India

Communal tensions and concerns over freedom of expression are escalating in India, highlighted by recent events in Rajasthan and Haryana, according to articles published by Muslim Mirror and the Clarion. In Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, signboards prohibiting Muslim entry were erected…

The Allahabad High Court dismissed the Sambhal Shahi Mosque Committee’s plea challenging a lower court’s order permitting an Advocate Commissioner to survey the Shahi Jama Masjid, Muslim Mirror reported. The survey is linked to a civil suit filed by eight…

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has reignited its campaign against the recent amendments to the Waqf Act, organizing a roundtable meeting in Hyderabad with political leaders, scholars, and civil society representatives, the Clarion reported. Claiming the law…

The Karnataka government has revised rules for granting the ‘religious minority’ status to educational institutions by exempting Muslim-run schools and colleges from relaxed admission norms, Indian newspaper Deccan Herald reported. March 2024 order initially eased the requirement for all religious…

Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor and head of the department of political science at the Sonipat-based Ashoka University in Haryana, was arrested on Sunday from his residence in the national capital, the Clarion reported. “Ali Khan Mahmudabad has been…

A massive fire at Gulzar House near Hyderabad’s Charminar killed 17 people, including eight children, on Sunday morning, The Tribune reported. The blaze, caused by a short-circuit in the ground-floor jewelry shops, spread smoke to residential flats above, suffocating occupants.…

India’s Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear an urgent plea challenging the deportation of 43 Rohingya refugees, dismissing the petition as a “finely crafted story” without evidence. The bench, led by Justices Suryakant and Koteshwar Singh, deferred the case…

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed new petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, directing attention to five pending cases scheduled for hearing on May 20, Muslim Mirror reported. Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice…

A brutal mob attack in Chapra, Bihar, has left a Muslim youth dead and his brother critically injured, the Clarion reported. The victim was beaten mercilessly in broad daylight by a large crowd, allegedly over false accusations of cattle theft.…

In a verdict that has reignited anguish among victims, a fast-track court in Muzaffarnagar acquitted 11 men accused of orchestrating arson, looting, and rioting during the devastating 2013 communal violence, the Clarion reported. The court cited a lack of credible…