India

West Bengal BJP govt slashes minority affairs, madrasa budget by 62%

Kolkata : West Bengal’s Bharatiya Janata Party government has drastically cut funding for the Minority Affairs and Madrasa Education Department by over 62%, raising concerns…

BJP, Election Commission manipulating lists, attacking democracy: Haryana’s ex CM

Gurugram: Former Haryana Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said the BJP and Election Commission are jointly manipulating the electoral process…

Rafale squadron combat readiness questioned amid India’s interim deals

New Delhi: Amid a pending renewal of the long-term logistics contract, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has approached French engine-maker Safran for interim ‘bridge support’…

BJP leader booked for blasphemous remarks against Islamic beliefs

Mumbai: A BJP leader and social media influencer in the Maharashtra state of India has been booked for making blasphemous and derogatory remarks against Islamic…

Indian defence analyst praises Pakistani policymakers

New Delhi: Senior Indian defence analyst Parveen Sawhney has acknowledged the competence of Pakistani policymakers, saying that unlike India, Pakistan understands when to engage with…

Hindu village head plotted cow slaughter case to frame Muslim political rival in UP

Lucknow: It has emerged that a Hindu village leader hatched a conspiracy to falsely implicate his Muslim political rival in a cow slaughter case in…

Killing of Muslim vendor in West Bengal highlights vulnerability of minority itinerant traders: Report

New Delhi: A fact-finding report into the killing of a Muslim street vendor in BJP-ruled West Bengal has warned that the incident reflects a wider…

AIMPLB raises alarm over growing marginalization of Muslims in India

New Delhi: India’s largest Muslim organization has announced a country-wide campaign against the growing marginalization of Muslims, citing mob lynchings, mosque demolitions, bulldozer actions and…

Erasure of Muslim legacy: BJP-led West Bengal govt renames Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue

Kolkata: The BJP-led government in West Bengal has renamed one of Kolkata’s prominent roads, removing the name of a renowned Muslim scholar and triggering fresh…

Mass anti-Muslim violence threatened unless 14 cow vigilantes freed in 10 days

Surat, Gujarat : A man from Surat, Gujarat, has posted a viral video threatening “massacre” and mass violence against Muslims across India if 14 men…