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  • India was united long before Aurangzeb: Why Khawaja Asif’s 'history books' belong in the dustbin

    History is often weaponised. Asif’s comments are an example. They mix military threat with a distorted version of historical argument. The correct historical narrative is richer and more complicated.

  • Mohan Bhagwat's top quotes from mega RSS event: From 'hum do, humare teen' to 'Hindu-Muslims are the same'

    Mohan Bhagwat's top quotes from mega RSS event: From 'hum do, humare teen' to 'Hindu-Muslims are the same'

    "There is no problem in learning English but we must not disown our own culture and language, all languages born in India are national languages; we need one common language to interact, but it should not be foreign," Mohan Bhagwat said.

  • 'Unless we end Islam once and for all': US politician Valentina Gomez sparks outrage after burning Quran on video

    'Unless we end Islam once and for all': US politician Valentina Gomez sparks outrage after burning Quran on video

    Although Muslims make up only about 1 percent of Texas’s population, Gomez has repeatedly framed her campaign around anti-Islam rhetoric.

  • Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj targets Hindu-Muslim coalition against BJP for Bihar elections

    Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj targets Hindu-Muslim coalition against BJP for Bihar elections

    "Not all Hindus support the BJP. In fact, it can't even be said that a majority of Hindus are with the BJP. We are looking to build an ideology-based alliance," Kishor said.

  • Caste Census: RSS advocates constitutional and administrative approach, not a political one

    Caste Census: RSS advocates constitutional and administrative approach, not a political one

    The RSS supports addressing caste issues through constitutional means, avoiding political exploitation. They emphasize that caste census and reservations should focus on social benefit rather than electoral gains, promoting unity and integrity

  • Shopkeepers Split Over Order for Eatery Owners to Display Names | Opposition Criticizes Government

    Shopkeepers Split Over Order for Eatery Owners to Display Names | Opposition Criticizes Government

    The Uttarakhand government has mandated all eateries falling on the route of Kanwar Yatra to display the name of the owner and workers.This order has come into effect in Haridwar district where pilgrims will come to collect water of the holy Ganga river. Some local shopkeepers welcomed the decision of the state government saying it will enable pilgrims to eat comfortably according to their preference. Opposition leaders have slammed the government for playing divisive politics.

  • PM Modi: Congress wants to give OBC reservations to muslims | Beed, Maharashtra election rally

    PM Modi: Congress wants to give OBC reservations to muslims | Beed, Maharashtra election rally

    Addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra’s Beed on May 07, PM Modi launched a direct attack on the Congress alleging that the party wants to give OBC reservations to Muslims. What BR Ambedkar, the Constitution, the parliament have given 27 pc reservations to OBC, by putting Muslims in the category of OBC, overnight, they (Congress) looted what was there for the OBC...they want to give OBC reservations to Muslims," said PM Modi.

  • SC to examine if succession law applies to 'non-believer Muslims'

    SC to examine if succession law applies to 'non-believer Muslims'

    Section 58 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, which applies to all other citizens, excluding Muslims, regardless of their religious ties, was the focus of the bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.

  • Watch: Congress Planned to Redistribute Wealth To ‘Infiltrators’, Said Muslims Had ‘First Right’, says PM Modi

    Watch: Congress Planned to Redistribute Wealth To ‘Infiltrators’, Said Muslims Had ‘First Right’, says PM Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 21, asserted that if the Congress were to win power, it might redistribute wealth to Muslims, referencing a statement by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding the minority community's priority access to the country's resources.

  • 'Misplaced, misinformed, unwarranted': India responds to US statement over CAA

    'Misplaced, misinformed, unwarranted': India responds to US statement over CAA

    Lectures by those who have a limited understanding of India's pluralistic traditions and the region's post-partition history are best not attempted, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

  • What celebs said on Ramzan 2024 and sehri and iftar timings in India

    What celebs said on Ramzan 2024 and sehri and iftar timings in India

    In India, the 29-30-day (sunrise to sunset) fasting period begins from March 12.

  • Indian Muslim leaders urge government to end mosque-temple disputes

    Indian Muslim leaders urge government to end mosque-temple disputes

    On Friday, top Muslim leaders in India urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to resolve issues over mosques and Hindu temples, stating that the minority Muslim population felt threatened and that their places of worship should be preserved.

  • Any talk of amending the Constitution is meaningless, asserts PM Modi

    Any talk of amending the Constitution is meaningless, asserts PM Modi

    PM Modi said the success of religious minorities, exemplified by the Parsis, serves as a testament to the absence of discrimination within Indian society: Highlights of PM Modi's FT interview.

  • No discrimination towards any religious minority, says PM Modi

    No discrimination towards any religious minority, says PM Modi

    India does not discriminate towards any religious minority, cites Parsees as a model of inclusivity and prosperity in India's diverse society: Highlights of PM Modi's FT interview.

  • Book review: 'Being Hindu in Bangladesh' is brilliantly researched story of the untold plight of a people of minority religion

    Book review: 'Being Hindu in Bangladesh' is brilliantly researched story of the untold plight of a people of minority religion

    1971 has not ended. Can discussions on Hilsa and Jamdani take a break? Can India get real and solve this humongous crisis of the Hindus of Bangladesh? Authors Deep Halder and Avishek Biswas walk the unchartered territory with 'Being Hindu in Bangladesh: The Untold Story'.

  • Amid China's outreach, Asia’s Muslims grow weary of the West’s double standards

    Amid China's outreach, Asia’s Muslims grow weary of the West’s double standards

    Enter China, which has been quick to spot the opportunity to act global peacemaker, despite its many limitations. Beijing has been trying to position itself as a powerful player in the Middle East, after it helped broker a détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia

  • Bihar caste survey deliberately showed inflated numbers of Muslims, Yadavs: Amit Shah

    Bihar caste survey deliberately showed inflated numbers of Muslims, Yadavs: Amit Shah

    Addressing a rally at Patahi in Muzaffarpur district, Shah also charged the Nitish Kumar government with "Muslim appeasement (tushtikaran)" and warned that this could lead to "big trouble" in areas bordering Nepal and Bangladesh (seemant kshetra).

  • Will speak to CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis on Muslim quota in education: Ajit Pawar

    Will speak to CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis on Muslim quota in education: Ajit Pawar

    The then Congress-led government had, in 2014, provided five per cent reservation to the Muslims in admissions to educational institutions when it introduced a quota in jobs and education for the Maratha community.

  • Varanasi court grants additional 4 weeks to ASI to complete Gyanvapi survey

    Varanasi court grants additional 4 weeks to ASI to complete Gyanvapi survey

    Representing the Hindu petitioners, advocate Madan Mohan Yadav, said the deadline for completing the survey has been extended till September 4 from August 4.

  • CPI(M) cannot mislead Muslims for votes: BJP leader Abdullakutty in wake of seminar against UCC

    CPI(M) cannot mislead Muslims for votes: BJP leader Abdullakutty in wake of seminar against UCC

    His statement comes in the wake of the CPI(M) seminar against the UCC held on July 15 when the Left party’s general secretary Sitaram Yechury said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a political tool being used by the BJP to sharpen communal polarisation.

  • Will not implement decision on scrapping 4% reservation for Muslims till SC completes hearing: CM Basavaraj Bommai

    Will not implement decision on scrapping 4% reservation for Muslims till SC completes hearing: CM Basavaraj Bommai

    He emphasised that the reservation for 17 sub-castes of extremely backward Muslims who are placed in Category-1 and Category 2-A have not been touched.

  • Karnataka govt decision scrapping 4% quota to Muslims will not be implemented till May 9: SC

    Karnataka govt decision scrapping 4% quota to Muslims will not be implemented till May 9: SC

    A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna said the earlier regime of four percent quota to Muslims will continue to hold field till May 9, when the matter will be heard next, without any prejudice to the contentions to be raised by the state government.

  • Ramzan moon not sighted in India, Muslims to fast from March 24

    Ramzan moon not sighted in India, Muslims to fast from March 24

    "The Markazi-Royat-e-Hilal Committee, Jama Masjid, has decided that the first fast of Ramzan will be observed on Friday, March 24," a statement issued by the top Delhi-based religious body said.

  • Rampur bypoll: Azam Khan hoodwinked Muslims by showing them 'fear of BJP', says party candidate Akash Saxena

    Rampur bypoll: Azam Khan hoodwinked Muslims by showing them 'fear of BJP', says party candidate Akash Saxena

    Son of former BJP MLA Shiv Bahadur Saxena, he is pitted against Khan’s protege and Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Asim Raja in the December 5 bypoll.

  • Delhi riots: Court orders framing attempt to murder, rioting charges against AAP ex-leader, others

    Delhi riots: Court orders framing attempt to murder, rioting charges against AAP ex-leader, others

    The court said all the accused indulged in targeting Hindus and their acts were apparently prejudicial to the harmony between Muslims and Hindus.

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