The shooting on Sunday during Hanukkah kills 16, including a gunman; 42 injured, five critical Muslim organisations and leaders around the world strongly condemned the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, in which at least 16 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration. The Australian National Imams Council called the attack...
The weakening of the rupee is being attributed to uncertainty over a potential trade deal between New Delhi and Washington. The Indian rupee slid to a record low of 90.64 per US dollar on Monday, pressured by uncertainty over a potential trade deal between New Delhi and Washington, according to market data cited by Reuters....
Pisharoty’s panel swept all office-bearer and managing committee posts, winning by a 21–0 margin in elections held on Saturday Senior journalist Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty was elected the first woman president of the Press Club of India (PCI) on Sunday, a landmark moment for the organisation, the club said. Pisharoty’s panel swept all office-bearer and managing...
Kulendra Sharma, a retired Indian Air Force junior warrant officer, was arrested in Tezpur, Assam on allegations of sharing defence-related documents with Pakistani operatives. Police in Assam have arrested a retired Indian Air Force officer on suspicion of links with Pakistani intelligence operatives and of sharing defence-related documents, police said on Saturday. Kulendra Sharma was...
In a video recorded before his death, Hussain said the assailants asked his name, pulled him off his bicycle, robbed him of 18,000 rupees and assaulted him. A Muslim cloth vendor died from injuries after he was assaulted by a mob in India’s eastern state of Bihar, after attackers allegedly asked about his religious identity,...
Most of Gaza’s population remains homeless, with many living in damaged buildings or tents and with no access to winter supplies as a result of Israel’s war on the territory. Storm Byron has swept across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 14 people, including children, and injuring others, as heavy rains, strong winds, and collapsing...
The top court questioned whether the High Court should have made factual findings while the matter was pending before the tribunal. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Kerala High Court order declaring that the 404.76-acre Munambam property is not waqf land and directed that status quo be maintained until January 27, Live Law reported....
Court calls killing “extremely heinous”, as judgment cites Manusmriti to underlining the role of the punishment in preserving social order. A court in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man to death and handed life imprisonment to nine others for their role in the killing of a 22-year-old man during a Durga...
Ziauddin, 36, of Ambedkar Nagar, died from injuries he allegedly sustained as a result of torture while in police custody. The National Human Rights Commission has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to compensate the family of a man who died after being taken into police custody in 2021, directing a payment of Rs 10 lakh,...
Adhikari said he stood by the accused “as a Hindu” doing his duty, vowing that “the fight to protect religion will continue … I stand with every Hindu, along with countless supporters of Hindutva.” West Bengal Leader of opposition and BJP state head Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday publicly honoured three men who had been arrested...