ANKARA (AA) – Indian Muslims vowed to continue their fight for legal rights in the country on the 31st anniversary of the Babri Masjid’s demolition on Wednesday. The 16th-century Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was demolished by Hindu hardliners in 1992, triggering violent clashes between Hindus and ...
According to the U.S. newspaper Politico, Garcetti has suggested limiting contacts with Indian officials indefinitely WASHINGTON – U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has reportedly expressed concern about a possible deterioration of relations with India due to ongoing diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Canada. According to the...
While not optimistic, there is hope that opposition alliance’s boycott of 14 TV presenters may lead to some sanity and put an end to lunacy that has infected India’s national media and damaged its credibility By Iftikhar Gilani After traveling throughout the eastern Indian state of Bihar to cover the 2015 provincial elections, I checked [&hel...
Strain between the countries grew last month when Canadian prime minister, hinted at Indian involvement in assassination of Sikh leader NEW DELHI, India – India has asked Canada to recall about 40 of its diplomatic staff amid escalating tensions between the two nations. Those who remain beyond October 10 will reportedly lose their diplo...
Caretaker interior minister says government knows ‘each and everything’ about who supports militant groups in region ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti accused the Indian premier intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), on Saturday of being behind terrorist attacks in Paki...
NEW DELHI – Indian police raided more than 30 locations in the capital New Delhi on Tuesday, targeting the homes of journalists, including the office of news portal NewsClick. In the evening, police said they have arrested Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, under stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act....
Chinese scientist claims that India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover landed 619 kms away from lunar south pole BEIJING, China – China has challenged India’s claim that its Chandrayaan-3 rover landed near the lunar south pole. Ouyang Ziyuan, known as a pioneer of Chinese lunar exploration, pointed out that the landing site at 69 degrees south ...
Eyewitnesses say Ishaq, a mentally challenged person, had taken a banana from the makeshift Hindu temple NEW DELHI, India – A 22-year-old Muslim man was brutally lynched in the Indian capital of New Delhi after allegedly stealing a banana from a makeshift Hindu temple. The makeshift Hindu temple on the sidewalk, called pandal, was built...
Since Modi came to power in 2014, there has been an increasing trend of anti-Muslim rhetoric WASHINGTON – A Washington-based research organization has found that most anti-Muslim hate speech in India is linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and its affiliated groups. A report published by Hindutva Watch found that 80% of ...
Modi’s close associate Ajit Doval, a former intelligence director, has taken prominent role in shaping India’s intelligence approach and assertive posture OTTAWA, Canada, NEW DELHI, India – Following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim that there are credible allegations that India was involved in the murder of a S...
