India

Opposition leaders condemn mosque demolitions in Rajasthan

Jaipur: Opposition leaders, including Ashok Gehlot and Asaduddin Owaisi, have said that the Rajasthan government is selectively targeting Muslim religious sites in border districts through…

Lucknow: 15 dead, several trapped in Aliganj blaze

Lucknow: At least 15 people, most of them students, were killed after a major fire swept through a three-storey commercial building housing an animation coaching…

Shashi Tharoor faces criticism for saying situation in IIOJK is normal

Srinagar: Senior Indian National Congress leader and member of Indian Parliament Shashi Tharoor is facing severe criticism for declaring the situation in Indian illegally occupied…

Elderly shop owner harassed over religious identity in Mumbai

Mumbai: An elderly Muslim shop owner, Rafat Hussain, has alleged that he was harassed and verbally abused by a group of women in the Juhu…

Hundreds of Muslims protest delay in handing over Ulhasnagar graveyard

Ulhasnagar: The long-running demand for the use of land reserved for a Muslim graveyard in Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra’s Thane district took a significant turn when…

Fatal stabbing in London lays bare growing rift among Indian diaspora

London: A 20-year-old Indian national, Navjot Singh, has been charged with the murder of another Indian citizen, 26-year-old Gurbhej Singh, after a fatal stabbing incident…

US clears $482m support deal for India’s Apache, M777 howitzers

Washington: The US has formally notified a $482.2 million sale of sustainment support for India’s Apache helicopters and M777A2 howitzers, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency…

Modi govt weaponising water disputes to divide states, say critics

New Delhi: The Modi-led Indian government has come under sharp criticism for systematically weaponising inter-state river water disputes as a political tool to divide opposition-ruled…

Armed Nihangs storm Gurdwara in Uttarakhand, take manager hostage amid rising Sikh frustration

Rudraprayag: In yet another alarming incident highlighting growing unrest among the Sikh community in India, a group of armed Nihangs stormed a gurdwara in Rudraprayag,…

Wave of demolitions’ hits mosques, dargahs in Rajasthan: Owaisi

Hyderabad: Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has raised concern over a “wave of demolitions” targeting mosques, dargahs and other…