“The detention laws cannot be used to settle political scores or silence dissenting voices. Preventive detention laws are draconian.” Madras High Court has described preventive detention laws as “draconian” and warned that they must not be used by the state to settle political scores or silence dissent, stressing that such powers should be exercised only in rare circumstances, Live Law...
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Police question Kashmiri cricketer over helmet bearing Palestine flag
A video showing cricketer Furqan Bhat from south wearing a helmet printed with the Palestinian flag during a match in Jammu later circulated widely on social media. A cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir region was questioned by police in Jammu after he was seen wearing a helmet bearing the Palestinian flag during a local tournament, The Indian Express reported. The...
Eight US lawmakers urge India to grant bail to Umar Khalid, cite international law
Apart from the appeal, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who also wrote a note to Khalid recalling a meeting with his parents. “I think of your words on bitterness often, and the importance of not letting it consume one’s self,” Mamdani wrote. Eight members of the U.S. Congress have written to India’s ambassador in Washington urging authorities to grant...
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Actor Dharmendra passes away at 89
Veteran Indian actor Dharmendra Deol died in Mumbai on Monday of age-related ailments. He was 89. Earlier in the month, Dharmendra had been hospitalised twice. On Oct. 31, he was admitted after complaining of breathing difficulties but was discharged within hours. He was taken to hospital again on Nov. 10. The following day, after reports and rumours of his death,...
Documentary ‘Where My Freedom Lies?’ set for November 18 release
Where My Freedom Lies?, a powerful new documentary produced by Millat Times and directed by award-winning multimedia journalist Meer Faisal, exploring the aftermath of the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, is set to be released on November 18. Watch Trailer The film follows 13 men who were arrested and labelled terrorists in the wake of the blasts that killed more than...
‘We are not here for seminars, we are here to fight for representation’: Owaisi
In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Millat Times, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi launched a scathing critique of India’s mainstream political parties, accusing them of “using Muslims as a vote bank” while denying them leadership and development. Speaking to journalist Shams Tabrez Qasmi in Kishanganj, Owaisi defended his party’s expanding presence in Bihar, reiterated...
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SC sets aside the absurd Judgment of Kerala HC, Hadiya is free to be with husband again
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Muslim convert Hadiya to live with her husband Shefin Jahan, setting aside a Kerala High Court...
18 economic agreements signed between Saudi Arabian and British entities
LONDON Millat Times 18 economic agreements worth at least SR8 billion (approximately £1.5 billion) were signed between Saudi Arabian and British...
Turkey, Iraq to carry out joint operation against Kurdish militants in Iraq
ANKARA: Turkey and Iraq’s central government in Baghdad will carry out a joint operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq,...
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