British government ordered to open Amritsar massacre files
Source: The Guardian BY Dan Sabbagh A tribunal has ordered that secret Downing Street files relating to Anglo-Indian relations at the time of the 1984 massacre at the Golden Temple […]
First-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir calls for international inquiry into multiple violations
GENEVA (14 June 2018) – There is an urgent need to address past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and deliver justice for all people in Kashmir, who […]
The Personal Wake-Up Call to Prayers, a Ramadan Tradition, Is Endangered
Source: The New York Times By Maria Abi-Habib and Hari Kumar June 13, 2018 NEW DELHI — For nearly 60 years, Mohammed Shafiq has braved New Delhi’s hot temperatures, a bad knee and […]
Zakir Naik’s Extradition: MEA Spokesperson gives details
June 7, 2018, 4New Delhi: Mr. Raveesh Kumar, Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) speaking at a press conference gave the details of Zakir Naik’s extradition. He said, “India […]
Same Gun Was Used to Kill Two Critics of Hindu Nationalists in India
Source: The New York Times By Maria Abi-Habib The gun that was used last year to kill a prominent journalist critical of the Indian government was the same weapon […]
Indian Air Force pilot crashes plane to save village
Air Commodore Sanjai Chauhan chose not to eject over a Gujarat village, and went down with his fighter jet in a barren field Image Credit: Twitter Indian Air Force […]
India: 21 out of 29 states have prison sentences for slaughtering cows
5 facts about religion in India Source: Pew Research Center By Samirah Majumdar, who is a research analyst focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. India is home to 1.4 […]
Gay in India, Where Progress Has Come Only With Risk
Source: The New York Times ByKai Schultz BILASPUR, India — If you had told Ayesha Kapur 10 years ago that she would help lead the fight against one of the world’s oldest laws criminalizing gay sex, she would never have believed you. For most of her life, Ms. Kapur […]
India’s Hindu nationalist party suffers defeat at polls
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition parties inflicted a humiliating defeat on the governing Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in more than a dozen […]
India police officer abused online for saving Muslim man from mob
Source: BBC News An Indian police officer hailed as a hero for protecting a Muslim man from a mob has said he has received abusive messages on social media. Gagandeep […]
Friendship Treaty Anniversary : Switzerland needs to acknowledge colonial past to be real friends
By Rohit Jain This content was published on May 16, 2018 “There was a colonial history behind the India-Switzerland Friendship Treaty that the Swiss public is not aware […]
Indian archbishop urges Catholics to pray for democracy
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The archbishop of New Delhi has waded into Indian politics, urging Catholics to pray for democracy and marginalized people ahead of national elections […]
Ex-RAW chief wants India to invite Gen Bajwa
Source: Dawn NEW DELHI: Former spy chief A.S. Dulat asked the Indian government on Monday to invite Pakistan’s Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to kick-start the stalled talks between the two countries. Speaking to NDTV together with former ISI chief Lt Gen Asad Durrani ahead of the release of […]
India’s Hindu nationalists defeat Congress in state election
Source: Associated Press By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party ended Congress party rule in a key southern state on Thursday, but […]
India calls ceasefire in Kashmir for holy month of Ramadan
Source: Aljazeera India will suspend all military operations against rebels in Kashmir during the holy month of Ramadan for the first time in nearly two decades. The move, which comes after months of intense fighting […]
Indian women breaking down barriers to religious leadership
Source: Religion News Service By Priyadarshini Sen PUNE, India (RNS) — Wearing a single piece of unstitched cloth and a grass girdle around his waist, 8-year-old Harshal Kulkarni chants Vedic mantras. […]
India: adult couples can live together without marriage
New Delhi: An adult couple has a right to live together without marriage, the Supreme Court said, while asserting that a 20-year-old Kerala woman, whose marriage had been annulled, could choose whom she wanted to live with. The top court held that live-in relationships were now even recognised by the legislature […]
India child gang rape trial moved out of of Kashmir
Source: BBC News India’s top court has ruled that the trial of eight men accused of the rape, torture and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl must be moved out […]
How a child rape became a religious flashpoint for India
Source: BBC News India’s top court has moved the trial in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl out of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The BBC’s […]
The Privatization of Heritage: Why Corporate Funding To Restore Monuments Worries India
India’s “Adopt a Heritage” scheme raises serious questions about historical and cultural integrity. By Priyanka Borpujari May 08, 2018 Would corporate funding give impetus to […]
