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GUWAHATI: A shocking molestation attempt on a 13-year-old Hindu girl in Assam’s Barpeta district triggered violent protests on December 8, with enraged locals setting fire to the accused’s house amid rising communal tensions. The incident unfolded in Matabari village, under the Tarabari Police Station, around midday. The minor, out for …

There are moments in history when silence is no longer neutral. It becomes a verdict. And today, as Hindus in Bangladesh are being lynched, burnt alive, hacked to death, and executed at close range, the silence of the international community has begun to resemble something far more sinister – complicity. …

Kolkata: In a recent controversy at Jadavpur University, Professor Saswati Halder, Head of the English Department, has been asked to go on leave until the end of January following protests over an exam-related incident. The action came after students and activists accused her of “Islamophobia” for requesting a Muslim student …

A renewed demand to bifurcate the Muslim-majority Malappuram district has brought the issue of separatism back into Kerala’s political discourse. The call was raised by Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, General Secretary of the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulema and the self-styled ‘Indian Grand Mufti’, a prominent and influential Muslim cleric …

MADRAS: A historic and hard-hitting judgment delivered on December 15, 2025, and published on January 1, 2026, saw a Division Bench of the Madras High Court restore 3.93 acres of land to the Sri Annamalainathar Mandir, Kadayanallur (Tenkasi District), striking down a decades-old auction sanctioned by the Tamil Nadu HR&CE …

KOLKATA: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) wholeheartedly welcomes the Calcutta High Court’s verdict upholding the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the 2018 Darivit incident, where two innocent students and ABVP activists Rajesh Sarkar and Tapas Barman lost their lives due to police firing. The Hon’ble Court’s decision marks a …

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on January 6, 2026, stated that the Assam Police had uncovered a Bangladesh-based Jihadi module a few days ago. In a post on X, Sarma informed that an action against the hidden Jihadis in the state is ongoing. “Just a few days ago, …

Lucknow. Updated on : Tuesday, 23 June 2026 The relationship between faith and affirmative action in India has always been complex. A groundbreaking ruling by the Allahabad High Court has decisively reignited the national conversation. In the case of Jitendra Sahani v. State of U.P., the court issued sweeping directives aimed …

Nepal witnessed heightened communal tension on Monday, January 6, as protests and clashes intensified across parts of the southern plains, particularly in Madhesh Province near the Bharatiya border. Authorities extended a strict curfew in Birgunj, Parsa District, until 6:00 pm, with officials authorising shoot-on-sight orders against curfew violators in an …

Shri Vishwa Niketan, a Delhi-based trust, organised the 7th Vishwa Sangh Shibir (VSS) at the serene and expansive Kanha Shanti Vanam, near Bhagyanagar (Hyderabad). The five-day (December 25-29) global congregation brought together 1,611 delegates from 71 countries, representing all continents. The central theme of VSS 2025 was “Dharme Sarvam Pratishthitam”, …