India

Islamic scholar’s arrest by UP police sparks outrage over illegal procedures, custodial abuse

New Delhi: The arrest of prominent Islamic scholar Maulana Abdullah Salim Chaturvedi by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has triggered a political and…

US report says Indian govt’s social media takedown orders politically motivated

Washington: A United States government report has raised concerns over the BJP-led Indian government’s digital regulations, stating that content takedown orders issued to American social…

“Modi bows to America, Israel”: Priyanka Gandhi slams Indian PM over soaring prices, job crisis

Trivandrum: Congress leader and parliamentarian Priyanka Gandhi has sharply criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to “stand up for India” and its people…

India’s agri, fruit, pharma exports under stress, admits trade official

New Delhi: As a fallout of the West Asia crisis, major exports, including petroleum products, chemicals, plastics, engineering goods, rice, pharma and gems and jewellery,…

‘Indian student enrolment in US institutions drops by 6.9pc’

New Delhi: Over 3.5 lakh Indian students are pursuing various educational programmes ranging from primary schooling to university courses in the US as of February…

Forcing Muslim man chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’: Orissa HC orders probe by senior police officer

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed that the investigation into the assault and forced chanting of Hindutva slogan ‘Jai Shri Ram’ involving a Muslim…

Hindu extremists force Muslim youth to chant Hindutva hymns in UP

  Lucknow : A Hindutva group thrashed a Muslim youth mercilessly, humiliated him and forced him to chant Hindutva hymns in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttar…

India tops list of worst internet shutdown countries

New Delhi: India has been identified as one of the leading countries in the world for Bharatiya Janata Party government-imposed internet shutdowns in 2025. According…

France refuses to give India access to source code of Rafale fighter jets

Paris: France has refused to give India access to the basic software source code of the Rafale fighter jet, dealing a major blow to India’s…

Iftar party on Ganges: Sessions Court denies bail to 14 Muslim men

Varanasi:Fourteen Muslims, accused of eating chicken and discarding the bones during iftar on a boat along the ghats of the River Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar…