxed

Ekbote, who is the leader of a Hindutva outfit called “Hindu Ekta Aghadi” was arrested by Pune Rural police on March 14, 2018, after the Supreme Court rejected his plea for anticipatory bail following violence during a dalit event marking the 1818 Battle of Koregaon. Read More
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Sabarimala: Protests turn violent in Kerala over entry of women

Soon after the news of two women in their early 40s had entered the Sabarimala temple with police protection, on Wednesday, became public, violence erupted in many parts of Kerala. Read More
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Two women enter Sabarimala, temple shut for ‘purification’

Two women, Bindu and Kanaka Durga, both below 50, entered the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple in Kerala before daybreak, on Wednesday, after walking to the hilltop shrine. Read More
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