Kerala Police (Twitter) Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police on Tuesday denied as “baseless” media reports that NIA has told the State Police Chief (SPC) that several hundred personnel of the force have links to banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI). Some news articles had claimed that the National Investigation Agency …
Read More »Govt can conduct survey of madrasas: Maulana Arshad Madani
Maulana Arshad Madani SAHARANPUR : Maulana Arshad Madani, veteran Muslim scholar and Head of Darul Uloom in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoband, has said that it was well within the rights of the government to undertake a survey of madrassas. “Let them conduct the survey. I see nothing wrong in it. There …
Read More »Indian Diplomacy’s ace performance at Samarkand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Samarkand for SCO Summit | Twitter/Narendra Modi By Asad Mirza@AsadMirzaND During the last fortnight, India has asserted itself diplomatically by refusing to join an important pillar of the U.S.-led IPEF, and at the same time PM Modi in Samarkand has demonstrated his government’s resolve to …
Read More »8 YouTube news channels blocked by govt for “monetising fake anti-India comments”
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo: YouTube The channels had a cumulative viewership of over 1.14 billion and were subscribed by over 8.5 million users. Basil Islam | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI — Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on August 16 banned 8 YouTube-based news channels, one Facebook account, and two …
Read More »Political row in Kashmir as non-locals get voter rights
Voters line up at an election booth in Kashmir | Picture: Financial Express Any Indian citizen, including non-locals who live or work in Jammu and Kashmir, will be eligible to register to vote and participate in the assembly and local body elections in the union territory. Ubair ul Hameed | …
Read More »Ambedkar Age Digital Bookmobile: Displaying centuries-old songs, and artworks on anti-caste struggle of Maharashtra
The Bookmobile is decorated with paintings of events from Ambedkar’s life, Ashoka chakras, and likenesses of the Phule’s by an artist called Raju. | Photo by Aatika S The project aims to collect Maharashtra’s long history of social reform, accessing 500-year-old traditions of song-writing, performances and poetry against caste-based exploitation …
Read More »Fresh killing renews fear among Kashmir’s minority Hindu community
Kashmiri Pandit employees shout slogans during a protest march over the killing of Rahul Bhat and other demands, at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Saturday, May 21, 2022. | Photo: PTI The killing of a Kashmiri Pandit man in Shopian district of Kashmir last week evoked a sharp condemnation from the …
Read More »Bilkis Bano’s husband: ‘What can be worse than seeing your loved ones being killed?’
15 अगस्त को अच्छे आचरण के कथित टिप्पणी के चलते जिन्हें रिहा किया गया, वो हत्या और बलात्कार के मामले में 14 साल से जेल में बंद थे … In 2008, a special CBI court in Mumbai sentenced to life imprisonment 11 men for the crime. Earlier this month, the …
Read More »Extremely heavy rain likely to lash Karnataka
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of extremely heavy rain across Karnataka especially over the South Interior region for the next three days. Bengaluru, the capital of the state has also been issued a yellow alert for two more days. Meanwhile, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Mandya district of …
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