India

Modi’s India faces continued press freedom slide amid rising curbs on media

New Delhi: India under Narendera Modi has dropped to 157th place out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, reflecting a continued…

Indian opposition lawmakers demand probe into suspicious death of Muslim cleric

New Delhi: Several opposition lawmakers in India have demanded a high-level investigation into the suspicious death of a Muslim cleric, found near railway tracks in…

Dozens Muslims booked, arrested in pro-Pakistan slogan case in UP

Bareilly (UP),: Indian police lodged an FIR against over four dozen Muslims and arrested six people for raising pro-Pakistan slogans in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh state.…

Canadian intel flags Indian ‘interference’, deems Khalistan advocacy legal

New Delhi: Canada’s intelligence agency has listed India among countries engaged in foreign interference and espionage on its soil, even as Ottawa’s top police official…

Allegations of data leak, insider sabotage rock India’s space agency

New New Delhi: Serious allegations of data leaks and internal sabotage within India’s premier space agency have raised fresh concerns about the country’s security and…

Ex-Indian envoy admits Pakistan’s recovery exposes Delhi’s perception gap

Islamabad: Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal has argued that Pakistan has “registered a significant geopolitical recovery in the last year or so”…

Rallies, shutdowns, bomb blast hit volatile Manipur

Imphal: Rallies and shutdowns marked the third anniversary of ethnic violence that erupted on May 3, 2023, claimed over 260 lives and displaced more than…

Hindutva leader in Haryana calls for boycott of Muslim vendors, workers

Hodal: Mohit Chaudhary, National Secretary of the Bhagwa Gau Raksha Samiti, has called for an economic boycott of Muslim-owned businesses and workers in Hodal, Haryana,…

Indian Army seeks tech solutions from industry at Prayagraj symposium

New Delhi: The Indian Army is hosting a three-day North Tech Symposium in Prayagraj from today to seek industry solutions for technology gaps in combat…

Dalit wedding attacked in UP over Ambedkar songs, several injured

Sambhal: Tension gripped Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district after a Dalit wedding procession was attacked for playing songs dedicated to Dr B. R. Ambedkar, leaving 8…