Features

The chargesheet was filed 11 years later in 1988, but the court framed charges after 20 years in 2008. Tarique Anwar  Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)/New Delhi: The charred bodies of his parents in the house’s backyard still haunt Nawabuddin (55). His parents were among the 73 Muslims allegedly killed during the …

(News Click) The Gujjar and Bakarwal communities have an aversion to modern medical practitioners due to language barrier, wrong notions about allopathic treatment and religious beliefs.

Jehangir Ali Authorities disallowed the Jumat-ul-Vida congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on Friday, April 14, prompting accusations by the Hurriyat that the closure of the mosque “belies” claims of normalcy in “Naya Kashmir”. Eyewitnesses said that a J&K Police vehicle was parked at the shrine’s main …

By M Haroon Abbas The translation of the Quran into regional languages of Jammu and Kashmir, such as Kashmiri, Dogri, Gojri, Pahari, Hindko, Ladakhi, Sheena, Balti, and others, has been an important endeavor in making the Holy Quran accessible to a wider audience in the region. These translations have been …

(The Wire) While many believe right-wing groups orchestrated the violence to increase polarisation before the 2024 elections, the local administrations have also been blamed for not being prepared enough.

(DW) Many women in India's Punjab state share similar stories of abandonment, abuse and cruelty at the hands of their husbands. But the road to justice is paved with constant setbacks and delays

Fascist Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government is violating every democratic norm in the country ahead of Lok Sabha elections to be held next year. Acting as an authoritarian regime, it is employing every wicked tactic to target and silence its political opponents and dissenting voices including journalists and rights …

(Reuters) Authorities say they are needed to improve governance and bolster security in a severely under-policed country. But technology experts say there is little correlation to crime, and that they violate privacy and target vulnerable people.

(The Wire) Out of the eight accused in the case, only one has been arrested so far.

(The Wire) Although indoor farming of saffron – the costliest spice in the world – is at an experimental stage, farmers are hoping it will increase crop production as the process is affordable.