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India seeks to curtail privileges of minority schools

By Bijay Kumar Minj A Catholic official in India has criticized as “politically motivated” a federal commission’s recommendations to curtail the rights of schools run...

Arvind Kejriwal’s Puzzling Silence in the Face of Anti-Muslim Hate Mongering in Delhi

By Hussain Haidry and Alishan Jafri It’s been more than a week since a mob of Hindutva supporters assembled at Jantar Mantar in the centre...

How UAPA Abuse Is Affecting Women’s Aspirations in Kashmir

By Aamir Ali Bhat Srinagar: When she chose to pursue a career in journalism, Sajida Yousuf knew being a journalist was never meant to be easy...

Modi government’s partisan misuse of institutions has pushed the Indian republic to the brink

By Harsh Mander It is an enormous privilege to be invited to speak in a public lecture organised in memory of JB D’Souza, who would...

Jantar Mantar ‘anti-Muslim’ event was planned for 2020, Covid delayed it: Hindu Army chief

By BISMEE TASKIN New Delhi: Over 30 WhatsApp groups of Hindu Right-wing organisations mobilised the 8 August event at Jantar Mantar in Delhi where anti-Muslim slogans...

Constitution, Indian nationalism can defeat Hindutva. We can’t be silent on anti-Muslim hate

By KHALIL UR REHAMAN SAVANUR We celebrated our 75th Independence Day on Sunday. But days before that, India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh witnessed a horrific incident where...

Attacked by ‘upper caste men’ while hoisting flag, say Dalits

Clash took place near Ambedkar statue; police say issue stems from a land dispute Members of the Dalit community at Jatav Mohalla in Delhi’s Tughlakabad...

17-yr-old Dalit Girl Raped by Friend’s Acquaintance in UP, Accused Arrested

A 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped in a village in Ghosi area here, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Monday...

India says it will prioritize Hindus and Sikhs for emergency visas to Afghans.

India’s government said on Tuesday that it would prioritize taking in Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan — a move that drew comparisons to a contentious...

Modi Govt Moved to Disallow MP’s Question at RS on India’s Position in Democracy...

New Delhi: The Union law ministry wrote to the Rajya Sabha secretariat on July 15 to disallow a question by an MP on the “Indian...

Who are Modi’s ministers facing the most criminal cases?

After Narendra Modi reshuffled his ministry on July 7, the media carried a variety of profiles of the new ministers, focussing on educational qualifications and representation of...

‘We were threatened of FIRs’: Police beat up journalists in Srinagar

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday beat up journalists in Srinagar’s central Jehangir Chowk, meters away from the headquarters of the administration, and...

Sedition for CAA School Play: Karnataka HC Says Police Violated JJ Act, Child Rights

New Delhi: The Karnataka high court on Monday, August 17, observed that the presence of policemen in uniform, carrying firearms, while interrogating children in connection...

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