India
Elections 2024
PM Modi reiterates ‘redistribution of wealth’ claim, justifies anti-Muslim rhetoric: “I put truth before country”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated his anti-Muslim rhetorics and accused that the Congress tried to extend reservation on the basis of religion and give it to Muslims and hatched a "deep conspiracy" to snatch people's wealth and distribute it among "select" people.
Elections 2024
‘Blatant lies, Islamophobia’: BJP Karnataka joins PM Modi’s hate campaign against Muslims, posts lies to spread anti-Muslim hate
Joining an anti-Muslim campaign led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a social media post on X by the Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka made false accusations against Congress and spread Islamophobic rhetoric.
Elections 2024
Wings of democracy: How North Kerala’s expatriate voters are flying home to vote
In a remarkable demonstration of democratic engagement, thousands of non-resident Keralites from the Gulf region are gearing up to participate in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections through an innovative initiative dubbed "Vottu Vimanam" or Vote Flight. Despite the logistical challenges posed by recent severe floods in the UAE and other Gulf countries, which led to flight cancellations and rescheduling, dedicated charter flights are set to bring these expatriate voters directly to Kerala.
Elections 2024
Modi Govt told me my visa extension would be denied, saying my reporting “crossed a line”: ABC journalist Avani Dias
ABC News South Asia bureau chief Avani Dias was told a routine visa extension would be denied by the Indian government, days after it blocked her reporting on YouTube in India.
Elections 2024
I’m here because I’m not comfortable with King Modi’s rule: Prakash Raj supports Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram
"I am an artist. I'm not a politician participating in electoral politics. But I believe every citizen is a part of politics. People love me because I'm not silent. I love Kerala. I'm here because I'm not comfortable with King Modi's rule," Prakash Raj said in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram.
India
Director Pa Ranjith accuses BJP of its attempt to appropriate musical genius Ilayaraja
Disagreeing with the caste-colored criticism kept on the Maestro by the Periyarist-Congress-progressive elements, Pa. Ranjith hits at the BJP for orchestrating the unfolding narrative.
India
They did it to Rohit Vemula, Chandrasekhar Azad, now they are targeting me: Jignesh Mevani
Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani has been re-arrested by the Assam Police moments after he was granted bail in a case over tweets criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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India
Tweet criticising PM Modi: Assam court grants bail to Jignesh Mevani
An Assam court on Monday granted bail to Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani in a case over a tweet criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Central India
Neglecting intelligence report: Khargone violence takes a ‘dubious’ turn
At the time of violence in Khargone SP Siddharth Choudhary who also sustained a bullet injury on his leg during the violence is believed to be playing no vital role during the violence without providing additional security and deploying security in sensitive areas marked by the intelligence
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Central India
Hanuman Chalisa row: Lawmakers’ couple approach HC to quash FIR
Maharashtra legislator Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana on Monday moved Bombay High Court seeking cancellation of FIR against them for planning to chant Hanuman Chalisa outside the...
India
Tamil Nadu passes bill empowering govt to appoint VCs
The Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution that empowered the state government to appoint vice-chancellors to various universities in the state.
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India
India third largest military spender in world
The top three largest military spenders in the world were the United States, China and India, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said
India
Ashish Mishra surrenders after SC cancels his bail
Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra and the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri farmers' killing case on Sunday surrendered at court in Uttar Pradesh.
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North India
CUET: Another nail in the coffin of AMU
Sajid Ali Bukhari and Sohaib Akhtar
“Dear people, Muslims of our country have not reached the point where they could compete with Bengalis in education”, Sir Syed in his seventies...
India
Splitting up Muslims? Assam Govt’s move to Identify “Indigenous Muslims” raises eyebrows
In a continuum to the ongoing NRC-CAA drive, Assam Government’s panel has recommended to identify the indigenous Muslims and not mix them with the Muslims from Bengali belt region.
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India
Karnataka: Two Dalit youths tortured to death, 12 arrested
Two Dalit men Girish Mudalagiriappa (30) and Girish (32) were tortured to death in Karnataka’s Peddanahalli village in the Tumakuru district on Thursday night.
Central India
Photos: Burnt by Hindutva mob and bulldozed by BJP govt; Muslim lives in Khargone
Dozens of Muslim houses were set on fire by Hindutva rioters on 10 April. A day after, on 11 April, the Madhya Pradesh BJP government demolished homes and shops belonging to Muslims.
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