Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), a central university, has suspended a senior faculty member after an examination question in an undergraduate course referring to “atrocities against Muslim minorities in India” triggered a major controversy and drew sharp criticism from students, academics and political observers. The professor, identified as Prof. Virendra Balaji …

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued an advisory to all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across India to observe Veer Baal Diwas 2025 on December 26. The day is dedicated to honouring the courage, creativity, and resilience of children and to inspiring them to play an active role …

India on December 24, 2025, strongly condemned the demolition of a statue of Bhagwan Vishnu in a contested border area amid renewed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said such actions were unacceptable and hurt the sentiments of devotees around the world, particularly in a …

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has exposed what it describes as a massive and systematic financial scam operating under the guise of charitable education, with Al-Falah Charitable Trust and its associated institutions at the centre of the investigation. The probe, conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, …

It scarcely needs emphasis that this year’s festive season across Europe is unfolding under extraordinary tension. Cities traditionally synonymous with open-air Christmas markets, concerts, and street celebrations, London, Paris, Vienna, Brussels and others, are witnessing curtailed festivities, heavy police presence, and public unease. What was once a period defined by …

Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress MLA who recently floated a new political party, has dropped social media influencer Nisha Chatterjee as the provisional candidate of the Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) for the Ballygunge Assembly constituency. The decision came merely hours after Kabir publicly announced Chatterjee’s name as the party’s …

Pakistan, established in 1947 following the split of Bharat, appeared poised for further division. Many observers saw it as a geographical anomaly, a loose merging of two distinct territories 1,000 miles apart. Apart from having a Muslim majority, West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh) have little in …

“Christmas wasn’t Christian. Pagan(Idolaters/Hindu) festivals were absorbed so completely that within two generations, people forgot they ever existed. And we have the letter from 601 AD that proves it was intentional. But here’s what changed everything for me: I realised that this exact strategy is being used today on the …

Raipur: Chhattisgarh government is all set to develop a grand corridor at the ancient Bhoramdeo temple complex in Kabirdham district. The ‘Bhoramdeo Corridor’ will come up with an estimated cost of around Rs 146 crore, informed the government in an official statement on December 24. The corridor is being developed as …

For nearly a week after Dipu Chandra Das was lynched, burnt, and publicly humiliated in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, the silence from major Western media outlets was conspicuous. No breaking alerts. No anguished editorials. No prime-time outrage. A Hindu garment factory worker in his thirties was beaten to death by a mob, …