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Supreme Court Denies Bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in 2020 Delhi Riots Case; Grants Bail to Five Others
‘The Masked One’ No More: Hamas Confirms Death of Longtime Spokesperson Abu Obeida
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
- India
After BJP Talks, Chinese Communist Party Delegation Meets RSS at Keshav Kunj, Congress Cries Hypocrisy
After APCR’s Year-Long Legal Battle, Sambhal Court Orders FIR Against Former CO Anuj Chaudhary, 12 Others
1,318 Hate Speech Incidents in 2025 as Muslims and Christians Remain Most Targeted: India Hate Lab Report
Kerala BJP Backs LDF’s ‘Keralam’ Rename Move, Seeks PM Modi’s Intervention
Labour Minister Directs E-Commerce Platforms to Scrap ‘10-Minute Delivery’ Promises for Rider Safety
- World
‘Help Is on Its Way’: Trump Urges Continued Iranian Protests, Freezes Talks with Tehran
Thousands Rally Across Iran in Support of Islamic Republic Amid Unrest
Ilhan Omar Warns Trump Aims to Provoke Enough Agitation in Minnesota So He Can Declare ‘Martial Law’
Protests Erupt Across U.S. Following Fatal Shooting of Renee Good by Federal ICE Officer in Minneapolis
India Seals $8.7B Israel Deal to Arm Fighter Jets with Rampage, Air LORA, and Ice Breaker Missiles: Report
- 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
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“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
Sexualised Feeds and Silent Harm: Why India Must Regulate Algorithms That Shape Childhood
‘Does God exist?’ debate in New Delhi puts spotlight on Islamic scholar Mufti Shamail Nadwi
How short-form videos could be harming young minds
Australia Draws a Line on Social Media While India Looks Away and Its Children Pay the Price
Paresh Rawal’s The Taj Story: Propaganda Wrapped in “Historical Facts”
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Unnao Rape Survivor Alleges Convicted MLA Kuldeep Sengar’s Daughters Are Exposing Her Identity Online
Widowed Muslim Woman Abducted, Gang-Raped and Murdered in Bihar’s Madhepura
Bihar: Woman Bleeds to Death During Surgery by Fake Doctor Who Allegedly Followed YouTube Videos
Rajasthan: Sub-Inspector, Two Constables Among Four Booked for Rape of Woman Constable in Churu
Ayush Doctor Nusrat Parveen Joins Duty in Patna After Naqab Controversy Involving Nitish Kumar
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- Business & Economy
EC Issues Hearing Notice to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen During SIR, Triggers Political Row in Bengal
Nagpur Blinkit Worker Attacked Amid Nationwide Gig Worker Protests
Lalit Modi Calls Himself and Vijay Mallya “India’s Biggest Fugitives” in Viral Video
Patanjali Red Chilli Powder Found Unsafe; FSSAI Orders Recall Over Excess Pesticides
Mexico Imposes Tariffs Up to 50% on Asian Imports, Including India, from January 2026
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- Education
Another Student Suicide at AMU Hostel Raises Alarms Over Campus Safety and Mental Health
UGC-NET Qualified Muslim Scholar Moves Delhi HC After Jamia ‘Denies’ PhD Admission
Chhattisgarh School Exam Triggers Row After ‘Ram’ Listed as Dog’s Name in Question Paper
UP Revamps Class IV NCERT Textbooks, Replaces Jain Temple Image with Ram Temple
Faith Under Fire: How Hijabs and Beards Are Making Muslim Students Targets in Schools and Exams
- Sports
EC Summons Cricketer Mohammed Shami, Brother Kaif Over Electoral Roll Discrepancies in West Bengal
‘What’s Wrong in Talking About Gaza?’: Iltija Mufti Defends Kashmiri Cricketer Over Palestine Flag Row
After Bondi Beach Shooting, Islamophobic Abuse Targets Usman Khawaja’s Family; Most Messages Linked to Indian Users
Pakistan Dominate India in U-19 Asia Cup Final, Seal Second Championship
Kolkata Messi Event Chaos: Organiser Says Player Left Due to Touching and Hugging
- Women
India
Ten days after he attempted to take his own life following alleged caste discrimination, an 18-year-old Dalit student from Vikravandi in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu,...
India
In Uttar Pradesh’s Kodapur village, tensions rose after a statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar was allegedly uprooted and thrown into a canal by unidentified...
India
A Dalit woman, Reshma Kamble, has accused a North Indian Gupta family in Vile Parle of physically assaulting her and her injured son following...
India
The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted all 12 men who were earlier convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case, declaring them innocent....
India
A delegation of the Communist Party of China on Tuesday visited the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in New Delhi and held an hour-long meeting...
Indian Muslims
A court in Sambhal has ordered the registration of an FIR against former Sambhal Circle Officer Anuj Chaudhary and 12 other police personnel, following...
Hate Watch
India Hate Lab has reported a sharp rise in hate speech against religious minorities in India, documenting 1,318 in person hate speech events across...
India
The Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has backed the Left Democratic Front government’s proposal to officially rename the state as Keralam and...
World
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to continue protesting and take control of their institutions, assuring them that “help is on its...
World
Thousands of Iranians took to the streets across the country on Monday in large rallies to condemn recent unrest that authorities say was fuelled...
World
Ilhan Omar Warns Trump Aims to Provoke Enough Agitation in Minnesota So He Can Declare ‘Martial Law’
Jon Queally Amidst national outrage this week over the killing by Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent, members of Minnesota’s congressional...
Human Rights
Thousands of people marched through Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman killed by a federal immigration...
Science & Technology
Indian children are encountering sexualised content not by choice but by design. When profit-driven platforms replace care, and regulation, childhood itself is at risk.
India
As the hall inside the Constitution Club of India fell quiet on the morning of December 20, the question on stage was not merely...
Science & Technology
Katherine Easton, University of Sheffield Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children’s lives. What used...
Opinion
A social-media ban for minors in Australia exposes the profound collapse of childhood in India, where unregulated digital ecosystems are already reshaping young minds.
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,...
Hate Watch
The Shri Ram Saini, an extremist group affiliated with the RSS recently organised a training camp in Karnataka’s Bagalkot district from December 25 to...
Human Rights
The Delhi Police on Tuesday urged the Delhi High Court to take a “very strict view” on bail applications filed by activists Umar Khalid,...
India
Farmers protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border have announced a tractor march across the country on January 26, continuing their fight for the Centre to...
Hate Watch
In UP’s Kushinagar in the village Nebua Naurangia, a shocking incident came to light. Three Muslim women were beaten and paraded naked over the...
India
Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey has taken charge of a campaign to “reclaim” temples allegedly encroached upon in Muslim-majority areas. According to the Kanpur Municipal...