The cases were filed over their political commentary on social media platforms. Mubeen Shah and Tony Ashai are based in the United States, while Rifat Wani is living in Germany. A court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Srinagar has ordered three men from Jammu and Kashmir who are currently living abroad to appear before...
Police described the detainees as “jihadist elements” acting on instructions from Bangladesh-based groups and accused them of seeking to establish ‘Muslim supremacy’ India’s northeast. Police in Assam and Tripura have arrested 11 people for suspected links to banned extremist groups based in Bangladesh, authorities said on Tuesday, Scroll.in reported. Ten of the arrests were made...
Chinese FM said ties between Beijing and New Delhi were improving, citing an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend an SCO summit in Tianjin in August. China said it helped mediate tensions between India and Pakistan during their military confrontation in May, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, a claim New...
Videos show Hindu Raksha Dal handing out swords; leader urges Hindus to defend themselves and vows retaliation against jihadists. Police have arrested 10 members of a Hindu nationalist group for allegedly distributing swords during a rally in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, authorities said on Monday. The arrests followed the circulation of videos on social media showing...
Citing humanitarian grounds, the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said officials had been instructed to identify eligible families who lost shelter and submit a list within two days. The Karnataka government on Monday said it would allot alternative housing to families displaced by the demolition of homes during an anti-encroachment drive in Kogilu village on the...
Kashmiri students group alleged that Hindutva groups had threatened the vendors, asked them to leave the state and prevented them from selling their goods. Kashmiri shawl hawkers working in Himachal Pradesh have appealed for protection after alleging harassment, threats and assaults in parts of the state, according to a statement by the Jammu and Kashmir...
The former BJP MLA was granted bail by the High Court, which ruled that a legislator does not qualify as a ‘public servant’ under the POCSO Act. Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the bail granted to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar by the High Court in the Unnao rape case, ordering that...
Jehangir Ahmad, sustained fractures and multiple injuries in the attack and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Himachal Pradesh A Kashmiri shawl seller was assaulted in Dehra town of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district and later faced alleged pressure from local police not to pursue a formal complaint against the attackers, the Jammu and Kashmir...
Villagers alleged that religious conversions could take place under the guise of a church. Residents of Gurgaon’s Teekli village and nearby areas on Friday held a mahapanchayat or assembly to oppose the construction of a church on about two acres of agricultural land, according to a report by The Tribune. Leaders of several Hindu organisations,...
Internet services were also suspended as a precautionary measure to prevent the situation from escalating Police in Jaipur detained more than 100 people on Friday after a stone-pelting incident in the city’s Chomu area following a dispute linked to alleged encroachment near a mosque, officials said, ANI reported. Tension flared when police moved to act...