The top court called the case against Islamuddin Ansari, who privately sent the clip to the police officer for verification, “a total abuse of authority and court process”. The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a senior Uttar Pradesh police officer to provide a voice sample for forensic analysis over an audio clip in which he...
Police arrested a Bengali man in connection with the woman’s murder, but Adivasi groups demanded action against more suspects. Authorities in Odisha’s Malkangiri district imposed restrictions on public gatherings and suspended internet services on Monday after clashes between Adivasi groups and Bengali settlers, officials said, following the murder of an Adivasi woman that escalated long-standing...
The accused sought bail citing mental instability, but prosecutors also opposed it, saying key witnesses remain under examination and the charges include offences punishable by death. The wife of one of the victims killed in the 2023 Jaipur–Mumbai train shooting has urged a Mumbai court to reject the bail plea of former Railway Protection Force...
On Monday, Parliament began a special session to discuss Vande Mataram, with Prime Minister Modi leading the discussion. Muslim and some opposition MPs spoke against mandatory recitation, arguing that its contents conflict with their religious beliefs. Maulana Arshad Madani, senior Islamic scholar and current Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, clarified that while Muslims have no...
Rampur DM says a BLO found the woman hid her sons’ overseas addresses and allegedly forged their signatures; a case has been filed against her and her sons. A 66-year-old Muslim woman in Rampur has been booked for allegedly providing false information about her two sons during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, authorities...
Karnataka topped the list with registrations for 81% of its 65,242 properties, followed by Jammu & Kashmir (77%), Punjab (90%) and Gujarat (61%). West Bengal recorded the lowest compliance, with only 716 registrations, less than 1% of its 80,480 properties. Only about 27% of India’s roughly 800,000 waqf properties have been registered on the government’s...
The woman, her husband and child were forced into Bangladesh in June after officials claimed they were illegal migrants Indian authorities on Friday facilitated the return of a pregnant woman from West Bengal and her eight-year-old son who were allegedly forced across the border into Bangladesh earlier this year after being labelled undocumented immigrants, according...
Court reportedly questioned the legal status of Rohingya in India, compared their entry to that of ‘intruders digging tunnels’ and asked whether those entering illegally were entitled to food, shelter and education. A group of former judges, senior advocates and civil society members on Friday issued an open letter to Chief Justice of India, expressing...
The victim told police he was taken by four men from near a local restaurant and assaulted by at least six individuals, who also allegedly used casteist slurs. Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district have arrested three men after a video surfaced showing a Dalit youth being assaulted, threatened and humiliated by a group earlier...
A total of 10,440 people were arrested under the anti-terrorism law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, between 2019 and 2023, but only 335 were convicted, the Union government told Parliament on Monday. Data submitted to the Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai showed Jammu and Kashmir accounted for the highest...