Altogether 19 passengers died on the spot while two succumbed to their injuries on the way to hospital. The deceased included six women and five children.
Many leaders argued that as the elections got over, Muslims and their problems were forgotten. Their anti-BJP stance is beneficial only for the party opposing the BJP and not to Muslims, they pointed out
"Kya inka irada pak hai?" (Are their intentions pure) is the catch line of the saffron party's advertisement blitz in newspapers in the Muslim-dominated region of Uttar Pradesh.
Eyewitnesses alleged the attackers entered the premises when a meeting was being held by JNU Teachers' Association on the issue of violence on campus and assaulted students and professors.
On the issue of AMU, Dr Singh said his government had all along maintained that it would restore the minority status of the 125-year-old university.
RAF personnel had been deployed around the university campus on Wednesday as a precautionary measure amid fears that the sensitive issue might snowball.
Aseem Chhabra lists the elements that he loved and was pleasantly surprised by in the movies.
'Why do sections of Muslims seem to prefer Lalu and Mulayam who symbolise wilful neglect of governance and development? In this election, secularism is less at stake. What is more at stake is the degenerative, cynical, opportunistic, and discredit-worthy misuse of secularism by the non-BJP leaders and their social constituencies,' says Mohammad Sajjad.
The reason is that a similar appeal was pending before the High Court.\n
The Supreme Court Monday asked Aligarh Muslim University not to implement the decision to reserve 50 per cent quota for students belonging to minority community till the pendancy of the matter.
Visitors to shrines were being searched thoroughly.
The highest number was reported from Meerut zone where 569 encounters took place.
The Citizenship Amendment Bill would possibly be the first piece of legislation that is perniciously discriminatory on the basis of religion/faith, says Mohammad Sajjad.
Meanwhile, the court also rejected a plea by the centre and AMU seeking permission to move the SC in the matter.
In a sudden late Wednesday night development, the Election Commission gave marching orders to 22 district magistrates, 19 district police chiefs and three DIGs of police in Uttar Pradesh.
The award was presented to Helmunt Neunzert for his 'pioneering contribution' to industrial and applied mathematics.
Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh's supporters on Thursday clashed with the police over the move to evict him from the government residence in Delhi even as the Centre rejected his demand that the house be converted into a memorial to his father, former Prime Minister Charan Singh.
All 'right-thinking citizens' should rally behind Setalvad, they said.
'Yogiji has neither been successful in reducing crime in the state nor has he been able to make the people feel that they are safe,' says one UP minister.
The company plans to enter new markets like Jammu, Srinagar, Aligarh and Bikaner
The party will hold a series of protests against Akhilesh Yadav govt beginning with the 'gherao' of the secretariat next week.
In the second phase on April 18, 97 seats,spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.
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Bollywood actors are looking forward to the festival of Holi, and have already made their plans for the day.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who went on a whirlwind tour of the state to ensure the victory of his party candidates, described it as a "historic win". He attributed the victory to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision and BJP chief Amit Shah's guidance.
A week after the Allahabad high court verdict, the government Tuesday said it would "decide on steps" required to find a way to restore the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University.
Out of 98 cities selected for the Rs 48,000 crore Smart Cities project, 24 are capital cities.
'The people of India have not only challenged the ruling dispensation with the constitution, they have also opened the eyes of the leadership that sits in the Opposition.'
'As a student of history, I am no pessimist, but regardless of which party/coalitions comes to power on May 23, the space for secularism, pluralism and minority rights has shrunk significantly,' says Mohammad Sajjad.
As many as 20 more youths have joined the terrorist groups in the month of May which included Rouf from Ganderbal, a fourth-semester student pursuing a diploma course in government polytechnic, the officials said.
'Farmers' issues will rule the narrative in the 2019 elections.'
Asserting that Aligarh Muslim University is not a minority institution, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday said the varsity is committing a "big crime" by not implementing the policy of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs.
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