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India’s government has used the highly invasive Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post. Created by Israeli firm NSO Group, Pegasus can be used to access a phone’s messages…

A recent surge in Covid-19 cases in India has led to six deaths and 702 new infections reported across the country as of Thursday, local media reports said citing the latest figures from the Indian health ministry. With this, the…

About 60 people have been hospitalised after an ammonia leak from a pipeline belonging to India’s Coromandel International (CORF.NS) near its Ennore plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Reuters reported. The people were hospitalised after they had difficulty in breathing and…

The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has issued a public notice proposing the removal of the historic Sunehri Masjid in the capital, citing the need to ensure sustainable mobility in the area. Several architects have opposed the demolition, saying the…

In recent incidents in West Bengal, India, three Muslim men became targets of mob violence in separate events over the past three days. All three victims had been suspected of attempting theft, were severely beaten, and succumbed to their injuries…

The residents of the Indian city of Ajmer in the state of Rajasthan have launched an initiative to facilitate travel to Holy Karbala to those willing to perform pilgrimage to Imam Hussein and his brother Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be…

During the recent rains in Tamil Nadu from December 17-19, members of the Muslim community converted around 50 Mosques in the Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts into relief camps to shelter flood-hit victims from all religions mostly Hindus. Many Muslim volunteers…

Anger has spread in some parts of India-administered Kashmir after three civilians were killed while in army custody, officials and residents said. Locals on Saturday said the Indian army detained at least eight civilians on Friday for questioning, the day…

The mosque, which will be built on five-acre land in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village, will be better than the Taj Mahal, said BJP leader and chairman of Masjid Muhammad Bin Abdullah’s Development Committee on Thursday. Haji Arafat Shaikh stated that the…

At least 31 people were killed in floods and heavy rain in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu this week, a top federal minister has said, as rescuers struggle to reach scores still stranded in high waters. Heavy rains have…