New Delhi: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International India called upon authorities to stop the demolition of homes and shops belonging to Muslims in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone city. A demolition drive was carried out in Khargone earlier this week, a day after violence broke out in the
New Delhi: Manoj Soni, the new chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), shares close ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and is also linked to a religious sect in Gujarat. At one point, when Narendra Modi was serving as
New Delhi: The Hindu Sena put up posters and saffron flags near the main gate of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and surrounding areas. The move comes close to a week after a clash broke out in the Kaveri hostel over serving non-vegetarian food during Ram
New Delhi: Traffic policeman Surendar Singh waved away clouds of dust and smoke and unbuttoned his shirt to show a small box bulging out of his chest. “It literally keeps me alive,” said Singh, 48, as he showed the implanted cardiac defibrillator device that detects
New Delhi: Life had already dealt Champa Das a tough hand. Not only was she a Dalit woman, she had been living in penury after the death of her husband and son. But things got even worse when she was served notice to appear before
Agra: The Hindutva mob set ablaze two houses of Muslims in Agra city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Police said members of a fringe group "Dharam Jagran Samanvay Sangh" torched the house belonging to Sajid, a gym owner in Agra's Runakta locality. An adjoining
Rajasthan: Boora Batasha market in Rajasthan’s Karauli city once housed four fareedi sweet shops owned by Muslims. These shops sold batashe meethai, Indian cookies, misri, boora, dry fruits and many such confectionaries adored by lovers of Indian food. After the Karauli violence on April 2,
Bhopal: Three Muslim men who have been in jail since March 5 have been named on the list of Ram Navami riot-accused persons in the Khargone city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Following the riots that took place on Sunday (April 10), the house
Jerusalem: Over a 100 Palestinians have been injured after Israeli police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, Al Jazeera reported. Tensions have been simmering in Jerusalem, with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan coinciding with the Jewish celebration of Passover and Christianity's Easter
Washington: Russia’s setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine could lead President Vladimir Putin to resort to using a tactical or low-yield nuclear weapon, CIA director William Burns said. "Given the potential desperation of President Putin and the Russian leadership, given the setbacks that they have faced