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In recent weeks, Indian authorities have expelled hundreds of Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh without proper legal procedu...
24/07/2025

In recent weeks, Indian authorities have expelled hundreds of Bengali Muslims to Bangladesh without proper legal procedures, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Many of those deported were Indian citizens, not undocumented immigrants, and had lived in India for years. HRW says this campaign, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, targets Bengali-speaking Muslims and violates both domestic laws and international human rights norms.

“India’s ruling BJP is fueling discrimination by arbitrarily expelling Bengali Muslims from the country, including Indian citizens,” said Elaine Pearson, Asia Director at Human Rights Watch. “The authorities’ claims that they are managing irregular immigration are unconvincing given their disregard for due process rights.”

The expulsions have intensified since May 2025. HRW interviewed 18 people in June, including victims and families. Many said they were pushed into Bangladesh by Indian border forces even though they held documents proving Indian citizenship. Some said they were beaten or threatened with weapons to cross the border.

Khairul Islam, a 51-year-old teacher from Assam, said he was forcibly expelled on May 26. “The BSF officer beat me when I refused to cross the border into Bangladesh and fired rubber bullets four times in the air,” he said. Islam managed to return two weeks later.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed objections to a recent visit by Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders, including A...
24/07/2025

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expressed objections to a recent visit by Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders, including Akhilesh Yadav, to the Parliament Street Mosque in Delhi. The visit took place on Tuesday, and the BJP is now planning to file an FIR against Akhilesh and his party MPs, accusing them of using a religious place for political activity.

Jamal Siddiqui, president of the BJP Minority Morcha, said, “We are going to file an FIR against Akhilesh Yadav and other SP MPs for misusing a mosque for political purposes. What shocked us even more was that Dimple Yadav was present there without fully covering herself, which we see as disrespectful to Islam.”

Mohibbullah Nadvi, the SP MP from Rampur and also the imam of the mosque, said he had invited the SP leaders inside because it was raining outside. “Many MPs come here for Friday prayers. I asked them to wait inside,” Nadvi explained.

However, some clerics associated with the BJP were upset that the meeting was held in the central prayer area of the mosque, rather than in Nadvi’s private room.

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A case of sexual violence has emerged from Lucknow’s Hazratganj area, where a 13-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-...
24/07/2025

A case of sexual violence has emerged from Lucknow’s Hazratganj area, where a 13-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by three known perpetrators on Monday night. The crime was discovered when the victim’s elder sister noticed bloodstains and injuries on her clothes Tuesday morning and persuaded her to reveal the traumatic incident.

According to police, the accused—reportedly familiar to the family—lured the girl from her home while her relatives were asleep. After the assault, they abandoned her near her residence. Investigators are examining CCTV footage from the area and analyzing mobile tower data to corroborate the evidence.

“The victim has identified the suspects, but we are verifying all evidence before making arrests,” said ACP Hazratganj Vikas Jaiswal.

The traumatized girl is currently unable to provide a detailed statement.

(The victim’s identity has been protected as per legal guidelines.)

Kajal Hindustani, a Hindutva leader from Gujarat, made controversial remarks against Muslims while speaking at an event ...
24/07/2025

Kajal Hindustani, a Hindutva leader from Gujarat, made controversial remarks against Muslims while speaking at an event in New York. During her speech, she referred to Muslims as “zombies” and “enemies of Hindus,” and even compared them to the demon Mahishasura from Hindu mythology.

At the Hindu Unity Conference in New York, Kajal said, “If we have to fight the zombies, we must do it together,” referring to Muslims. She also questioned the growing population of Muslims in India and claimed, “Abduls will occupy the bungalows you build,” using a common stereotype to stoke fear among Hindus.

She further alleged that Muslims have “multiple children like soldiers” and claimed they are building an “army” through high birth rates.Kajal also attacked Muslim actors like Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan, accusing them of trapping Hindu women. Speaking about Saif’s children, she said, “Taimur and Jehangir, Sara and Ibrahim – they are part of a conspiracy to convert Hindu girls.”

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The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court’s decision that acquitted 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train b...
24/07/2025

The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court’s decision that acquitted 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case, which had killed more than 180 people. However, the top court has not ordered the re-arrest of the accused.

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh said that the High Court’s verdict should not be used as a precedent in future cases. The Supreme Court also issued a notice to the accused but allowed them to remain out of jail for now.

The Maharashtra government had challenged the High Court’s ruling. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state, said the issue was not about sending the accused back to jail, but about how the legal findings in the case could impact other ongoing trials under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

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Tensions flared at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as scores of students gathered in front of Bab-e-Syed to protest agai...
24/07/2025

Tensions flared at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) as scores of students gathered in front of Bab-e-Syed to protest against the administration’s decision to withhold last semester results due to short attendance. The protesting students have accused the administration of engaging in arbitrary and illegal practices that are jeopardising their academic future.

The university administration has withheld the results of numerous students, citing attendance shortages. However, students argue that the administration is violating the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines, which stipulate a minimum attendance of 75% — a rule that has been implemented selectively, if at all.

“No UGC Norms Followed”

Protesters claim that the 75% rule has been blatantly ignored. Instead, the administration has introduced an unofficial and unjustified 40% attendance criterion. Under this new rule, they allege, some students — reportedly those with personal or political influence — have been allowed to pass, while others with similar or even better attendance have had their results withheld.

“This is outright favouritism and harassment,” said one protesting student.

“Our marksheets are being detained not because of attendance, but because we don’t have connections.”

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On July 11, 2006, in just 11 horrifying minutes, Mumbai was torn apart. Seven powerful explosions ripped through local t...
23/07/2025

On July 11, 2006, in just 11 horrifying minutes, Mumbai was torn apart. Seven powerful explosions ripped through local trains between 6:24 PM and 6:36 PM, killing 209 innocent people and injuring 714 others. It was one of the deadliest terror attacks India had ever seen — a meticulously planned, coordinated, and executed act of violence that shook the financial capital of the country to its core.

Now, in 2025, the Bombay High Court has acquitted all 12 accused in the case. Let that sink in: after almost two decades, not one conviction stands.

So, who will answer for this?

The Political Landscape in 2006: Who Was in Power?

At the time of the blasts, Congress and the undivided NCP ruled Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh was the Chief Minister, and R.R. Patil held the post of Home Minister.

At the Centre, the UPA government was in power. Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister. Shivraj Patil — also from Maharashtra — was the Home Minister. Lalu Prasad Yadav was the Railway Minister.

The security apparatus included National Security Advisor M.K.Narayanan and Home Secretary V.K. Duggal — both overseeing the response to the blasts.

In short, the entire political and security framework was under the Congress party’s control.

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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has said that it has arrested four men suspected of having links to an Al-Qaeda m...
23/07/2025

The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has said that it has arrested four men suspected of having links to an Al-Qaeda module involved in radicalising youth and promoting jihadist ideology through social media and encrypted apps.

The accused — Mohammad Faiq Rizwan (Delhi), Mohammad Fardeen Rais (Ahmedabad), Saifullah Qureshi Rafiq (Modasa, Gujarat), and Zeeshan Ali Asif Ali (Noida) — operated a covert digital network spreading extremist literature and anti-national propaganda online, according to the ATS.

According to ATS DIG Sunil Joshi, the operation began after a tip-off on June 10 led to surveillance of five suspicious Instagram accounts, including “Mujahideen 1” and “Mujahideen 3,” which were found to be promoting pro-Al-Qaeda and anti-democracy content. Digital forensics traced these accounts back to the arrested men.

The ATS said it seized a sword and digital evidence from one accused in Fatehwadi and discovered links between Delhi-based suspects and contacts in Pakistan. The men reportedly used auto-deleting apps to communicate and avoid detection.

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that Indian history has long been taught from a Western perspective, which leaves out t...
23/07/2025

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that Indian history has long been taught from a Western perspective, which leaves out the essence of Bharat. Speaking at the ’10th Anuvrat Vyakhyanmala’, he said, “The history we know has been taught through the lens of the West. For them, Bharat has no place. It appears on the map, but not in their minds. If you open history books, you’ll see mentions of China and Japan, but not Bharat.”

His comments come amid controversy surrounding recent revisions in NCERT textbooks, which have made significant changes to the way historical figures like Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb are portrayed.

The new Class 8 Social Science book describes Babur as a “brutal conqueror,” Akbar’s reign as “a mix of cruelty and tolerance,” and highlights Aurangzeb’s destruction of temples and gurdwaras. A note in the textbook says, “No one should be held responsible today for events of the past.”

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In Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, a 16-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by seven minors after he lost a ₹50 b...
23/07/2025

In Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, a 16-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by seven minors after he lost a ₹50 bet during a cricket match. The accused, all minors, reportedly filmed the abuse and used the video to blackmail the victim repeatedly over the past month.

According to police, the assault first occurred in a Saharanpur village. “The accused sexually abused the boy multiple times under the threat of leaking the videos online,” said Circle Officer Vaibhav Pandey.

The victim, traumatized, confined himself at home before finally confiding in his family, who filed a complaint on Monday.

An FIR has been registered under the SC/ST Act and POCSO Act. “Three suspects have been detained, and the victim’s medical examination and statement have been recorded,” Pandey added.

Police are also investigating the betting dispute that triggered the abuse.

On July 21, 2025, a CPI-ML team visited Gurugram after receiving reports that many migrant workers were being detained t...
23/07/2025

On July 21, 2025, a CPI-ML team visited Gurugram after receiving reports that many migrant workers were being detained to check their citizenship. The team said it discovered a temporary detention center in Sector 10, where 75 male workers had been held for three days. The local police officer allowed the team to meet some of the detainees.

The workers, mostly from Assam (65) and some from Nadia and Murshidabad districts in Bengal (10), were taken into custody late on July 19. They were forced to live in a small, overcrowded hall under very poor and unhygienic conditions. Similar detentions have occurred in other parts of Gurugram, with some areas holding more than 200 workers, according to the CPI-ML team.

These migrant workers do various informal jobs like sanitation, garbage sorting, construction, security, and rickshaw pulling.

“Most of them seem to have their voter cards, PAN cards and Aadhar cards. The Assamese workers the team spoke to, have their NRC certificates in addition to the other documents. Notably, some of them lost some documents when their colonies were demolished over the last one year,” CPI-ML said in a statement.

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Abdul Wahid Shaikh, the only person acquitted in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case by a special court in 2015, has ...
22/07/2025

Abdul Wahid Shaikh, the only person acquitted in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case by a special court in 2015, has demanded a fresh investigation into the case. On Tuesday, a day after the Bombay High Court acquitted the remaining 12 accused, Shaikh said the government should form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by a High Court judge to find the real culprits behind the blasts.

Speaking to PTI, Shaikh said, “The government should re-investigate the case by setting up a Special Investigation Team to be headed by a High Court judge to ensure that the real perpetrators behind the train bomb blasts are arrested.”

Shaikh spent nine years in jail before he was cleared of all charges. The 2015 court verdict had sentenced five of the accused to death and seven others to life imprisonment. One of the death row convicts died in 2021. On Monday, the Bombay High Court overturned these sentences and said the prosecution had completely failed to prove the case. The court added that it was hard to believe the accused were involved in the crime.

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