India

The killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam valley has triggered a severe diplomatic crisis between India and Pakistan, with New Delhi taking unprecedented retaliatory measures. India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, a landmark agreement that survived three wars,…

A police inspector in India’s Haryana’s Palwal city has been arrested following an inquiry into allegations of custodial torture, news outlets reported. Radheshyam Sharma was suspended and taken into custody after a departmental investigation confirmed he assaulted Abid, a Muslim…

Widespread protests against the newly enforced Waqf (Amendment) Act in Uttar Pradesh have led to legal action against over 50 Muslims, following demonstrations across the state, the Clarion reported. On April 18, protestors in Bilaspur village, Baghpat, gathered after Friday…

At least 11 people, including three children, died when a residential building collapsed early Saturday in Mustafabad, a northeastern district of New Delhi, India, Dawn News Agency reported. Rescue teams worked throughout the day to dig through the rubble, managing…

A 13-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly attacked by three minors in the Maharajpur area late Thursday night after he refused to chant “Jai Shri Ram,” Clarion reported. The incident took place near the boy’s residence in Sarsaul, under Maharajpur police…

In the late 19th century, Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh opened his private collection of manuscripts to the public, fulfilling his father Mohammed Bakhsh’s vision. This act laid the foundation for what would become one of India’s richest repositories of intellectual…

The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration sparked controversy on November 18, 2023, by banning food products with halal certification, except those for export, an article by Ummid.com revealed. Halal India Private Limited challenged the ban in India’s Supreme…

The Uttar Pradesh government has registered 58 acres of Waqf land in Kaushambi district as government property, reclaiming it under the recently amended Waqf Act 2025. Out of nearly 99 hectares registered under the Waqf Board in the district, 93…

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central government to file its response within seven days to petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, The Times of India reported. The bench, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv…

In Malegaon, Maharashtra, a Muslim-majority city, Muslim residents demonstrate remarkable humanitarian spirit by serving lakhs of Hindu pilgrims during the annual Chaitra Utsav festival, Clarion reported. Despite scorching temperatures nearing 40°C, young Muslim volunteers set up stalls along the 12-kilometre…