India
Elections 2024
Betrayals, false promises and broken alliances: Election apathy peaks in Kashmir
Mubashir Naik and Zoya Malik
As Jammu & Kashmir encounters the parliamentary election this month, uncertainty looms, about whether the Kashmiri people will cast their vote or stay away from...
Central India
“I have no answer when people ask me why Congress not fielded a Muslim candidate”: Arif Naseem Khan
Senior Maharashtra Congress leader Arif Naseem Khan resigned from the state party campaign committee Friday, flagging his concern about the party not fielding a single candidate from the Muslim community in the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
India
Expelled for condemning Modi; BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Bikaner
Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani, who was expelled by the party for criticising PM Modi's hate speech, got arrested by Rajasthan Police in an alleged 'breach-of-peace' case.
Elections 2024
Anurag Thakur’s anti-Muslim speech; Congress seeks Election Commission action
The Congress on Saturday complained to the Election Commission against Union minister and BJP leader Anurag Thakur, alleging that his “outrageous speech” made at an elections rally violated the Model Code of Conduct.
India
Imam beaten to death by three masked assailants inside Ajmer mosque
A mosque imam was allegedly beaten to death by three masked miscreants in the wee hours of Saturday in Rajasthan's Ajmer.
India
Explainer: What is Agnipath recruitment scheme?
On Tuesday, The Government of India announced its new defence recruiting policy, the Agnipath Scheme. The scheme is applicable across Airforce, Navy and Army. The Cabinet Committee on security...
India
Decoding Places of Worship Act; Why is SC hesitant to uphold it?
Md Saquib Madani & Nayab Gauhar
In his autobiography ‘My Country, My Life’, L.K Advani wrote “an exhilarating period of my life” while describing the Rath Yatra he took out...
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India
India’s first private train flagged off from Coimbatore
India's first-ever private train service under the Bharat Gaurav scheme started its maiden service and flagged off on Tuesday from Coimbatore to Shirdi of Maharashtra.
East India
Massive outrage in Bihar over Union’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme
Protests against Agnipath, a recruitment plan for the armed forces, turned violent Thursday as Army aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic in several parts of Bihar for the second consecutive day.
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India
Video | Afreen Fatima on demolition of her house and incarceration of her father
Speaking to Maktoob, Afreen Fatima decodes what had happened to her family and how it has become a disturbing pattern for Muslims in India.
India
Kerala cop transferred for issuing controversial notice to Mosque
Pinarayi-led LDF government was quick on their feet to transfer a cop after he sent a notice to a Mosque in Kerala's Kannur. Station House officer of Mayyil Police...
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Features
“He just continues smiling”: Umar Khalid’s parents
In a recent court hearing, student activist Umar Khalid, who was arrested on September 13, 2020, in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly being...
India
Tamil Nadu: Muslims demand anti-Islamophobia Act, arrest of Nupur Sharma
Maltreated and abused by the rise of virulent Hindu Nationalism, around 1500 protesters gathered in the small town of Nagore in Tamil Nadu demanding the arrest of Nupur Sharma, and enforcement of an ‘Anti – Islamophobia Act’.
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India
Presidential polls: Mamata suggests names of Farooq, Gopalkrishna Gandhi at Oppn meeting
Leaders of several Opposition parties on Wednesday agreed to field a common candidate against the NDA in the forthcoming Presidential elections.
Features
It is a blatant lie that there is no caste in Kerala: Puzhu writer Harshad
Harshad, a Malayalam scriptwriter, is best known for his two feature films Unda (2019) and Puzhu (2022). Puzhu (meaning worm) is a 2022 Malayalam flick jointly written by Harshad, Sharfu, and Suhas and directed by debutante Ratheena, with actor legend Mammootty as Kuttan, Parvathy Thiruvothu as Bharathi, Appunni Sasi as Kuttappan aka KP and Vasudev Sajeesh as Kichu in the lead roles.
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India
As Rahul appears before ED for 3rd day, police barges into Congress office
Delhi Police personnel forced their way into the Congress headquarters in New Delhi and beat up workers as party former chief Rahul Gandhi appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the third consecutive day of questioning in the National Herald money laundering case.
India
Protest against Nupur Sharma; Arrest count in UP, Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat increases
The number of people arrested by the police in the two states increased to 200 in West Bengal and 350 in Uttar Pradesh. The U.P. police have filed 13 FIRs, while their West Bengal counterparts have filed 42 FIRs so far.
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