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India tightens citizenship rules for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan applicants

New Delhi:– India on Monday notified amended Citizenship Rules introducing stringent disclosure norms for applicants holding passports issued by Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. According to…

Banerjee slams ongoing demolition, eviction drives in West Bengal

Kolkata: Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee has criticised ongoing demolition and eviction drives in West Bengal, saying that the poor were being made to suffer…

SC questions bail denial to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

New Delhi: A bench of the Indian Supreme Court on Monday appeared to doubt another apex court bench’s judgment in the controversial order in which…

‘Muslims have never bowed down, will never bow down’: JUH chief Arshad Madani

New Delhi:Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani has said that Muslims are being targeted in India and said communal forces are spreading hatred with government…

Authorities demolish over 100 homes in Mumbai’s Darukhana

Mumbai:More than 100 houses in Darukhana, Mumbai, Maharashtra State, were demolished during an operation carried out by police and the Mumbai Port Authority (MPA), leaving…

Six mosques including 226-year-old shrine in Uttar Pradesh bulldozer drive

Varanasi, : In a sweeping demolition campaign in Varanasi’s Muslim-majority Dalmandi locality in Uttar Pradesh, Indian authorities have marked six mosques, including a 226-year-old shrine,…

JD-U MLA calls Shershahbadi Muslims ‘Bangladeshis’ in letter to Bihar CM

Patna: A political row has erupted in Bihar after Janata Dal-United MLA Gopal Kumar Agarwal from Thakurganj referred to members of the Shershahbadi Muslim community…

Dalit youth decries caste abuse, police inaction in Delhi’s Mehrauli

New Delhi: A Dalit youth in Delhi’s Mehrauli has accused an unidentified man of hurling casteist slurs and threatening him, while alleging that Delhi Police…

Modi faces protests in Europe as critics question substance of Netherlands visit

The Hague: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced strong protests by Khalistan supporters during his visit to Europe, while political observers and analysts described his…

Dutch PM raises concerns over press freedom, minority rights in India

  New Delhi: Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has raised concerns over press freedom and minority rights in India. According to Kashmir Media Service, Jetten,…