
Aligarh authorities ban religious functions on roads to 'prevent disturbance', Hindu Jagran Manch says it will defy directive
Aligarh administration banned religious functions on roads after Hindutva groups planned a recital of Hanuman Chalisa to protest the offering of namaz.

FIR filed against Tamil Nadu youth allegedly attacked for uploading on social media picture of himself consuming beef
A police FIR has been registered against Mohammed Faizan, a man who was attacked last week for allegedly uploading a picture of himself consuming beef soup at a village in Tamil Nadu

Delhi couple arrested for misbehaving with traffic police personnel in Mayapuri, charged for 'drunk driving'
A woman and a man who misbehaved with a traffic police cop in Delhi were arrested on Tuesday.

Supreme Court stays proceedings before Madras HC in case against Tamil magazine accused of 'denigrating' TN governor
Supreme Court stayed further proceedings in a case against Tamil magazine 'Nakkheeran' for publishing articles allegedly denigrating Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

NHAI engineer assault case: Maharashtra MLA Nitesh Rane, 17 others sent to judicial custody till 23 July
A court in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra Tuesday remanded MLA Nitesh Rane and 17 of his supporters in judicial custody till July 23 in connection with last week's assault on a deputy engineer of the NHAI over potholes

Madhya Pradesh DGP VK Singh blames girls' 'independence' for rising 'fake kidnapping' cases in state
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) had revealed that Madhya Pradesh reported 6,016 cases of kidnapping and abduction of children in 2016.

Six killed in Pune's Ambegaon locality after wall of college compound collapses after spell of heavy rain
The incident took place around 1:15 am today when the compound wall of the Sinhagad College campus in Pune's Ambegaon crumbled.

Tribal woman beaten up by family members in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar over 'affair' with Dalit man; four held
A 21-year-old tribal woman was assaulted with sticks by her family members in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly eloping with a Dalit man, police said on Sunday.

Man arrested for raping minor girl in south Goa; remanded to five days police custody
Old Goa Police on Thursday arrested a man, named Mohammed Rafik Patel, for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl

BJP MLA Raja Singh's injuries while trying to install statue in Hyderabad 'self-inflicted', say police, releases video
Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh Lodh accused the police of "attacking and injuring" him while he and his supporters were installing a new statue of freedom fighter Rani Avantibai.

Nation Live scribes granted bail in defamation case, but remain behind bars due to separate matter involving alleged fraud, forgery
Three journalists of a Noida-based TV news channel, who were arrested for allegedly airing defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were granted bail

Sabarimala protests: Kerala BJP worker arrested for attacking woman devotee in November 2018, granted bail
VV Rajesh, a functionary of BJP's Kerala unit, was arrested and later granted bail for allegedly assaulting a woman devotee at the Sabarimala temple last year.

MP rape survivor's family ostracised by village after failing to host feast ordered by panchayat
The incident occurred in Rajgarh district's Dungarpur village in the first week of February.

NHRC directs Uttar Pradesh DGP to file report on assault on journalist Prashant Kanojia, action taken against guilty
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh's Directorate General of Police (DGP), seeking a report within on the assault of a TV journalist in Shamli

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC says it found nothing against activist Gautam Navlakha, extends protection from arrest
The Bombay High Court observed that it found nothing against Gautam Navlakha, civil liberties Activist, who is accused of having links with Maoists, while also extending the protection from arrest

SC to hear plea challenging arrest of journalist Prashant Kanojia accused of making 'objectionable comment' against Yogi Adityanath
SC has agreed to hear a plea challenging the arrest of journalist Prashant Kanojia, who has been accused of making an objectionable comment against UP CM Yogi Adityanath on social media, on Tuesday.

Muslim man in MP abused, beaten, paraded for asking for box of mobile phone, claims religion-based hate; police term it 'scuffle'
A 20-year-old Muslim youth was beaten up, verbally abused and paraded by the owner of a mobile shop in Madhya Pradesh's Kurawar for asking for the original box of a mobile phone

For acid attack survivors, 2019 elections emerge as platform to campaign for stronger laws, proper treatment and compensation
Stop Acid Attack, a group which has been creating awareness about acid attacks and pushing for stricter punishment for the perpetrators launched a country-wide campaign during the election to highlight the demands of acid attack survivors

Bombay HC decision to stay criminal proceedings against man accused of raping minor wife disrespects rights of rape survivors
The Bombay HC's reasoning behind staying criminal proceedings against a man accused of raping minor wife in a recent case fails to justify why someone facing allegations of grave sexual offences like rape should be allowed to ‘negotiate’ his way out of the crime

Prakash Ambedkar says he will jail Election Commission if voted to power; case registered against Dalit leader in Yavatmal
A case was registered against Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday for allegedly making objectionable remarks against the Election Commission (EC)