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India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged eight people suspected of involvement in a transnational human trafficking operation, The Hindu reported yesterday. The accused are believed to be part of a network trafficking Rohingyas and Bangladeshis into India. The charges…

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Lucknow, India, organized a celebration on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir at the “Jannat Ma’ab” Hussainiya in the city. The event was attended by a large number…

Despite police confirming an Indian Muslim shopkeeper in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh sacrificed a legal animal (likely a buffalo), not a cow, communal violence erupted, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. The incident, sparked by rumors and social media posts, led to the…

The Karnataka High Court has stayed the summons issued to BJP chief JP Nadda and IT cell head Amit Malviya over an alleged anti-Muslim campaign video, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. However, the court allowed the state police to continue their…

At least two people were killed and four others severely injured after a series of explosions rocked a factory in Gurugram, Haryana on Friday night, Xinhua reported today. The blasts occurred at a facility that manufactured firefighting equipment, specifically fireballs.…

After India’s recent national elections, Muslim communities are expressing cautious optimism about their future under the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party, VOA reported in an article yesterday. Prior to the election, there were deep…

A relentless heatwave scorching India for over three months has claimed over 100 lives, according to health ministry data. The brutal heat has also resulted in a staggering 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases reported since March 1st. The northern state of…

India’s education system is reeling after major cheating scandals in its medical school entrance exam (NEET) and research fellowship exam (NET), Al Jazeera reported today. The opposition parties and the country’s students on Thursday hit out at the new government…

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 15 people and displaced millions in Bangladesh and India, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh were particularly affected, with eight Rohingya Muslims confirmed dead, the…

At least 31 people have died and over 60 are still being treated in hospitals after consuming tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Reuters reported today. The incident occurred in the Kallakurichi district, located 150 miles…