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The Allahabad High Court has categorically declared that the slogan “gustakh-e-nabi ki ek saja, sar tan se juda” is not protected speech, not religious expression, and not dissent, but a direct assault on India’s Constitution, legal system, and sovereignty. Rejecting the bail plea of Rihan, an accused in the Bareilly …

AHMEDABAD: In a significant reaffirmation of Article 14, the Gujarat High Court on December 17, 2025, ruled that Waqf institutions must pay court fees at par with Hindu temples and other religious trusts. By dismissing nearly 150 pending petitions, the Court ended a decades-old exemption granted exclusively to Waqf bodies …

SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan launched a sharp attack on the Indian Union Muslim League and Congress on Thursday, accusing the parties of regional bias, communal politics, and misuse of political power, amid growing criticism against him following the Kerala local body election results. Speaking to the media in …

Belagavi: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly was engulfed in a political storm on  December 18, as the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government successfully passed the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Prevention Bill-2025, despite intense opposition from the BJP and other dissenting parties. The session, held at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, turned into a …

Kolkata: West Bengal’s political discourse has plunged to a new low after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Madan Mitra made remarks questioning the Hindu identity of Bhagwan Ram, calling Him a Muslim and mockingly asking, “What is the surname of Bhagwan Ram?” The comments, captured in a now-viral video, have ignited …

A tragic incident in Madurai on December 18 sent shockwaves across Tamil Nadu amid the ongoing legal and political standoff over the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam lamp atop Thiruparankundram Hill, after Poorna Chandran (40), a part-time fruit seller, died by self-immolation in an alleged act of protest against the …

GUWAHATI: Fifteen Bangladeshi intruders were asked by the administration to leave Assam within 24 hours on 17th December. In an order signed by Nagaon District Commissioner (DC) Devasish Sharma, 15 Bangladeshi intruders who had been residing in Assam for an extended period and had been declared foreigners by the Foreigners …

MUMBAI: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya has alleged the exposure of a massive, organised birth certificate racket operating out of Shendursani village in Yavatmal district. The village, whose population is barely around 1,400–1,500, recorded an astonishing 27,397 birth registrations within just three months September, October and November 2025 a figure that …

Demolition work has begun on the upper portions of the disputed Sanjauli mosque in Shimla following explicit directions from the Himachal Pradesh High Court. Acting on the court’s order, the local administration has started dismantling the second, third and fourth floors of the structure, while the ground and first floors …

On June 13, 1955, Jagannath Rao Joshi, a Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader along with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Karyakarta of Karnataka, launched the Goa Satyagraha. Joshi was accompanied by a team of about 3,000 workers, including women. On reaching the Goa border, the Portuguese resorted to lathi charge and …