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Seven Tribal Christians tonsured, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Jharkhand village

Jharkhand: In an unproven allegation of slaughtering a cow, seven Tribal Christians were allegedly beaten, partially tonsured and forced to chant “Jai...

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India

‘Is this some kind of joke?’, asks court after former Minister’s trial conducted through WhatsApp

A former Jharkhand minister, Yogendra Sao and his wife Nirmala Devi’s case witnessed a Hazaribagh lower court judge put the accused on trial...

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Crime

Eleven people arrested for charges of raping two minor girls in Jharkhand

Eleven people were arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls in the Lohardaga district of Jharkhand, police said at a press conference. They were...

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India

Five NGO workers gangraped in Jharkhand on gunpoint

Five women NGO workers were allegedly raped at gunpoint by a group of five men while spreading awareness on migration and human trafficking...

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India

Following Bandh call, Maoists kidnap railway workers, force suspension of rail services

Armed Maoists abducted two railway workers from a station in Bihar in a midnight attack and threatened to kill them if trains...

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India

Jharkhand MLAs organise kissing competition, kick up controversy

Two Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLAs have courted controversy by organising a “kissing competition” for tribal couples during a traditional village fair...

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Crime

Arrested for raping 6-yr-old, school principal says it was accidental and not a ‘big crime’

A school principal has been arrested on the charge of raping a six-year-old girl student in Jharkhand’s Koderma district, police said on...

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Conflict

India under UN Security Council scrutiny on children in armed conflicts

United Nations: The UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres released a report, “Children and armed conflict” which was submitted to the UN Security Council...