A Sambhal court has ordered the registration of a criminal case against a senior police officer and 12 others over the alleged shooting of a civilian during communal violence in the town in November 2024, Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudhir directed police to file a first information report (FIR) against Additional Superintendent of Police Anuj...
A dispute over religious donations spiralled into arson, assault, and alleged attacks on a mosque in Tripura’s Fatikroy, leaving Muslim families homeless and raising serious questions about police response and political accountability. GROUND REPORT by Abu Md Kawchar Hussen The smell of charred walls, blackened metal sheets, still lingers in parts of Fatikroy, a quiet Assembly constituency in Tripura’s Unakoti district....
A newlywed couple was killed in a brutal attack by the bride’s family in Gadhiya Suhagpur village, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, The Times of India reported. The victims, 19-year-old Shivani Kumar and her 23-year-old husband Deepak Kurt, had eloped last month and married at an Arya Samaj temple in Prayagraj against...
Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam, a distinguished intellectual and one of India’s most prominent Muslim community leaders, passed away in Delhi on January 13, 2026, at the age of 80. He was the founder of the Institute of Objective Studies (IOS), one of the country’s first and foremost Muslim-run think tanks. Born on October 9, 1945,...
Supreme Court judge Justice J.K. Maheshwari said on Sunday that mediation has become an essential and effective mechanism for resolving commercial and business disputes in India, moving beyond its role as a voluntary alternative to litigation. Speaking at a mediation conference in New Delhi, Maheshwari said mediation is increasingly being integrated into the legal system...
Data shows 23 deaths involving state security forces and 27 linked to Hindu extremist violence At least 50 Muslims were killed in alleged extrajudicial incidents across India in 2025, including 23 deaths involving state security personnel and 27 attributed to violence by Hindu extremists, according to data released by advocacy group South Asia Justice Campaign...
Authorities in Chhattisgarh have suspended the headmistress of a government school after a Class 4 English examination paper listed “Ram” as one of the possible answers to a question about a person’s dog, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred at a government school in Nakti village in Raipur district’s Tilda block. The headmistress, identified...
Attack sparks protests; police deploy extra forces and investigate motive, while family receives ₹10 lakh compensation and security support. A 45-year-old Dalit woman was killed and her 20-year-old daughter abducted in Kapsad village in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, earlier this week, police said. The attack reportedly happened on Thursday morning. The woman was allegedly attacked...
Authorities imposed prohibitory orders across Kumarghat subdivision in Tripura’s Unakoti district after communal violence erupted on Friday, with a mosque and several houses and shops belonging to Muslims set on fire, officials said. The violence broke out in the Saydarpara Shimultala area under Fatikroy police station limits. Police said tensions arose over the collection of...
Police detained a 55-year-old man from Kashmir on Friday after he allegedly attempted to offer namaz inside the Ram Mandir complex in Ayodhya and raised slogans when stopped, officials said. The man, identified by police sources as Ahmed Sheikh from Shopian district in south Kashmir, entered the high-security temple premises earlier in the day. After...