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India lift maiden Women’s World Cup title with 52-run win over South Africa
Palestinian Journalist Saleh Al-Jafarawi Abducted and Shot Dead in Gaza City
Air India Flight to London Crashes After Takeoff From Ahmedabad, 242 On Board
BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw Returned to India After Pakistan Custody Since April 23
“India and Pakistan Agree to ‘Full and Immediate Ceasefire,’ Trump Announces Following U.S. Mediation
- India
‘Cruel and Dangerous’: AAP Leader Raghav Chadha Urges Parliament to End 10-Minute Delivery Model
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Calls Jamaat-e-Islami and Hindutva Forces ‘Birds of the Same Feather’
Only 1.5 Lakh of 8.8 Lakh Waqf Properties Registered; Union Govt Eases Deadline Pressure
Chaos at Airports Nationwide as IndiGo Cancels 400+ Flights; Pilot Shortages, New Rules Hit Operations
Dalit Youth Assaulted, Forced to Strip at Gunpoint in Jhansi; Attackers Filmed Abuse
- World
Hong Kong High-Rise Inferno Kills 44; Hundreds Still Missing as Blaze Rages On
10,000-Year Dormant Ethiopian Volcano Erupts; Ash Cloud Sweeps Into Northwest India
Major Internet Outage Hits Websites Globally Due to Cloudflare Issues
Bangladesh Tribunal Sentences Former PM Sheikh Hasina to Death Over 2024 Student Protests
Pakistan: Suicide Blast Near Islamabad Judicial Complex Kills 12, Injures Over 25
- Features
Everybody with a Smartphone is a Citizen Journalist across the Occupied Palestinian Territories
“I Was Harassed — It Was a Larger Systemic Problem”: Ex DU Ad Hoc Female Lecturer Recounts Struggle Over Denied Maternity Leave
In Photos: The Ruins of Homes and Lives After Government’s Crackdown in Kashmir
‘Muslim Man’s Death Erased from Records, Another Arrested While Asleep’: Locals and Journalists Question Sambhal Police Claims
Hazrat Parwana’s Arrest Stirs Outrage at Jamia, Students Call It a ‘Revenge Tactic’, Warn of ‘Saffronisation’ of Campus
- Photo
“Tahya Filasteen”: Over 700 Join SIO Kannur’s Solidarity Rally for Palestine
In photos: Over 7,000 homes near Chandola Talab in Ahmedabad torn down, families left homeless
In Photos: Bulldozers Tear Through Delhi’s Taimoor Nagar, Displacing Over 100 Families
In Photos: The Ruins of Homes and Lives After Government’s Crackdown in Kashmir
Supreme Court Considers Interim Stay on Parts of Waqf (Amendment) Act; Union Govt Resists Proposed Changes
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- Opinion
Paresh Rawal’s The Taj Story: Propaganda Wrapped in “Historical Facts”
The Story of Tariq Ramadan: A Voice the World Tried to Silence
The Ganges River is drying faster than ever – here’s what it means for the region and the world
Waqf Amendment Act 2025 and the Politics of Majoritarian Control
Blasphemy Debate Erupts: Javed Akhtar’s Invite Forces Urdu Academy to Postpone Festival
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- Women
‘A Mockery of the System’: 16 Years On, Acid Attack Survivor Seeks Justice as Supreme Court Slams Delays
Maharashtra: Woman ‘Marries’ Boyfriend’s Corpse After Father, Brothers Kill Him Over Caste
“Hang Salman!” Chant Hindus, Muslims in Unity Over 6-Year-Old’s Rape in MP’s Raisen
Violence Erupts in MP’s Raisen After Protest Over Child Rape; Mosque, Homes Attacked; Accused Salman Still Absconding
Dalit Bride’s Wedding Procession in MP Faces Rajput Community Obstruction, Police Step In
- Middle East
- Business & Economy
Chaos at Airports Nationwide as IndiGo Cancels 400+ Flights; Pilot Shortages, New Rules Hit Operations
“I Will Be Substantially Raising the Tariff Paid by India to the USA”: Donald Trump Warns
Explained: Why the US Is Raising Import Duties on Indian Goods and What It Means
Congress Calls Out Modi’s ‘Mismanagement’ as Trump Hits India with New Tariffs
Trump’s Tariff Decision May Hurt India’s Economy, Say Experts; Hope Rests on Trade Talks
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- Education
Ratlam Student Says ‘Sorry’ 52 Times Before Jumping From School, Critically Injured
AIU Suspends Al Falah University’s Membership, Cites ‘Not in Good Standing’ Amid Red Fort Blast Probe
J&K Orders Inquiry After Doda School Video Shows Students Singing ‘Pukarti Ma Bharti, Khoon Se Tilak Karo, Goliyon Se Aarti’
‘This College Is Not a Dharamshala’: Muzaffarnagar Student Self-Immolates After Alleged Humiliation Over Unpaid Fees
AMU Student Activist Alleges Attack, Firing, and Abduction Attempt on Campus; University Yet to Confirm Claims
- Sports
India Clinch Historic Title, Win First-Ever T20 Blind Women’s World Cup After Beating Nepal
India lift maiden Women’s World Cup title with 52-run win over South Africa
“I Kept Quoting the Bible ‘Stand Still and Let God Fight for Me'” says Jemimah Rodrigues After Record Knock Against Australia
India Storm into Women’s World Cup Final After Jemimah’s Match-Winning Ton Against Australia
Indore: Two Australian Women Cricketers ‘Touched Inappropriately’ by Motorcyclist, Accused Arrested
- Women
India
Zohran Mamdani has made history by becoming the first South Asian and Muslim to be elected as Mayor of New York City, the largest...
India
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday alleged that Congress, Jamaat-e-Islami-Hind, activists like Prashant Bhushan and Harsh Mander, along with “elements from Pakistan...
India
The BJP South Bengaluru district unit will travel to Dharmasthala on Monday under the theme “Dharmada Ulivige Dharma Yuddha” (a holy war to protect...
India
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday rode motorcycles through the streets of Araria in Bihar’s Purnea district as part of...
India
Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Friday asked Parliament to put an end to the 10-minute delivery model used by quick-commerce companies. The...
India
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday launched a strong attack on Jamaat e Islami and said the group and Hindutva organisations are “birds...
India
Hours before the deadline to register Waqf properties on the Centre’s UMEED portal ended, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced that no penalty...
India
Airports across India were thrown into chaos as IndiGo’s delays and cancellations stretched into a fourth straight day. Hundreds of flights have been disrupted,...
World
At least 44 people have died in a massive high-rise fire in Hong Kong, officials confirmed on Thursday, as the blaze continued to burn...
World
A volcano in Ethiopia’s northeastern Afar region has erupted for the first time in nearly 10,000 years, and its ash cloud has drifted across...
World
A widespread internet outage on Tuesday affected numerous popular websites and services, including X (formerly Twitter), after technical problems struck Cloudflare, a major internet...
World
Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka, after being convicted of crimes against...
India
MD ALI From real to real, the obsession of Hindutva for Muslim monuments has become one of the repetitive themes for their ideological survival....
World
For almost a decade, one of the Muslim world’s most admired public intellectuals has lived beneath a cloud of accusation. Dr Tariq Ramadan—grandson of Imam...
India
Mehebub Sahana, University of Manchester The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South Asia, is drying at a rate scientists say is...
Opinion
Syed Azharuddin The recently passed Waqf Amendment Act 2025 has triggered a wave of protests and constitutional scrutiny across the country. Far from being...
World
Interviewers: K Shabas Haris & Najma Ashraf Yousef Alhelou is a Palestinian journalist, political analyst, commentator, and filmmaker. He actively uses social media platforms,...
India
On May 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered one of its most significant rulings since 2017 on women’s workplace rights, officially recognising...
Features
Luqmaan Zeerak & Syed Affan In the wake of the April 22 attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists, Kashmir has entered a harsher...
Indian Muslims
In the Sambhal violence on November 24, following the court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama Masjid, five people were reportedly killed in police shootings. However,...
Dalits and Adivasis
Tension gripped Kavanadala village in Madhugiri taluk, Karnataka, on Saturday after a Dalit youth was publicly humiliated and stopped from entering a local temple,...
India
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Adampur Air Base and met with the Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel. During his visit, he was...
India
The Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has initiated the identification and subsequent sealing or demolition of over 350 “unauthorized religious...
India
As an 11-year-old, Anwar, along with his family and three other Rohingya families, fled the persecution of the military junta in Myanmar in 2012....
India
Amid a swirl of speculation online and in international media, Air Marshal A.K. Bharti on Monday firmly denied claims that India targeted Pakistan’s alleged...