India

Bihar BJP legislator Engineer Shailendra has ignited controversy by claiming that Muslims are harmful to the nation, Muslim Mirror reported. Speaking at a public gathering in Bihpur, he expressed dissatisfaction with Muslim voting patterns, stating he would prefer to lose…

India successfully launched its inaugural space docking mission, the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, Al Jazeera reported. The PSLV-C60 rocket lifted off at 16:30 GMT, carrying two small spacecraft, each weighing…

India’s Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced plans to implement the dormant Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978, Jurist News reported yesterday. This development follows a directive from the Gauhati High Court, which mandated the state to finalize…

In Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, a new police outpost will be built opposite the Shahi Jama Masjid to enhance security following recent violence, India TV reported yesterday. The area survey has been completed, and construction is set to begin soon in…

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has passed away at the age of 92. Singh, who served as prime minister from 2004 to 2014, was widely recognized as the architect of India’s economic reforms and played a pivotal role in…

Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel, “The Satanic Verses,” has returned to Indian bookstores, 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1988, The Siasat Daily reported. The book is currently available at Bahrisons Booksellers in Delhi-NCR, prompting…

A recent report on higher education in India reveals a decline in the representation of Muslim students to 4.87% during the 2021-2022 period. Out of 43,268,181 enrolled students, Muslims accounted for only 2,108,033. This marks a continued decrease from 5.5%…

A devastating collision on Friday involving a chemical truck and multiple vehicles on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway in Rajasthan resulted in the deaths of seven individuals and left 35 others injured, Khaama Press reported yesterday. The incident occurred near a petrol…

A ferry carrying tourists from Mumbai’s Gateway of India to Elephanta Caves capsized near Elephanta Islands on Wednesday after colliding with an Indian Navy speedboat, local news outlets said. The incident, which occurred around 4 pm, left 13 dead, including…

India’s Supreme Court has announced it will review a contentious speech by Judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who claimed the country would operate according to the wishes of the Hindu majority, VOA reported yesterday. The speech, delivered at a December 8…