Not yet a legal document, Assam’s Foreigners’ Tribunal declares NRC as ‘final’
By Hemanta Kumar Nath
A Foreigners’ Tribunal in Assam’s Karimganj district has recognised the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on August 31, 2019 as...
Pew study: Little change in India’s religious make-up in 70 years
By Soutik Biswas
As a result there have been only "modest changes" in the religious make-up of the people since 1951.
The two largest groups, Hindus...
Under Adityanath, some crimes enjoy the protection of the Uttar Pradesh police
Tara Chand, born into a Dalit family, became Mohammad Tahir in jail where he spent four years for allegedly murdering his wife’s lover. There...
Muzaffarnagar Riots: Court Acquits 20 People Accused Of Burning Down Muslims’ Houses After Witnesses...
By Rushda Fathima Khan
A local court in Uttar Pradesh on Monday acquitted 20 people who were accused of burning houses, robbery and extortion in...
Asaduddin Owaisi’s Delhi residence vandalised, 5 from Hindu Sena detained
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s official residence in New Delhi’s high-security Ashoka Road area was vandalised on Tuesday by a group of Hindu Sena men...
Karnataka Dalit family fined Rs 23,000 after their toddler son enters temple
The parents of a Dalit boy were fined Rs 23,000 after their 2-year-old son entered a Hanuman temple to seek blessings of the god...
In India, the Last Few Bastions Of The Free Press Stand Guard Against Rising...
By VIDYA KRISHNAN
Functioning democracies are all alike; every dysfunctional democracy is dysfunctional in its own way.
India, where the free press has played a crucial...
Suresh Chavhanke’s communal campaign now targets SRK!
Like a desperate Hindi movie fan, Sudershan news owner and ‘editor’ Suresh Chavhanke has been trying to get the attention of superstar film actor...
‘Outsider narrative’: Muslims in India’s Bihar fear Assam repeat
By Neel Madhav
Patna, India – On August 29, a public notice surfaced, signed by the Superintendent of Police of Siwan, a district in India’s northern state...
‘Who Radicalised Them?’ Owaisi Asks After Hindu Sena Allegedly Attacks His Home
Delhi's Patiala House Court has sent Hindu Sena's Delhi Chief Lalit Kumar to one day police custody a day after members of the outfit...
Evicted from government land, over 5,000 Muslims in Assam termed ‘illegal settlers’ become homeless
By Sumir Karmakar, DHNS,
Nearly 5,000 people including children and elderly persons have been forced to live under the open sky in Assam's Darrang district since...
Gujarat police reportedly kills a Muslim in custody; he was carrying beef, they claim
By Samiullah Khan
Gandhinagar: I had been receiving phone calls from the relatives and friends of Qasam Abdullah Hayat, who was allegedly killed in police custody...
Body of 8-year-old Dalit Girl Found in UP Farm, Family Alleges Rape
The body of an 8-year-old dalit girl was found from a field near Kishangarh village here, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the...
