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12/09/2024

Syrian rebels have toppled Bashar al-Assad, ending his family’s 54-year authoritarian rule after nearly 14 years of war.

The stunning collapse of al-Assad family rule has been described as a historic moment.

12/09/2024

A group of Christian MPs has urged the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) to stand with the Muslim community regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

A group of Christian MPs has urged the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) to stand with the Muslim community regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. christian, Waqf Amendment Bill A group of Christian MPs has urged the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) to stand with the Muslim....

12/09/2024

A video of three sixth-grade students helping a woman who collapsed on the road in Kerala’s Mahe has received widespread applause.

A video of three sixth-grade students helping a woman who collapsed on the road in Kerala’s Mahe has received widespread applause. kerala A video of three sixth-grade students helping a woman who collapsed on the road in Kerala’s Mahe has received widespread applause.

12/09/2024

India will run as per the wishes of its majority, an Allahabad High Court judge said on Sunday at an event organised by the Hindutva militant group Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

India will run as per the wishes of its majority, an Allahabad High Court judge said on Sunday at an event organised by the Hindutva militant group Vishwa Hindu Parishad. Allahabad HC, Hindutva, VHP India will run as per the wishes of its majority, an Allahabad High Court judge said on Sunday at an....

12/09/2024

Economic Violence: How Hindutva hurt India’s Muslims by targeting livelihoods

Aksh*ta Prasad writes:

Hindutva is inextricably tied to violence. The violent rhetoric espoused by Hindutva against minorities underpins its various manifestations – on the Economic boycott, Hindutva, Muslims in India An insidious form of Hindutva majoritarianism is the economic violence it perpetrates against Muslims.

12/08/2024

From 20 km to the Sijimali mountain range, spanning the districts of Rayagada and Kalahandi in southern Odisha, mining giant Vedanta Limited has installed traffic barricades with its name on them and a slogan that reads “Transforming for Good.”

Syed Affan writes:

From 20 km to the Sijimali mountain range, spanning the districts of Rayagada and Kalahandi in southern Odisha, mining giant Vedanta Limited has installed Adivasi rights, Odisha, Sijimali, Vedenta The Sijimali mountain range has become a site of struggle for the region's Adivasis, primarily the D**g...

12/08/2024

A court in Gujarat's Porbandar has acquitted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1997 custodial torture case, citing that the prosecution could not "prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.”

A court in Gujarat's Porbandar has acquitted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1997 custodial torture case, citing that the prosecution could not "prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.” Gujarat, Sanjiv Bhatt

12/08/2024

The Atala mosque, located in Uttar Pradesh‘s Jaunpur, has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging a local court’s May 2024 order that allowed the registration of a suit that claims the mosque was originally an ancient temple.

12/08/2024

Rebels took control of Homs on Saturday after only a day of fighting. The city of Homs is known to be the capital of the Syrian revolution. It was the first city to rise against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2011, the beginning of a bloody civil war.

Syrian rebels said on Sunday they have begun entering the capital Damascus without any sign of army deployments. Videos from the Syrian capital appear to Bashar al-Assad, Damascus, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Homs, syria Syrian rebels said on Sunday they have begun entering the capital Damascus without an...

12/08/2024

Breaking

Syrian rebels enter Damascus, Bashar al-Assad reportedly left capital

Syrian rebels entered the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The rebels say they have seized the Damascus International Airport.

12/07/2024

India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said in Parliament on Friday that India has “national interests” and commitments to “various regimes” in defending arms supplies to Israel, which has been conducting a genocide against Palestinians for 428 days.

India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said in Parliament on Friday that India has “national interests” and commitments to “various regimes” in defending arms supplies to Israel, which has been conducting a genocide against Palestinians for 428 days. israel, Palestine, Weapon India’s For...

12/07/2024

Four decades after the catastrophic Bhopal gas tragedy, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed grave concern over the lack of progress in disposing of the toxic waste at the Union Carbide factory site.

Four decades after the catastrophic Bhopal gas tragedy, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has expressed grave concern over the lack of progress in disposing of the toxic waste at the Union Carbide factory site. Bhopal, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Four decades after the catastrophic Bhopal gas tragedy, the Madhya...

12/06/2024

Introducing Khakiland: a new podcast series by Maktoob, uncovering memories of policing Muslims in India. A reality check on how a community experienced security in this nation.

Premiering next week. Stay tuned on wherever you get your podcasts.

12/06/2024

Locked out: How faith, caste shape Bengaluru’s rental market

Adarsh writes:

12/06/2024

“The situation inside the hospital and in its vicinity is catastrophic. There are a large number of martyrs and wounded individuals, and no surgeons are left,” the Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya said in a statement on Friday.

"The situation inside the hospital and in its vicinity is catastrophic. There are a large number of martyrs and wounded individuals, and no surgeons are Gaza Genocide, Hussam Abu Safiyya, Kamal Adwan Hospital "The situation inside the hospital and in its vicinity is catastrophic. There are a large n...

12/06/2024

Haryana security forces fired tear gas shells and rubber bullets at farmers at the Haryana-Shambhu border. According to leaders of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, four members of their group have been injured so far.

Photos: Nikita Jain/ Maktoob

12/06/2024

The statement, signed by over 90 alumni and current students, alleges that the university administration's decision was "unfair and unjust" and made with "the sole intent to harass and punish" committed faculty members.

12/06/2024

Farmers broke the first barricade as they began their march from the Shambhu border towards Delhi, even as security remained heightened around the national capital.