India

Dalit boy beaten, mother assaulted with caste slurs in UP; police delay action for two weeks

Lucknow: In yet another incident highlighting the persistence of caste-based violence in India, a Dalit boy was abducted, beaten and locked inside a hay storage…

Muslim man spends 15 months in jail over anti-Modi social media posts

Lucknow: A Muslim man has been granted bail after spending nearly 15 months in jail over social media posts critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

India’s Muslim leaders to unite against growing anti-Muslim persecution

New Delhi: India’s leading Muslim religious organizations, scholars and political leaders will gather in New Delhi next week to formulate a joint strategy against the…

Uttar Pradesh police arrest two Muslim youths on cow slaughter charges

Lucknow: In yet another incident reflecting the continued targeting of Muslims under the BJP-led Hindutva regime, police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have…

UP court orders demolition of decades-old mosque, sparks outrage from Muslim organizations

Lucknow: A court in the BJP-ruled Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has ordered the demolition of a mosque that has stood for more than seven…

Delhi police forcibly shifts Sonam Wangchuk to hospital

New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk, a prominent environmental activist from the Ladakh region of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), was forcibly shifted to a…

Hindutva mob brutally assaults three Muslim boys after tying them to a pole in Maharashtra

Mumbai: In yet another incident highlighting the growing wave of anti-Muslim violence in Modi’s India, three Muslim schoolboys were tied to a pole and brutally…

BJP govt orders demolition of jailed Muslim leader’s university in UP amid continued witch-hunt

Lucknow : Authorities in the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh state have ordered the demolition of most buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, an institution founded by…

Situation in Indian state of Manipur tense again, Indian forces, protesters face to face

Imphal: The situation in the troubled Indian state of Manipur is deteriorating day by day due to the failed and flawed policies of the Modi…

India remains among world’s most unsafe countries for women

New Delhi: India, often referred to as the “rape capital” because of its alarming record of sexual violence, continues to rank among the world’s most…