The police had on January 16 detained a group of Muslims for praying inside a vacant house ‘without permission’.

An excerpt from ‘Once Upon the Queens: Gender Upturned Tales From Bengal’, by Satabdi Das, translated by Nadia Imam. Illustrations by Paramita Brahmachari.

The bench held that permitting the case to continue would amount to an abuse of law.

The funds were presented to Dipu Chandra Das’ kin by the office of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.

The 2016 matter pertains to allegations that Reddy instigated persons to vandalise premises of a housing society.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party legislators skipped a second oath as members of the Constitution Reform Commission, saying the body is not recognised in law.

Bahadur Singh Koli said that the Congress was in the Opposition because in its last Budget, a ‘girl child was born’.

The university proctor said that ‘unrestricted gatherings’ on campus may obstruct traffic, threaten human life and disturb public peace.

An excerpt from ‘Moonlight Saga’, by Arupa Kalita Patangia, translated from the Assamese by Ranjita Biswas.

Describing him as an ‘illegal alien’, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that the man will remain in custody until he is removed from the country.

The court said that the state government cannot use public funds for a door-to-door exercise that resembles a political campaign.

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The intervention helped students better identify false health headlines, reliability of information sources, and reduced sharing of questionable claims.

The bench was hearing a plea filed against the backdrop of recent speeches by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma targeting the Muslim community.

When tensions soar, like with Japan, there is anger among nationalist circles over the alleged mistreatment of a cherished Chinese symbol in foreign hands.

Some say they are satisfied with their work and lives. But many speak of facing daily hostilities, and of learning to live with excessive caution.

The Congress said that a chance to showcase India’s digital and artificial intelligence capabilities had turned into ‘utter chaos’ by a ‘PR hungry’ government.

The visuals and the caption conveyed an ‘intimidating and provocative’ message, normalising and glorifying violence against a minority, the complainant said.

An excerpt from ‘The Secret Master: Arun Kashalkar and a Journey to the Edge of Music’, by Sumana Ramanan.

A decade after the JNU sedition case, the former students’ union president reflects on the choices he has made since then.

New Delhi and Paris said they have agreed to set up a joint advanced technology development group to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.