United Nations: Pakistan has told a UN Security Council Arria-Formula meeting that India was “actively” sponsoring terrorism against it, but warned that Islamabad would continue to counter those terrorist threats effectively. Speaking in a debate on ‘Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Transnational Activities
Shahdol: A 26-year-old woman sustained severe burns as she immolated herself in the premises of a police station after the police allegedly failed to register a case based on her complaint of rape in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol, an official said. While the woman is undergoing treatment
Srinagar: Yashwant Sahdev Shinde, a zealot and worker of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Swayansevak Sangh (RSS) and Bajrang Dal, has confessed to getting terrorist training besides, exposing political motives and certain personalities of these parties who were behind terrorist activities across India. In his confessional statement
New Delhi: A torrent of online abuse hit Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh on Monday after he dropped a catch against Pakistan, with much of the vitriol focusing on the fact that he is from the Sikh minority. Singh missed the easy but crucial chance in the
Kunal Chattopadhyay Introduction Any discussion on communalism in India has to be situated in the wider South Asian context. This is particularly important for two reasons. In the first place, ever since the attacks on the twin towers in New York, Muslim communalism, (often labelled as
Bengaluru: WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the highest so far this year, the Meta-owned popular instant messaging app said in its monthly report. India’s stricter IT laws have made it necessary for large digital platforms to publish compliance reports every month. Draft rules circulated
Porbandar: An ex-Army jawan was arrested for allegedly abusing and threatening a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in Gujarat on social media, police said on Saturday. Based on a complaint filed by MLA Babubhai Bokhiria, the former minister of agriculture and fisheries, one Lakhanashi Odedara
Guwahati: AIUDF Chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal said that ahead of the 2024 general election, BJP and RSS are targeting Muslims, Madrasas and mosques. “Attacks on Muslims, Madrasas, Mosques have been increasing ahead of 2024 general election. They think that their votes will be
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to call for reports from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand on alleged attacks on members of the Christian community, rejecting the Union government’s argument. The top court said though
Chitradurga, Karnataka: Dalit organisations staged a protest demanding the immediate arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Math, who has been booked under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual abuse of high school girls. The protesters raised slogans demanding justice and called the