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TopicMuslims in India

Topic: Muslims in India

‘Sabka Saath’ or ‘Paaijaan’? Assam BJP’s anti-Muslim video contradicts PM Modi’s message

When the talk is about illegal immigrants in Assam, why does the imagination of the BJP immediately stop at Muslims? Even the NRC data tells a different story.

In Mohammed Siraj, the Pasmanda Muslims have a hero

There’s a subtle radicalism in a name like Siraj being spoken with national pride. His success is read as proof that someone from a working-class, Pasmanda background can achieve this status.

Unsolved questions post Air India crash prelim probe report & Shubhanshu Shukla fuels next-gen’s dreams

Global media also looks at how battery-swapping is emerging as the next big focus area for venture capitalists.

Agra Muslim victim’s cousin recognised the killer in gau rakshak video, called police

The family is looking to the Yogi govt for justice. 'If they wanted to take revenge for the Pahalgam attack, they could have beaten him up. At least he’d still be alive,' said the victim's mother.

Those ‘feeding off’ India have Bharatiya DNA, should stop Aurangzeb worship—Yogi at RSS event

Sambhal is a reality that pre-dates Islam, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, speaking to Panchjanya editor Prafulla Ketkar and Organiser editor Hitesh Shankar.

Halal certification is turning into a scam. It’s creating a Muslim-only economy

Why should everything be reduced to the binary of Halal and Haram? It’s pop Islam—faux piety, driven by pseudo-Islamic power theology that seeks to paint the world in garish green.

UP madrasa verdict splits 2 brothers. For one, it’s a lifeline; for the other, a dead-end

Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of UP’s Madrasa Act but ruled that higher Kamil and Fazil degrees don’t meet UGC standards. It’s left many young job-seeking Muslims in despair.

‘Good friends talk’, US will continue to flag treatment of Muslims in India, says top diplomat

US Deputy Secretary Richard Verma said Washington DC would not hesitate to bring up the issue with New Delhi as part of the two countries’ bilateral dialogue.

Once-powerful AIMPLB is battling multiple crises. Internal strife, calls for reforms and UCC

UCC is an existential battle for All India Muslim Personal Law Board. ‘If it comes into the country, the board will end’.

Fear, riots, but no ‘Muslim victimhood’— launch of ‘City on Fire’ puts Aligarh in spotlight

Journalist Zeyad Masroor Khan's memoir ‘City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh’ was launched at Delhi's IIC, drawing authors & activists like Harsh Mander, Ziya Us Salam, and Natasha Badhwar.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.