India

Civil society groups decry neglect of deteriorating health of jailed filmmaker

New Delhi : Civil society groups in India have accused the Lucknow Jail administration of denying adequate medical care to filmmaker and activist Vishal Singh,…

“Compromised PM was forced to sell India’s interest”: Congress after Adani charges dismissed

New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that the Modi government compromised India’s interests after a US…

Muslim livelihoods targeted as Hindutva goons force shop closures in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: A group of Hindutva men threatened and forced Muslim shopkeepers selling eggs, chicken and other food items to shut their businesses in Uttar Pradesh’s…

Jamiat protests exclusion of 27 lakh voters, curbs on mosque microphones in West Bengal

Kolkata: The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind organized a protest march in Kolkata, demanding the restoration of the names of around 27 lakh voters excluded from West Bengal’s…

Dalit women attacked after being stopped from entering temple in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A group of Dalit women were stopped, abused and assaulted when they tried to enter a temple in Odisha, highlighting continued concerns over caste-based…

Opposition seeks answers, not lectures from Amit Shah: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Opposition was not interested in listening to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah’s “lecture” in Parliament, asserting they,…

SpiceJet flight halted over fault

New Delhi : A SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Pune was halted on the runway after the cabin air-conditioning system failed, leaving passengers in extreme…

Jharkhand House adjourned after ruckus over police action on protesters

Ranchi : The Jharkhand Assembly was adjourned sine die, a day before schedule, after BJP MLAs created a ruckus over baton charge on students protesting…

Elderly Muslim beaten in UP’s Ghaziabad for carrying chicken

Ghaziabad : In UP, an elderly Muslim man was assaulted and humiliated in Ghaziabad’s Sihani area for carrying chicken during the Hindu month of Sawan,…

Bajrang Dal objects to chicken biryani sale in UP’s Saharanpur

Saharanpur : Members of Bajrang Dal have objected to the sale of chicken biryani at a restaurant in Deoband, Saharanpur district, citing restrictions on non-vegetarian…