Washington: The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said. The projects, to be funded under the revamped Afghanistan
New Delhi: Seven teachers and two officials have been suspended in Karnataka’s Gadag district after they allegedly “allowed” students wearing hijab to appear for SSLC exams. According to Times of India, the local deputy director of public instruction, Basavalingappa GM, said, “These teachers had allowed girl
Mumbai: Indian authorities stopped prominent journalist Rana Ayyub at the Mumbai international airport from going abroad. Rana Ayyub was stopped on Tuesday by the authorities at the Mumbai international airport from flying abroad in the wake of a “look out circular” issued by the Enforcement Directorate
By Pieter Friedrich “India’s Christian Community, one of the largest church-going people in any country, face an existential threat from a source few people in the world are aware of: fundamentalist and militant Hindu elements banded together in an organisation rooted in Nazi philosophy and sworn
New Delhi: Christians in India are increasingly coming under attack by right-wing groups, with the number of violent incidents against them rising sharply in 2021 from a year ago. Delhi-based NGO, United Christian Forum, said that 2021 was the most violent year for Christians in India
Debasish Roy Chowdhury Once known as “heaven on earth,” Kashmir today is the world’s most militarized zone. A proper evaluation of the causes of conflict would obviously be the first step in defusing tensions and promoting reconciliation—but a new film is doing the opposite, even as
Madurai: Kashmir Files, an Indian film focusing on the exodus of thousands of Hindus from Indian-administered Kashmir that won accolades from Prime Minister Modi is fanning anti-Muslim sentiments. Members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has submitted a petition to District Collector S
Bengaluru: After calls for ban on halal products in the Indian state of Karnataka grew, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the state government would spell out its stand after studying the issue. In the latest campaign targeting Muslims, Hindutva organisations and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Bengaluru: According to information received, 22 Adivasi residents of Bondamunda area in Sundergarh district, Odisha, were arrested by police on March 28. The arrested include activist Deme Oram of the Anchalik Surakshya Committee of Bondamunda, leading a struggle by 700 Adivasis who were displaced from
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday began a protest against the fuel price hike at Vijay Chowk in Delhi. The party launched the agitation hours after fuel prices were hiked again for the ninth time in the last 10 days. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the party’s