3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (383+ words) The Gauhati High Court has questioned the demolition of 73 houses in Assam’s Muslim-majority Goalpara district after residents challenged the 24-hour notices issued before the action. Justice Devashis Baruah, hearing a petition filed by 21 residents, questioned the authorities about what “imminent…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (354+ words) The operation covered five revenue villages, including Kharija Paikan, Khamar Manikpur, Bhojmala Part II, Jatsharbadi and Tengabari. Officials deployed excavators, JCB machines and bulldozers to remove the structures. The district administration said the affected residents had allegedly constructed houses without…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (807+ words) Residents of Jyotinagar colony in north Kolkata’s Cossipore have been without a regular drinking-water supply for 35 days, forcing hundreds of families to collect water from the polluted Ganga or buy it from municipal tankers, National Herald reported. Five public taps…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (478+ words) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has opposed an upcoming event featuring Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, but said the city may not have the legal authority to cancel a private event. Bhagwat is scheduled to address around…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (403+ words) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday criticised state Congress president Ajay Rai over an alleged fish feast at a welcome programme in Ayodhya, accusing him of “duplicity”. The controversy began after a video surfaced showing fish being prepared…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (317+ words) The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday rejected a US religious freedom panel’s call for sanctions against members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), calling the organisation “biased” and lacking credibility. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the US Commission on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (316+ words) The incident took place on August 18 in Satgachia, where the group allegedly barged into the residence of 55-year-old Pastor Joy Sutradhar and assaulted him. According to local Christian leaders, the attackers also ordered Sutradhar and his family to leave the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (420+ words) An Indian Youth Congress (IYC) delegation led by national in-charge Manish Sharma visited Bankura and met the family of Mohd. Abdul Hafeez, whose father, Abdul Mafeek, died on August 15 after allegedly being attacked two days earlier. According to the IYC,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (365+ words) Uttar Pradesh minister of state Raghuraj Singh has once again sparked a political controversy with sharp remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Speaking to reporters in Aligarh, Singh accused the two opposition leaders of…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (897+ words) Sheikh Ayesha Islam Few questions in South Asian history have generated such enduring disagreement over both historical evidence and historical... [Islam in India Beyond the Battlefield: A Review of Syed Ubaidur Rahman’s Peaceful Expansion of Islam in India]Read more…...