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...
In a separate incident, Arunachal Pradesh Police arrested five residents of Kashmir on Thursday on suspicion of spying Police in Karnataka have arrested three men from Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of passing sensitive information related to the Indian Navy to contacts in Pakistan, The Indian Express reported on Sunday. One of the accused,...
Amnesty International accused major global fashion brands on Thursday of benefiting from the repression of garment workers in South Asia, saying factory owners and governments in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are complicit in widespread labour rights abuses. In two reports released the same day, the human rights group said the industry’s business model...
Muralidhar, one of India’s most prominent jurists, practised at the Supreme Court of India for nearly two decades and served as counsel to the National Human Rights Commission before being appointed a judge of the Delhi High Court in 2006
By M Burhanuddin Qasmi Following the “absolutely not” stance of Pakistan’s democratically elected and widely admired former Prime Minister Imran Khan — who refused to allow the United States to use Pakistani airspace and bases against Afghanistan after America’s humiliating withdrawal in August 2021, the country’s deep state — the military establishment, appears to have...
United States senator Ghazala Hashmi, a Hyderabad-born Democrat, has made history with her groundbreaking bid for the post of lieutenant governor in the American state of Virginia, reported India Today. If elected on November 4, she will become the first Muslim and the first Indian-American to hold a statewide office in the state. She is...
A 25-year-old Dalit man, Gyan Singh Jatav, was allegedly abducted, brutally assaulted, and forced to drink urine twice by three men in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district after quitting his job as a driver, reported PTI. Jatav, who was working as a driver for Sonu Barua, one of the accused, had recently left his job. Upset...
The Supreme Court has once again come down heavily on Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his controversial remarks targeting Indian Army officer Colonel Sofia Qureshi. The court has not only rejected Shah’s apology but also ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter. A bench comprising Justice...
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that India and Pakistan have agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire. Taking to X (previously known as Twitter), Trump posted: “After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE...
FS Vikram Misri says in statement that TRF terrorists did not just want to traumatise victims and families to “send a message”, but targeted the economy in Jammu Kashmir, and attempt to provoke “communal discord” in India, which failed. Read the full statement issued by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on the operation sindoor and terror...