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Activists accuse Modi govt of doublespeak on triple talaq and female circumcision

Top court is hearing a plea to ban FGM or khatna that is prevalent among the Bohra community; activists say govt should not dilly-dally around the issue.

Fear, faith and pragmatism: Assam Muslims’ range of reactions to first NRC draft

The religious undertone to the issue has made all Muslims in Assam wary of the exercise. Many are insecure, but some look at it with optimism.

Even 6-year-old kids are bullied for being Muslims in elite Indian schools

Many Muslim kids have become targets of Islamophobia and nationalism in their classrooms and playgrounds and it’s a worrying trend.

The triple talaq bill: How far we’ve come, and how we got here

What started as a petition by a divorced Muslim woman, Shayara Bano, in the SC, has resulted in an adjourned Parliament, and acrimonious and tokenistic politics.

The Indian H-1B worker in Trump’s US is like the Muslim in Modi’s India

Even for tech behemoths from Cisco to IBM, Facebook to Google, there is no sentimental love or preference for Indians, writes Rohit Chopra.

Congress to hold back triple talaq bill in RS & insist on amendments

Party leaders dismiss Arun Jaitley’s charge of double standards, say Congress is demanding the same changes it asked for in the Lok Sabha. New Delhi:...

Congress MP shoots off letter to Modi govt opposing criminalisation of triple talaq

Rajya Sabha MP Husain Dalwai writes letter to Home minister Rajnath Singh, says plan to criminalise the practice of triple talaq is ‘extremely problematic’.

Modi govt move to criminalise triple talaq may not be instant

Contrary to reports that the bill could be introduced in winter session of Parliament, govt sends draft to states for comments and suggestions.

As BJP rises, let us not confuse Muslim representation with political participation

The Muslim communities, like any other social group, participate in electoral politics at the constituency level.

From parties to media, everyone’s uninterested in the Muslim vote bank in Gujarat

There appears to be a consensus to not address Muslims as a potential political category, and view them purely as voters, and not as Muslims. ​

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.