India

Muslim judge says Hindutva hate campaign left her traumatised after lynching verdict

New Delhi: In her first public reaction after facing a vicious Hindutva-led hate campaign for sentencing 14 Hindu cow vigilantes to life imprisonment in a…

Muslim groups protest appointment of Hindu members to Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board

Bhopal: Muslim organizations in the BJP-ruled Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have launched protests against the appointment of Hindu members to the state Waqf Board,…

BJP’s renaming drive targets another symbol of India’s Muslim heritage in UP

Lucknow: In yet another move to erase Muslim heritage from India’s public landscape, authorities in the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh have approved the renaming of a…

International sting arrests 24 over India-based organised crime

Islamabad : An international operation against Indian organised crime groups has led to 24 arrests, US officials said, including in connection with the assassination in…

BJP’s ‘success’ in Bengal limited to poaching: Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata : Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has said the only “success” of the BJP’s double-engine government in West Bengal in its first two…

Kashmiri driver jailed for 12 years in Tripura

New Delhi : An Indian court has sentenced a truck driver from Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment in…

MP Mohibbullah Nadvi urges UP BJP govt not to target Jauhar University

Rampur: In Uttar Pradesh, India, Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi has said educational institutions should not be targeted and that the government has a responsibility…

Delhi HC denies bail to anti-CAA activist Athar Khan

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail plea of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act activist Athar Khan in the 2020 North-East Delhi violence…

Two Assam Rifles personnel killed as violence intensifies in strife-torn Manipur

Imphal: Two personnel of the Assam Rifles were killed after sustaining injuries in an attack in Manipur’s Ukhrul district, as Indian forces continued operations in…

India’s passport ranking drops to 125th in 2026

New Delhi: India’s passport has slipped to 125th position in the Global Citizen Solutions Passport Index 2026, with visa-free access to only 26 destinations, marking…