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Aishwarya

2 years

Bilkis Bano case: Important story Not only did the Gujarat govt go against the opinion of the Mumbai trial court that opposed remission, but 5 of the 10 members of the committee that ordered the release of the convicts are BJP members. With @psychia90

Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free

Two BJP MLAs and three other members of the party were on the board that decided the remission plea of the 11 men.

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That Munawar Faruqui bail hearing lasted less than 15 min. For a joke he did NOT crack in Indore, for an FIR that can NOT make the claim that he made the joke, for a case there is no electronic evidence for.

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ALERT: Javed Mohammad's lawyers have moved Allahabad HC re "illegal demolition". "Any attempt by District & Police admin to demolish the house will be against the basic principle of law and a grave injustice to the wife and children of Javed Mohammad." #AfreenFatima @scroll_in

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Only if Punjab and UP elections were a year ago, the lives and anguish of several farmers would have been spared.

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ALERT: Why it's important you know who Vinod Yadav is. Delhi riots: The Delhi HC has issued orders for transfer of Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav. He has been critical of Delhi Police probe into the riots. The things he has said/done... Thread

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BREAKING: Delhi Police is again raiding Delhi-based lawyer Mehmood Pracha's office, confirmed by two people on his team.

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ALERT: BHU student refuses to take his degree on stage to show solidarity with the 69 protesters (around 35 from BHU) arrested by UP police in the protests against CAA on 19 December. @TheQuint Watch Rajat speak:

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Hum Dekhenge. @TheQuint

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Thread: West UP violence in anti-CAA protests| This is Suleiman's timetable who the police says was killed in firing due to self defence. "See he would leave home each day at 1:20pm for namaz. He did on 20 December too. Look he only studied," his elder brother Shoaib Malik said.

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Increasingly being forced to identify as a Hindu or a Muslim while reporting on the ground these last few weeks. Heart-breaking.

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Will be interesting to see where the Karnataka judges land post retirement.

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BREAKING| Delhi Riots A Delhi Court has slapped a fine of 25k on Delhi police & called their investigation farcical while dismissing a revision petition filed by them. The police had challenged a court order directing them to file an FIR on Nasir's (who lost an eye) complaint.

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The voice of a 67-year-old Muslim man from Khargone quavers as he says, "Aap log kuch kijiye, desh ko bachaiye, humein bachaiye, musalmaano ko bachaiye, hum gaddar nahi." (You guys do something, save the country, save us, save Muslims.. we are not traitors.) Complete despair.

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BREAKING: 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots The three rape accused in the case of the ONLY rape survivor who continued to fight her case in court (against all odds) were convicted by Muzaffarnagar court today. Sentencing after lunch. She waited ten years. Ten years.

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Shame on this teacher and every other teacher who is harassing Muslim students in the name of the Hijab.

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#WATCH | Students wearing hijab denied entry to Govt PU College in Kundapur area of Udupi, Karnataka amid a row on wearing the headscarf in classrooms "They were not wearing the hijab earlier & this problem started only 20 days ago," State Education Minister BC Nagesh has said.

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"We told Mohd Dilshad that the villagers had stopped buying milk from his sister. He kept crying and said there was a conspiracy against him. Next day, he cut both his wrists and hung himself to death," his mother Usha tells me. I report @TheQuint

‘Not Anyone’s Enemy’: Suicide Note of Man Targeted Over COVID-19

Mohammad Dilshad killed himself on 5 April after villagers grew increasingly suspicious of him contracting COVID-19.

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Christmas prayers disrupted in Pataudi, Gurugram: “We aren't disrespecting Christianity," the man on stage says. He tells the kids, “The destruction of Indian culture has started, you all have to resolve to stop it. With the same resolve say, Jai Sri Ram! Sanatan Dharam ki, Jai!"

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Hi, Twitter world If you find a case of a hate crime (assault, abuse, or lynching) that seems to be motivated by communal bigotry please DM me or tag me on it. Some of you already do. I'll do my best to verify the information and write a story as accurately as possible. 🙏

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ALERT: From bail order for 3 Kashmiri students charged with sedition "The unity of India is not made of bamboo reeds which will bend to the passing winds of empty slogans." 1/2

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They are out guys. :) Natasha, Devangana and Asif are out.

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Still haunts me. This is from 24 February morning where a group of Anti-CAA protesters in Jaffrabad appealed for peace. Who knew we would be witnessing full-fledged communal riots in Delhi moments later.

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BREAKING: Ram Navami celebrations cancelled in Ayodhya which was to be held between 25 March to 2 April as a precaution to spread of coronavirus. Confirmed by VHP office Lucknow and Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas senior member Mahant Kalyan Das. More details soon. @TheQuint

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Small win: Our investigation, which found a loophole in Delhi Police's theory, where they said Umar, Saifi, Tahir met on 8 Jan to plan a 'big blast' for when Trump would visit, was part of the bail plea. Remember when I spot the date & instantly felt there was a story somewhere.

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. @ArvindKejriwal to not speak till now is already criminal.

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From ground zero walking right towards the epicentre of violence between Jaffrabad/Maujpur area of north-east Delhi. On one side are anti-CAA protesters from Jaffrabad & on the other side are pro-CAA protesters from Maujpur. I report @TheQuint *Deleted this by mistake.

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It's easy to say "violence is not the answer" when you're not the one being oppressed, ignored and deprived.

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The silence of the AAP is telling.

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Gurugram Namaz protests: For the second Friday now (12 and 19 November), prayers were offered at Akshay Yadav's shop in Sector 12. Yadav is out on a family vacation. He gave the keys of his shop to a local Muslim, Taufiq, before he left. More on this issue on @scroll_in soon.

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Soon after the Uttarakhand tunnel rescue, the state government issued a list of 90 men who took part in the effort. The “rat hole miners” did not make it to that list. “This doesn't surprise me,” said Ansari, one of the miners still awaiting compensation.

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Just, wrong 1. Umar Khalid/lawyers haven't been supplied with a copy of this CS. So while they're defenceless, the media 'breaks news' with Delhi Police's version. 2. Also, WHAT will it take to learn what disclosures statements are and add the necessary caveats while reporting?

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Delhi riots accused #UmarKhalid has allegedly accepted that he conspired to fuel riots, as per the Delhi police chargesheet. @Nitisha_Kashyap shares details with @ridhimb .

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BREAKING: Delhi HC bench of Justices Siddharth Mirdul and A J Bhambhani grant regular bail to UAPA accused Asif Iqbal Tanha, Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita under FIR 59 that probes the conspiracy behind the NE Delhi violence of February 2020. @TheQuint

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Munawar Faruqui's friends pour their hearts out to me about who he was beyond his on-stage persona. How he lost his mother who died by suicide, how he would tirelessly go to 4-5 open mics each night and constantly chased his dreams. Reporting @TheQuint

Hardworking, Kind, A Friend: Munawar Faruqui Beyond The Headlines

From Munawar losing his mother, who died by suicide, to him chasing his dreams, his friends tell us who he is.

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What a terribly sad and terrifying day that one of our finest reporters, Scroll's Supriya Sharma, has been booked by UP Police.

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My father (Jagjivan Ram) told me that at Banaras Hindu University he was not allowed to eat in the dining room. When he asked Madan Mohan Malviya ji if he could shift out, he said there’s an ‘untouchable’ boy who cooks his own food, so ‘you do the same.’

Podcast | 'Caste System Will Kill More Children if Not Abolished': Meira Kumar

What happened to my father was 100 years ago. The same thing has happened to a boy now. And he has been killed.

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Safdarjung tomb, Delhi.

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Ground report: Sitapur, UP After outrage wrt to his comments about raping Muslim women, the police registered an FIR against Hindutva supremacist leader Bajrang Muni. But the complainant is no ordinary man. It is his own follower, his driver, Ram Naresh.

Why Bajrang Muni, the priest who threatened Muslim women with rape, may go unpunished

The police have filed a case against him. But the complainant is no ordinary man.

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"Enough attacks on Hinduism. Hindus, come out. Die or kill." Tiwari was seen making such statements in a viral video at Maujpur on 23 Feb. But, despite an eyewitness' complaint assessed by @TheQuint , the concerned SHO said he doesn't know about this.

‘Kaat Do’ Said Ragini Tiwari, ‘Eyewitness’ Saw Her Firing Bullets

“Hindus, come out. Die or kill”:. This is what Ragni Tiwari said on a Facebook live near Maujpur on 23 Feb

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PM Modi repeatedly saying 'Do not fire people' 'Don't throw people out of jobs' is not enough. You have to pump money into the economy to help businesses survive and make this lockdown easier. This govt is yet to announce anything to help boost economy.

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Hathras conspiracy case: After about 1000 days in a UP jail under UAPA, activist Atikur Rehman walked out chanting Inquilab Zindabad on 14 June night. “I have to say this. India is only the largest democracy in textbooks, in reality, there is nothing like a democracy in India.”

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St. Joseph's school principal says, “We requested the police for protection, and they said the mob will only shout a few slogans and disperse peacefully and even then, they would give protection, but the police only came after the goons had already left.”

Catholic school in Madhya Pradesh vandalised by Hindu groups

🔴 Police said four people have been detained in connection with the incident, while CCTV footage is being checked to find the other accused.

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ALERT: Sharjeel Imam has been granted bail in another case by Saket District Court judge under FIR 269/19. The case investigates the 13/14 December violence in Jamia Millia Islamia. He was booked for rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, damaging property, etc. More on @scroll_in

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1/4 Reporting on the field. Men need to STOP touching their crotch every time a girl is around. And in the event she points it out (like I did at the Kisan Mahapanchayat), they smile and laugh. Then shamelessly stand 2 meters away and do the same damn thing again.

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ALERT: Sharjeel Imam has been granted bail under FIR 55/2020 where he was booked for sedition, promoting enmity etc at Aligarh's Civil Lines PS. The case is regarding his speech in AMU. He has already been granted bail in Assam, Arunachal regarding the same speech. @scroll_in

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The NDMC officials should compensate each person who suffered losses from their own pockets. Those officials who pretended to not know about the SC's directions, must be suspended.

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I can't help wonder how these Muslim students feel about non-Muslim friends or students being silent... When you see them do nothing. When they don't stand by you. When you realise even their parents aren't standing by your parents asking questions. Isolated and traumatised.

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Who are the women claiming rights for worship at Gyanvapi mosque? Who is behind them? A thread. Sita Sahu: Born in Jaunpur, she came to Varanasi about two decades ago after she got married. She is a fan of the Kashmir Files and The Conversion, a movie on "Love Jihad". 1/8

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Can we even dream of such acts of solidarity here? :)

شرَف الدِّينْ 🇯🇴

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After the blind left eye of a Palestinian journalist was killed by bullets from the occupation soldiers, the Malaysian broadcasters came out with their left eyes covered as a form of solidarity with him. #انقذوا_حي_الشيخ_جراح #SavePalestine #IsraelApartheidstate

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Won the RedInk Awards for Excellence in Indian Journalism in the women empowerment and gender equality category today. :) This was for our documentary on tracking 4 sexual assault survivors for over a year from Uttar Pradesh's Banda district.

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Saleem, who was arrested for allegedly raising provocative slogans when the survey was being conducted in Gyanvapi mosque, is still in jail. Locals say Har Har Mahadev slogans were also raised but only a poor Muslim was picked. Ground report @scroll_in

In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed

A Muslim man was arrested for allegedly chanting slogans when survey team visited. Elders in the community say it is vital to keep the peace.

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Uttarakhand hate speech: Meet Gulbahar Qureshi, the 25 year old law student, who is the complainant in the FIR registered against Hindu supremacists. “I did feel fear, but someone had to muster up the courage to register a complaint,” he told @scroll_in

Meet the 25-year-old law student who took on hate speech makers in Haridwar

Gulbahar Qureshi filed the complaint that led to a police case against the organisers of the event.

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UAPA accused Ishrat Jahan is now the sixth person to be granted bail under FIR 59 ("conspiracy FIR") and the only one to be granted bail by the sessions court. Her husband Farhan is ecstatic. "I can't believe it, I was in court itself. I can't contain my happiness," he tells me.

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To finally hear the Chief Justice of K'taka HC repeat the government order in essence, is sad. How can peace and tranquility be maintained when status quo is not maintained, but ALTERED, only and only because some Hindutva supremacists have decided they want to ban the hijab.

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Following-up| United Against Hate's Khalid Saifi here, being taken by policemen from Khureji protest site on 26 Feb. He is without injury, walking to Jagatpuri PS. 8 hours later when he was taken to Karkardooma court/booked under FIR 44, he couldn't walk due to severe injuries.

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At the mosque at Ashok Nagar gali number 5/6 where a Jai Shri Ram flag with a hanuman was hoisted after the mob broke the chaand, mics. From ground zero. @TheQuint

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IMP: The line News 18 left out while reporting on Umar Khalid's Amravati speech. अगर हिंदुस्तान के हुक्मरान देश को बांटना चाहते है, तोह हिंदुस्तान की अवाम देश को जोड़ने के लिए तैयार है| If the rulers of India want to divide the country, the people are ready to unite the country.

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Remember Akhlaq, whose 'hand was chopped off because he was Muslim' in Panipat? He has been arrested by Haryana Police. His brothers have been detained by UP police for 'disrupting peace'. This, while no arrests have been made on his complaint. @TheQuint

Panipat Man Whose Hand Was Chopped Arrested, His Brothers Detained

Akhlaq has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor, by the same people he accused of attacking him.

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Thread: How the story on RSS members accused in the NE Delhi violence is evolving. In 2020, we reported on RSS members being arrested for murder/rioting. Then we reported on the police's investigation against them which lacked evidence. All got bail within 8-10 months. 1/9

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The fact that there is so much hate for only reporting what the victim has said, a version that only courts can adjudicate upon and not the police like everyone seems to be believing for some inexplicable reason, is a fear we must not get comfortable with. #IStandWithZubair

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Alert: 70 people, around 25 from BHU, arrested in Varanasi yesterday for participating in CAA protests, sent to Chauka Ghat Jail. Charges have been framed under IPC 147/148/149/188/332/353/341 & 7 CLA Act. Sounds like these are first arrests (not detentions). @TheQuint

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WATCH: A day after @TheQuint 's story on Rizwana suffering a miscarriage in a temporary UP jail was published, she and the other nine people in her Jamaat from AP's Guntur district were allowed to go home. They're happy, relieved and thankful as they head home after 40 days.

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These Tablighi Jamaat members have tested negative for COVID-19 twice, have been in quarantine for over a month in Delhi & still not allowed to go home. Delhi govt told us 4 days ago they'll look into the matter, but we are yet to get a response. @TheQuint

‘Why Are We in Quarantine for Over A Month?’ Tablighi Members Ask

“We need our COVID-19 reports so we are not harassed, but they say they do not have orders from above,” Imran says.

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Mohammad Irshad*, 52. " I left badi masjid after prayers in Daryaganj. Saw water cannons/smoke from a distance. All of a sudden there was a lathicharge. I fell. 5-6 people on me/I couldn't breathe. Before I knew a policeman hit me with a lathi on my head." #Daryaganj @TheQuint

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Himachal DGP SR Mardi gives an ultimatum to those who have returned from the Tablighi Jamaat meet in Delhi. "You have time till 5:00 pm on 5 April to confess. We will put you in quarantine. If not, you'll be charged with attempt to murder & (if someone dies) murder." @TheQuint

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When safe spaces were invaded and set ablaze.

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Umar Khalid on 'media trial': "I say with absolute dismay that this pattern of media reporting on the charge sheet before accused get a copy, is prejudicial to trial. Please ask the prosecution/IO how media is getting a copy of the charge sheet before the accused is." @TheQuint

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This is a terrifying day.

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It has been about 3 weeks since Mohd Asif Khan's Twitter account was suspended. He is an activist who documents hate crimes against the minority community in India.

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BREAKING: In Delhi riots case, UAH founder Khalid Saifi granted bail under FIR 44 by a Karkardooma court. Despite bail, he'll remain in jail as he has not got bail under FIR 101 with Khajuri Khas PS and FIR 59, where UAPA has been invoked, yet. @TheQuint

‘We Are Ecstatic’: Khalid Saifi Granted Bail in Delhi Riots Case

This is the second time bail was moved for this specific case by Khalid’s lawyers, about two months ago on 17 July.

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"The said document has not been released by the Ministry of Home Affairs", the ministry's media wing told us in an email, when asked whether they issued this document. @FactCheckIndia WHAT IS WRONG WITH ANI? How can you pass this off as govt sources? Misleading, irresponsible.

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Government Sources have released a fact sheet on frequently asked questions on the #CitizenshipAmendmentAct

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So odd, wrt GN Saibaba acquittal order. 1: The matter is listed in front of J.Chandrachud as CJI Lalit had risen for the day. 2: Chandrachud refuses to stay the acquittal, asks SG to move SC on Monday. 3. Today, a new bench sits on a non-working day & suspends acquittal order.

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While BHU students protest the appointment of Firoze Khan as Sanskrit prof, the department remains shut. But Khan believes his students will come around soon. "I'll try and change their opinion about me," he says with hope. My report for @TheQuint

‘Get To Know Me First?’: Muslim Prof To BHU’s Protesting Students

Now holed up away from the university, Khan hopes his students will get to know him better given a chance.

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Just got a call from the 8-year-old Kathua rape murder victim's father sounding elated and wishing me #EidMubarak Heart smilesss :) Don't forget to laugh, share and listen to people more this year, Eid Mubarak sabko.

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Aslam* (name changed), 17 Blood dripped on his face while he came out of LNJP hospital with his elder brother. He was in shock and in pain. "They've asked us to go another hospital," his elder brother said. Aslam didn't say anything. #Daryaganj #IndiaAgainstCAA @TheQuint

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KPS Malhotra, Delhi Police's deputy comm in charge of tackling cyber crime, said, "This case has implications as far as religious fabric is concerned.” This is the same unit that said it isn't their job to track the web of India's Alt Right/Trads, online.

Mohammed Zubair of Alt News arrested for 'disturbing religious harmony'

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A Hindu resident of Maujpura confirms property of Muslims was attacked/burnt at the violence today. Hear him (on loud). "A Muslims car was parked on the road, Hindus set it on fire. The shops owned by Muslims, where the boards read 'Allah', they were also broken." @TheQuint

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“These days media often misrepresents news by giving it a false communal colour. The reason I had to mention the caste of the accused is to highlight that the accused and victims belong to the same community (Hindus),” Bulandshahr SSP tells me. @TheQuint

2 Sadhus Found Dead in Temple in UP’s Bulandshahr, Accused Held

The accused, who is a Dalit and was found in an inebriated condition, has been arrested under Section 302 of IPC.

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No sir, India does not have 'a free media'. Please stop.

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Our response to media queries on the demise of Father Stan Swamy:

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When the mob kept saying 'Is Ladki Ko Pakdo (grab this girl), Siddiqui acted fast and hid her phone between the tiles on the far edge of the balcony. My report from ground zero for @TheQuint

Quick, Alert & Brave: How A Girl Filmed The Viral Gurugram Attack

She believes she saved the lives of her family members because she began to shoot the mindless violence.

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When the Prime Minister went to visit riot-affected victims after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal violence. It's been 8 years now but some images have a resounding impact, especially retrospectively. Was looking for a specific image and chanced upon this.

Muzaffarnagar riots: 'I saw my wife and child killed', tearful villager tells PM

Stories of tragedy and suffering followed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi everywhere, as they visited Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, torn apart by...

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Personal update: My 4.5 year stint at @TheQuint , where I grew immensely as a reporter, came to an end last month. It's been a rewarding ride in every sense. :) I have joined @scroll_in as a reporter this week. I'm excited about the learning curve & growth that lies ahead. 1/2

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So much for BJP's Ashwini Upadhyay distancing himself from protesters at Jantar Mantar/saying he had no idea who they were (for bail), only to land up at the Haridwar event where much more egregious things were said. Between Aug-Dec Hindutva leaders get more brazen, emboldened.

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Most imp, acc to me was that when other judges were only issuing sensational statements on gross misconduct of Delhi police probe, he imposed a fine of fined Rs 25,000 ln the Delhi Probe/called their probe callous, farcical. Context: The police didn't wanna register an FIR.

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These are Suleiman's meticulously penned down notes for his UPSC preparations. This one is on 'World History'. "He was shot dead outside local mosque in front of everyone to send chills down everyone's spine," his sister Sana says, adding, "No one is going to use these notes."

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Khargone: Muslims who moved court against demolitions after Ram Navami violence, are being 'harassed' to withdraw their pleas. “Give in writing that you made a mistake in registering your plea, we'll submit it in court and the petition will be dismissed.”

‘Choked by red tape’: Muslims who moved court after Khargone demolitions allege official harassment

Residents claim that the civic administration is refusing to grant them permission for reconstruction and licences to reopen their businesses.

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I don't know one young reporter, who has begun their profession reporting in a polarised, toxic and communal India, who isn't struggling with mental health or burnout.

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One of @zoo_bear 's cell-mates was a Shiv Sena supporter who didn't like the factchecker as news channels said he made fun of Hindu deities. But the day Zubair got bail, he hugged him & cried: “Zubair bhai, aapki bail lag gayi! – you’ve been granted bail.”

How Zubair found hope in jail: ‘If we have more interactions, people can change’

Friendly encounters with jail inmates and policemen offered a sharp contrast to the hate that the factchecker routinely tackles online.

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Never forgetting this site as I captured my city burn. Maujpur, Zaffrabad on 24 February, 2020.

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This was before the forst auto was burnt between Jaffrabad and Maujpur. "We want to give them roses as we do not believe in violence," anti-CAA protesters tell @TheQuint

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Kashmiri boy's death in Rajasthan. Hear the main eyewitness, Sufyan Rafiq, explain how he was threatened before & after registering the FIR. I have got calls as late as 10:15 pm from Sufyan saying the main accused in the case is on the run and still threatening him. @TheQuint

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"It is the duty of the people of the hosting state (Uttar Pradesh) to create enabling conditions for visiting scholars to learn and live the consti values of our nation." "Students traveling freely to diff parts of the country is the true celebration of India's diversity". 2/2

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The same Hindutva groups who have been protesting against Muslims offering namaz for 3 months, made their way into the Gurudwara to "remind the Sikhs of what the Mughals did with Sikh gurus". This is after a committee of 5 gurdwaras offered space to Muslims to offer namaz.

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No namaz in #Gurugram ’s gurudwaras yet as Hindutva groups urge Sikhs to reconsider the decision Hindutva groups launched a campaign to “remind the gurudwara’s committee members of what the Mughals did with Sikh gurus”. @iyersaishwarya reports

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BREAKING: Delhi HC grants UAPA accused Safoora Zargar bail after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta agrees, on humanitarian grounds, to release Safoora subject to two conditions. @TheQuint

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8 Years Later | Aafreen is the only Muzaffarnagar riots rape survivor whose trial continues in court: "The others have taken money and they say they got justice. I do not agree with this. Justice can't be bought," she tells @TheQuint .

'You Cannot Buy Justice': Muzaffarnagar Riot Rape Survivor's Unbreakable Resolve

"The rape survivor is not agreeing to compromise, so what can we do," the brother of the rape accused said.

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While Pluto was downgraded to being a Dwarf Planet in 2006, Delhi's Nehru Planetarium still calls it a planet. I saw the film. When asked about it, the guy on the counter said, "We are updating it." It's been 15 years, guys. Pease let's teach kids/adults the correct facts.

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Infuriating. Stan Swamy was arrested but not a single day of custody was sought. He wanted a straw, NIA told court they didn't have one. He wanted to die between his friends, no one cared. A lawyer criticised the judiciary, and an angry judge said they should have 'faith'.

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UAPA accused Natasha Narwal lost her father to COVID today, she is in jail under FIR 59, the NE Delhi violence conspiracy case. Granted bail for other cases. Natasha was 13 when she lost her mother. Devastating. Let's see if the court allows her to be present for his cremation

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Sharjeel UsmanI, booked for sedition, tells @TheQuint : "I showed the transcript of my speech to 3 Supreme Court lawyers. All said not one word in the entire speech can be commissioned as an offence in any Indian court." 2 FIRs against him, in Pune & UP.

‘3 SC Lawyers Cleared My Speech’: Usmani on FIRs, Sedition Case

“I thought that a programme where there are people like Arundhati Roy and BG Kosle Patil, who will look at me?”

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He has been one of the most vocal critics re the Delhi Police's probe. "I am not able to restrain myself from observing that when history will look back at the worst communal riots since partition in Delhi, it is...

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Our investigation into Delhi Riots featured on NDTV's Reality Check. The police says Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi & Tahir Hussain met at Shaheen Bagh on 8 Jan to plan riots around Trump’s visit. But how is this possible if news of his 'possible visit' first surfaced on Jan 13?

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