(The Wire) For Dalits, water is not a natural beauty, the nectar of life or a life-nurturing agent, but a 'caste burden'.
Read More »Article: Even after a century, water is still the marker of India’s caste society
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Whistleblower says India forced Twitter to hire agents
New Delhi, Aug 24 (KMS): Former head of security for Twitter, Peiter Zatko, has alleged that Indian government forced the social media site to hire agents to access vast amounts of sensitive data at a time of intense protests in the country. Zatko’s allegations regarding the state of Twitter’s operations …
Read More »Muslim residents of Bilkis Bano’s village leave over fears of safety after convicts’ release
New Delhi, Aug 24 (KMS): After the convicts of the Bilkis Bano rape case were released, a wave of fear has spread in Gujarat’s Dahod area where Muslims have started to flee their homes. About 50-70 Muslim families have vaccated their homes. Bilkis Bano’s uncle Ayub told media that “villagers …
Read More »Derogatory remarks against Holy Prophet (PBUH): Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh granted bail hours after arrest
Hyderabad, Aug 24 (KMS): A Hyderabad city court in the Indian state of Telengana granted bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Raja Singh who was arrested for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Raja Singh, who was arrested on Tuesday, was ordered to be released …
Read More »Community leaders, scholars denounce Modi govt for targeting PFI
New Delhi, August 24 (KMS): More than 100 Muslim community leaders and intellectuals in India have condemned the “nefarious design” of the Narendra Modi government against the Popular Front of India (PFI) and other community-led organisations while underlining the need for forging unity between Muslims and members of civil society …
Read More »Massive protests in US against rising persecution of Muslims in India
Washington, DC Aug 24 (KMS): Indian Americans in two of America’s largest states, Texas and California, protested against the increasing persecution of Muslims in India under Narendra Modi led government. The protesters led by Globally renowned US-based Islamic scholar, Shaikh Omar Suleiman, in Dallas said, “We will continue to tell …
Read More »Pakistani envoy briefs UN Rights Chief on India’s demographic engineering in IIOJK
Geneva, August 23 (KMS): Pakistan has reiterated its grave concerns about India’s illegal demographic engineering of the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and its widely documented grave human rights impacts during the last three years. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN offices in Geneva, Khalil Hashmi, met the UN High …
Read More »Speakers vow to continue efforts to highlight Kashmir cause
Islamabad, August 23 (KMS): Speakers at an event in Islamabad, today, resolved to continue efforts to highlight the just cause of the people of Jammu and Kashmir engaged in a peaceful struggle to secure their right to self-determination. The event was held in connection with the launch of a Special …
Read More »Suppression of freedom of speech, expression in India continues unabated
New Delhi, August 23 (KMS): Stifling of basic rights of the freedom of speech and expression has become a perpetual bane in the RSS dominated Indian society. In yet another act of suppression of the basic rights of the freedom of speech and expression, a court in Kerala on Tuesday …
Read More »3 IAF officers terminated for firing of Brahmos missile that landed in Pakistan
New Delhi, August 23 (KMS): Three officers of the Indian Air Force were sacked on Tuesday for the March 9 firing of a Brahmos missile that landed in Pakistan. An official statement said the services of the officers were terminated after a Court of Inquiry (CoI) found that deviation from …
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