India

Students allege profiling, police assault at Rahul Gandhi’s press meet

New Delhi: Protesters at a press conference addressed by Indian Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi complained of religious profiling, Islamophobic abuse and police violence during…

Hindutva groups assault tribal Christian families in Chhattisgarh, drive them out of houses

Sukma: In India, several tribal Christian families in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district were assaulted and forced to leave their homes by Hindutva groups, while the village…

CJP founder questions integrity of India’s election commission

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has questioned the functioning of the Election Commission, saying stronger accountability is needed to safeguard the…

India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement keeps heat on Modi

New Delhi: Two weeks after youth-led protests forced India’s education minister to resign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is grappling with the fallout from one…

‘Modi govt once again treating Manipur like disposable real estate without consent of any of its people’

Islamabad : The Modi government is once again treating Manipur like disposable real estate—and doing it without the consent or consultation of any of its…

BJP govt has nurtured separate goons for mob lynching, online abuse: Prashant Bhushan

New Delhi: Senior lawyer of India and social activist Prashant Bhushan has strongly criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that two types of “goons”…

Muslim student protester says Delhi police targeted her over her name

New Delhi: Muslim students who participated in a protest against irregularities in India’s NEET examination system have said that Delhi Police subjected them to physical…

Indian CRPF constable commits suicide at camp in violence-hit Manipur

Imphal,: An Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable has died by suicide at a camp in violence-hit Manipur state, ruled by BJP. According to Kashmir…

Indian opposition slams Mohan Bhagwat’s outreach to Gen Z protesters

New Delhi: Opposition parties in India have hit out at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his outreach to Gen Z protesters, questioning the sincerity of…

Over 40 Canadian groups urge Ottawa to deny entry to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Ottawa: More than 40 Canadian civil society, human rights, labour and faith-based organizations have urged Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree to deny entry to RSS…