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EX-LU V-C stands as surety for journalist Siddique Kappan
Lucknow: Prof Roop Rekha Verma, former Vice-Chancellor of the Lucknow University (LU), has volunteered to stand as surety to fulfil the court conditions for Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan following the bail granted…
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Panel to study the condition of Dalits converting to Islam and Christianity
The Union government is getting ready to set up a panel to study the condition of Dalits who have converted to Islam or Christianity. This move comes amidst dozens of petitions pending…
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Erdogan takes seemingly neutral stance in mentioning Kashmir at UNGA
United Nations: Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan brought up Kashmir in his address to the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, taking a seemingly neutral stance, only expressing hope…
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat meets Muslim intellectuals
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat met with many Muslim intellectuals and discussed recent controversies and ways to strengthen religious inclusivity in the country. As per the sources close…
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Putin willing to end war in Ukraine, claims Erdogan
London: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he believes the Russian President is seeking an end to the war he began in Ukraine, and that a “significant step” will be…
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Plea against Art 370 revocation: IAS officer Shah Faesal moves SC to withdraw his name
New Delhi: Kashmiri bureaucrat and 2010 IAS topper Dr Shah Faesal has approached the Supreme Court seeking to remove his name from a plea against the revocation of Constitution’s Article 370 that…
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EWS quota given from 50 pc general category, doesn’t erode SCs, STs, OBCs reservation: Centre to SC
New Delhi: Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) have been given 10 per cent quota in admissions and jobs out of 50 per cent general category seats for the first time without eroding the…
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Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ is India’s official entry for Oscars 2023
New Delhi: Gujarati film “Chhello Show”, a coming-of-age drama about a young boy’s love affair with cinema in a village in Saurashtra, is India’s official entry for the 95th Academy Awards, the…
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In countries like Iran, women are fighting against hijab, Karnataka govt to SC
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that even countries like Iran, which are constitutionally Islamic, women are fighting against hijab. Mehta submitted…
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Hindu-Muslim violence: UK police make 47 arrests to deter further disorder in Leicester
London: The UK police said on Tuesday that they have made 47 arrests as part of an ongoing operation to deter further disorder in the eastern England city of Leicester, which saw…
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One of the worst manifestations of Islamophobia is in Hindutva-inspired India: Pak FM
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to approach the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy, or at least a focal person, on Islamophobia,…
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DMK to continue present alliance with Congress in 2024 general elections: Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Tuesday said that present alliance with Congress and other coalition partners would continue in 2024 general elections. DMK is in a…
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BJP ‘dismantling’ religious, Sufi traditions of Kashmir: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday accused the BJP government of dismantling all religious and Sufi traditions of Kashmir to implement its divisive agenda. The former chief minister was reacting to…
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‘Child pornography’: DCW summons Twitter India Policy head, Delhi Police
New Delhi: Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, has summoned Twitter India Policy Head and Delhi Police over tweets depicting child pornography and rape videos of women and children over…
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CPI(M) to hold ‘Insaaf’ rally in Kolkata to seek justice for Anis Khan
Kolkata: Youth and student wings of CPI(M) will hold ‘Insaaf’ rally at Esplanade in the heart of Kolkata on Tuesday to seek justice for Anis Khan, a student leader who died mysteriously…