India

West Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata Banerjee makes strong plea in Calcutta HC

Kolkata: Former Chief Minister of the Indian state of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, presented strong arguments before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court…

Modi-led leadership enabling systematic repression of minorities in India, rights expert tells US panel

Washington: A US-based expert tracking Hindu hate crimes targeting Muslims, Christians, and marginalised castes, in his testimony before a US government commission, presented a record…

Anti-Pakistan propaganda being pushed by Indian media networks exposed

Islamabad: A Pakistani International Relations scholar exposed the anti-Pakistan propaganda being pushed by Indian media networks. According to Kashmir Media Service, Pakistani international relations scholar…

Indian pharmaceutical firms fueling deadly opioid epidemic ravaging W. Africa, beyond

Islamabad: India has emerged as the world’s leading hub for illegal export of high-potency tapentadol and fueling a deadly opioid epidemic that is ravaging West…

Remarks of BJP Bengal MLA Ritesh Tiwari spark controversy

  New Delhi: In clear violation of ethical norms in a democracy, a politician from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has categorically stated that…

Two Muslim youth assaulted, forced to drink ‘cow urine’ in Haryana

Chandigarh: Two Muslim youth were assaulted, humiliated and forced to drink suspected cow urine by Hindutva members in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Haryana state of India.…

APCR, JIH acclaim reversal of hijab ban in Karnataka educational institutions

New Delhi: The Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to scrap the Bharatiya Janata…

Woman gang-raped in moving bus in BJP-ruled New Delhi

New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman was gang-raped inside a moving private sleeper bus by its driver and conductor in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Indian capital,…

Karnataka’s Congress govt withdraws BJP-era hijab ban in schools, colleges

New Delhi: The Karnataka government has withdrawn the earlier hijab ban in schools and colleges across the state. According to Kashmir Media Service, under the…

Political controversy erupts in Bihar after “Vande Mataram” singing made compulsory in educational institutions

Patna: A political controversy has erupted in Bihar following a directive by the NDA-led government mandating the daily singing of Vande Mataram in all schools…