- Kerala
Kerala University registrar suspended over RSS portrait row
The registrar of the University of Kerala was suspended on July 2, a week after cancelling an event attended by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar over tensions regarding the presence of a portrait…
- India
UP hotel staffer alleges forced stripping to prove religion along Kanwar Yatra route
Staff of hotels and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar were allegedly forced to take off their pants to prove their religion in drives spearheaded yet again by…
- India
Murshidabad violence due to police inaction, BSF bias: Rights groups
A report has emerged alleging that the violence which took place in Samsherganj, Murshidabad, in April was a result of police negligence and communal bias, leading to mass human rights violations. The…
- India
Caste assault on Yadav narrators sparks protest in Etawah; 19 held
19 individuals were detained and 13 vehicles seized in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district after mass protests by the Yadav community against the caste-based assault of two Yadav Bhagavat Katha narrators on June…
- Mumbai
Police remove 8 loudspeakers from mosques in Mumbai overnight
Loudspeakers have been removed from eight mosques in Mumbai after a months-long row over their legality and compliance with sound pollution regulations. Locals allege police did not issue any warnings or conduct…
- India
Kaushambi rape case sparks protests, allegations of political cover-up
In a case full of twists and turns, an 8-year-old was allegedly raped while going to a Ramayana reading in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi. The incident took place in Lohanda village in the…
- Hyderabad
Model Helicopter catches fire in Meerpet; no injuries reported
Hyderabad: A model, plastic helicopter caught on fire in Meerpet in the afternoon on June 20. There were no casualties or injuries. The incident took place in Gurram Guda. Police told reporters…
- India
SP’s Abu Azmi proposes bill to curb hate speech, seeks life term for offenders
Samajwadi Party (SP) Maharashtra president and MLA Abu Asim Azmi submitted a private member bill under the name “The Prevention of Hatred and Insult to Religion Act, 2025” to the Maharashtra Legislative…
- India
Alleged cattle smuggler killed, father injured in Rajasthan police encounter
An alleged cattle smuggler was killed and another injured in a shootout against local police in Rajasthan’s Deeg district on June 18. The deceased is 30-year-old Ashiq Mev alias Asif, and the…
- India
Two-headed, three-eyed calf born in UP; villagers flock to worship ‘miracle’
In a strange and fascinating incident, a cow gave birth to a two-headed, three-eyed calf in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district. The birth took place in Tikri village. Considering it a miracle, locals…
- Middle East
Iran executes Mossad agent for spying, 2 others arrested
Iranian authorities executed a man alleged to be a Mossad agent spying for Israel on Monday morning, June 16. The individual was identified as Esmaeil Fekri by Fars News Agency. He was…
- India
Maha police deports 4 men to Bangladesh despite citizenship proof; released later
Four Muslim migrant labourers from West Bengal were detained by the Maharashtra police under suspicion of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Mehbub Sheikh, Nazimuddin Mondal of Hariharpura, Minarul Sheikh of Beldanga, and…
- India
UP man urinates on Dalit woman’s face after failed rape attempt
A man allegedly urinated on a Dalit woman’s face after a failed rape attempt in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh. He assaulted herm hurled castiest slurs, and threatened to kill her before…
- India
Explosion in UP’s firecracker factory, four dead
An explosion took place on Monday morning, June 16, at a licensed firecracker manufacturing factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district, killing four women workers and injuring at least nine. The incident took…
- India
Congress slams Centre for UNGA abstention on Gaza ceasefire
Congress attacked the Narendra Modi-led Union government for abstaining from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The outstanding majority of the member states were…
