India

Rights body accuses Modi govt of covering up sanitation workers’ deaths

New Delhi: The Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), a leading campaign group working for the rights of sanitation workers in India, has accused the BJP-led Indian…

Delhi Police’s takedown of anti-Modi content draws sharp criticism from digital rights groups

New Delhi: The Delhi Police’s drive to remove social media posts critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shared during the Jantar Mantar protests, has…

Indian SC judge questions jailing of Muslim youths over eating chicken biryani

New Delhi: Indian Supreme Court Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has questioned the arrest and prolonged incarceration of 14 Muslim youths who were jailed after eating…

Hindutva vigilantes threaten to shut Muslim shop in UP’s Vrindavan

Lucknow: A Muslim shopkeeper in Uttar Pradesh was harassed and threatened by a Hindutva group that vowed not to allow his shop to reopen, the…

India’s UNHRC food security claims dismissed as ‘pure theatre’ amid rising hunger

Geneva: India was accused of diplomatic duplicity at the UN Human Rights Council’s 62nd session after its delegate praised the National Food Security Act while…

CJP volunteer Junaid, family released after police harassment

New Delhi: Mohammad Junaid, a Muslim volunteer with the Cockroach Janta Party who gained attention for distributing food to protesters at Jantar Mantar, and his…

BJP accused of engineered chaos in Punjab ahead of 2027 polls

Amritsar: The BJP-led Indian government is deliberately manufacturing insecurity in Punjab to crush dissent and expand central control ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, rights…

India’s hypocrisy exposed at UNHRC 62nd session

Geneva: India’s double standards on human rights were laid bare during an informal discussion marking the 20th Anniversary of the UN Human Rights Council, where…

Tensions rise in Bengal over Shivling installation bid near historical mosque

New Delhi: Tensions have flared in West Bengal’s Malda district after a Hindu organisation announced plans to install a 3.6-foot-tall Shiva Lingam outside the 14th-century…

Authorities violate terms that ended 37-day NEET agitation: CJP

New Delhi: Ashutosh Ranka, spokesperson of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has said that authorities violated an agreement not to take police action against student…