Tuesday, April 16, 2024

India

BJP CM Biren Singh fuelled conflict in Manipur: Assam Rifles report

A new set of revelations related to the conflict in Manipur were discovered in an evaluation conducted by officials of the Assam Rifles in the state. A good deal of the blame was pinned on Modi's "political authoritarianism and ambition" and the state government led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, a supporter of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Photos: Modi’s outreach to Pakistani Hindu refugee camp through CAA

A 50-year-old woman at the Pakistani Hindu refugee camp who chooses to remain anonymous says, “We get to live in the Hindu Rashtra that Modi ji has made for us. Water, food, and electricity problems would persist even after getting citizenship, but what matters to us is living in our Hindu Rashtra.”

UP: Muslim trader assaulted in train, stripped, and beard shaved

Nadim Malik, a 27-year-old Muslim textile dealer, was attacked by some unidentified men on Friday while traveling from Mumbai to the Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh. They also shaved his head and beard and left him half naked.

Will take steps to make West UP a separate state: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday said her party would take concrete steps to make western Uttar Pradesh a separate State if voted to power at the Centre.

“Disqualify him from elections”: Plea in Delhi HC against PM Modi for violating model code of conduct

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for violating the model code of conduct by allegedly seeking votes in the name of "God and place of worship.”

Thousands of Christians protest in national capital against ‘rising hate and violence’

Thousands of Christians held a protest at Jantar Mantar Sunday against the escalation of hate and violence by Hindutva groups against Christians in several states in the country.

Asaduddin Owaisi’s residence attacked again, fourth incident since 2014

On Sunday night, unknown persons allegedly attacked the official residence of AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on New Delhi's Ashoka Road. Following the incident, Owaisi shared a video...
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Murder of Junaid, Nasir: Dozens rally in support of Bajrang Dal killer gang leader Monu Manesar

After the killer gang leader of Bajrang Dal, Monu Manesar, was accused of killing two Muslim men, Junaid and Nasir, from Rajasthan in Haryana, members of the right-wing organisations VHP (Vishva Hindu Parishad) and Bajrang Dal took out a rally in his support on Saturday.

Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court saying NEET is unconstitutional

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination, or NEET.
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NIA raids lawyer who represented PFI leaders in HC, seizes books on human rights

The National Investigation Agency raided human rights lawyer Ansar Indori’s house in Rajasthan on February 18, days after he appeared in a case challenging a first information report filed...

Junaid, Nasir were taken by Hindutva men to cops while still alive, Haryana Police ignored: Report

Rinku Saini, a taxi driver and member of the Hindu militant group who was arrested in connection with the brutal murder of two Muslim men in Rajasthan Junaid and Nasir, a day ago, has told investigators that they took the two Muslim men to the nearest police station in Haryana's Firozpur Jhirka before killing them.
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Tripura: 10 Rohingyas arrested for “illegally entering India”

At least 16 people including 10 Rohingya refugees were detained by the Railway Police Force (RPF) at Agartala railway station, for “illegally entering India”, officials said on Sunday.

Hindutva killings: Asaduddin Owaisi visits families of Junaid, Nasir in Rajasthan

Days after two Muslim men in Rajasthan were killed by members of Hindutva group Bajrang Dal, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday, 18 February, visited the residences of the deceased men Junaid and Nasir.
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Muslim man arrested ‘mistakenly’, killed due to brutal custodial torture in Hyderabad

A 35-year-old Muslim man, Muhammed Qadeer, daily wage labourer, who was seriously injured after he was thrashed in the custody of Medak police in Telangana, succumbed to injuries on Friday.

Meet Kashmir’s female martial artists, shattering glass ceilings

Jabeena Akhtar, a champion in the Chinese martial art of Wushu, recalls a taunt she got as a child. Akhtar was bruised while playing and taken to a clinic...
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Muslim man killed in Assam police firing

The Assam Police on Friday shot dead a Muslim youth who is an accused of murder. The police claimed that they killed him after he allegedly tried to escape during investigation.

Villagers in Jammu concerned after cracks appear in houses, hundreds displaced

Major cracks and sinking of the residential houses have forced at least 200 people of Nai Basti village at Tathri in the Doda district of Jammu division to migrate...
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