New Delhi: A first information report (FIR) has been registered against journalist Rana Ayyub in Karnataka’s Dharwad for allegedly describing those who have opposed Muslim girls wearing hijab to schools as “Hindu terrorists” during an interview. According to The Hindu, the FIR was registered at the

Karnataka: A girl wearing hijab in Mangaluru in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district was heckled for wearing her headscarf allegedly by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the students’ wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The incident came amid a controversy on wearing the hijab in the

Male: The 10 Indian soldiers had traveled to Kadhdhoo on 17 February. The Iskandhar Air Base in Kadhdhoo hosts a helicopter operated by the Indian military. It is likely that the soldiers are present in the Maldives as support personnel for the helicopter. As per

New Delhi: India has cancelled orders for MiG-29 fighter jets, helicopters and anti-tank weapons from Russia in the last few weeks, a senior United States official claimed, according to a report in The Indian Express on Friday. The official, Assistant Secretary of State for South and

Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson, Asim Iftikhar Ahmed, has said that India is involved in gross human rights violations in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing weekly news briefing in Islamabad, today, India is also involved in subversive activities and fanning terrorism inside Pakistan. He said

New Delhi: People playing the arcade game “Whack-A-Mole” use a rubber hammer to force plastic moles back into hiding. It’s similar to what a powerful Hindu group is doing to India’s Christians. “The Hindu nationalist movement, the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) … has organized a nationwide

London: The EU must treat all refugees fleeing conflict zones with “compassion and mercy regardless of their race, color or creed,” the Muslim Council of Britain has said. In a statement, it called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to peace” in Ukraine. “We

London: A group of British MPs has said they are “ashamed” at the lack of support offered to aid workers in Afghanistan following NATO’s withdrawal from the country last year. They made the comments in response to a report by the Commons International Development Committee, which

London: A portrait of the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, was installed at Whitehall’s prestigious private members’ club, the National Liberal Club, in London. Mr Jinnah was a member of the club, and has been honoured with a portrait to commemorate his membership in

Islamabad: Islamabad and New Delhi have reiterated to implement Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following the 117th meeting of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission (PIC). The meeting was held in Islamabad from March 1-3, according to an official statement issued. Under the relevant provisions of the IWT