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This is the first story in a two-part series, 'Beneath the Surface', on former BSP Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong who was murdered on July 5, leaving behind several questions regarding his life and death.

बलात्कार और हत्या के मामले में रोहतक जेल में आजीवन सजा काट रहे डेरा सच्चा सौदा के प्रमुख गुरमीत सिंह एक बार फिर से 20 दिन की पैरोल पर जेल से बाहर आ गए हैं. हालांकि, उन्हें इस शर्त पर पैरोल मिली है कि वे 20 दिन तक बागपत के…

Serving life sentence in Rohtak jail for rape and murder, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has once again walked out of prison, on parole and ahead of an election. While the Election Commission has banned him from indulging in any political activity, and he hasn’t spoken a…

Over the past few months, sundry headlines have indicated that the Indian army is currently battling it out with the Uttar Pradesh state government in court.

टिकट बंटवारे से नाराज़ कांग्रेस नेता कुमारी शैलजा प्रचार से दूर थीं. लेकिन आखिरकार वे प्रचार करने लगी. उन्होंने इसकी शुरुआत 26 सितंबर से की. शैलजा ने हिसार के सूर्यनगर में कांग्रेस उम्मीदवार रामनिवास राणा के लिए प्रचार किया. तो क्या उनकी नाराजगी दूर हो गई है? इस सवाल के…

Congress leader Kumari Selja, who was upset over the party’s candidate list, finally began campaigning on September 26. She began her election marathon from Suryanagar in Hisar, where she campaigned for Congress candidate Ramniwas Rana.  

Sports are embedded in Haryana’s culture, with politics over sporting facilities and athletes often taking the centre stage. In this episode of Another Election Show, Newslaundry halted at a village in Kurukshetra district to speak with the athletes about the state’s sports policy. 

हरियाणा की संस्कृति में खेल का एक खास स्थान है. इसलिए यहां खेल और खिलाड़ियों को लेकर राजनीतिक भी होती रहती है. 

On Sunday evening, Sadiq Usman Shaikh was on his way home on his motorcycle with his wife, his six-year-old son, and three-year-old daughter – after spending the day at his sister’s house – in Maharashtra’s Latur. But before the ride was over, his wife and his daughter were killed in…

The Supreme Court has struck down the provisions of state prison manuals that faciliated allotment of work to prisoners on the basis of their castes and classified denotified tribes as habitual offenders. Calling these practices “unconstitutional”, the court also laid down guidelines to prevent caste-based discrimination in prisons, Livelaw reported. 

In the last phase of Haryana polls, Another Election Show has reached Rohtak-based Maharishi Dayanand University, where we speak to students and professors about the key issues that will decide their votes.