The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have sparked nationwide outrage, echoing the sentiments felt during the 2012 Nirbhaya case. This latest tragedy has once again brought the issue of women’s safety and the effectiveness of the criminal justice system into sharp focus, with...
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday for the fourth time in his career. The speech, filled with a forceful defense of Israeli military campaigns in Gaza and punctuated by numerous standing ovations from Republicans, underscored U.S. support for Israel’s actions in Gaza. Protests against the war...
Following the tragic incident where three IAS aspirants lost their lives due to waterlogging in the basement of a coaching center in Rajendra Nagar, Delhi, the Municipal Corporation has initiated a significant crackdown. On Monday, the Municipal Corporation team sealed the Drishti IAS Coaching Center located in Mukherjee Nagar. The coaching center was operating in...
The founder of “Know Our History” is Sofi Imran, who established this organization five years ago. During the opening of the program, he stated, “Our aim is to raise awareness about our community’s history and educate them about who liberated India and the histories of our Muslim kings.” He also mentioned, “Today marks the completion...
The Supreme Court has ruled that divorced Muslim women also have the right to claim maintenance under Section 125 of the CRPC, 1973, against their former husbands. Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih dismissed a petition challenging a Telangana High Court directive to pay a maintenance allowance of ₹10,000 per month to a divorced...
A solemn award ceremony was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi where President Droupadi Murmu, the supreme commander of the armed forces, posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra to Havildar Abdul Majeed. The Kirti Chakra, which means “wheel of glory”, is India’s second-highest peacetime gallantry award given for valour, self-sacrifice, or courageous action in Indian...
Ever since the election results were announced on June 4, 2024, there has been an alarming rise in mob lynching cases in India. These incidents raise concerns about religious harmony, public safety, and questions on the law and order. The mob lynching cases are often a reflection of society’s inbuilt prejudices and misinformation. They lead...
In Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli, an F.I.R. has been registered against several X (formerly Twitter) users for sharing a report related to the mob lynching of a Muslim man named Firoz Qureshi on July 4, 2024. Firoz Qureshi, who worked as a scrap worker, was beaten to death by a mob. According to his brother Afzal,...
A tragic stampede during a religious congregation in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, has resulted in the loss of 121 lives marking one of the deadliest such incidents in recent years. The incident occurred on Tuesday during a ‘satsang’ near Phulrai village in the Sikandrarau area, led by religious preacher Bhole Baba. Eyewitnesses recounted scenes of chaos...
By Sarah Khan An international religious freedom report has been released by the US State Department on 26th June, 2024. The report has raised several concerns and problematic findings. It expresses concerns over the rights of minorities in India with arbitrary detention, internet shutdowns, surveillance of journalists, internet trolls, and extrajudicial killings. The report throws...