August 6, 2022 - The Milestone

Mohammed Zubair, celebrated fact-checker, says he will continue to do what Hindu extremists targeted him for

New Delhi: Mohammed Zubair, a journalist and co-founder of India’s top fact-checking website AltNews who was imprisoned for weeks, said he will continue to do his fact-checking with the same…

The Milestone August 6, 2022

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Muslim journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested nearly 2 years ago while travelling to report on rape-murder of Dalit girl, denied bail again

Pryagraj: The Allahabad high court in Uttar Pradesh rejected a bail petition filed by Siddique Kappan, a Delhi-based Muslim journalist who was arrested in October 2020 when he was travelling to…

Ferdous Ahmed Barbhuiya August 6, 2022

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Amit Shah says Modi govt. will implement controversial citizenship act once Covid vaccination drive is over

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah said that the Union government will implement the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) once the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive in the country is over.…

Ferdous Ahmed Barbhuiya August 6, 2022

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Allahabad high court stays lower court proceedings against historic mosque

In a relief to the Muslims in Uttar Pradesh and the state’s Sunni Waqf Board, the Allahabad high court stayed proceedings pending before a district court on a petition filed by…

The Milestone August 6, 2022