Death penalty for forced conversion in Madhya Pradesh

Death penalty for forced conversion in Madhya Pradesh

Sunday, 09 March 2025 | Girish Sharma | Bhopal

In a move that has intensified political debates and ideological clashes, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has vowed to introduce the death penalty for those found guilty of forced religious conversions. The announcement, made on International Women’s Day, underscores the BJP’s escalating campaign against what it terms ‘love jihad’,...

Motor mouth cleric derides Shami

Motor mouth cleric derides Shami

Friday, 07 March 2025 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

All India Muslim Jamaat president Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi has criticised Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami for not fasting during Razadan. The cleric stated that fasting is an obligatory duty in Islam, and anyone who deliberately avoids it is committing a sin. Maulana Razvi claimed that by choosing not to fast, Shami...

Wankhede returns to Mumbai

Friday, 07 March 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has set aside the transfer of IRS officer Sameer Wankhede from Mumbai to Chennai, saying the revenue department “patently violated” its own guidelines. Wankhede, a 2008 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, made headlines for allegedly demanding ` 25 Crore from Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s...

Trump issues last warning to Hamas

Friday, 07 March 2025 | Press Trust of India | Washington

President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza, directing a sharply worded message after the White House confirmed that he had recently dispatched an envoy for unprecedented direct talks with the militant group. Trump, in a statement...

Rana seeks stay of extradition to India

Friday, 07 March 2025 | Press Trust of India | New York

Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana has moved an “emergency application” with the US Supreme Court against his extradition to India, claiming that he will be tortured there since he is a Muslim of Pakistani origin. Rana, 64, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention...

Babbar Khalsa terrorist arrested

Friday, 07 March 2025 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

In a major counterterrorism operation, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and Punjab Police have arrested a suspected terrorist linked to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI. The suspect, identified as Lazar Masih, a resident of Kurlian village in Ramdas area of Amritsar, Punjab, was nabbed...

India breached in UK

India breached in UK

Friday, 07 March 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India on Thursday took strong objection to a security breach during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to UK and condemned such “provocative activities.” The incident took place in London on Wednesday during an event attended by the minister. A pro-Khalistani protestor attempted to break barricades while some were shouting...

Naxal as maid nabbed

Thursday, 06 March 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Delhi police Crime Branch has arrested a 23-year-old woman Naxal operative from Jharkhand, who had been living in the national capital and working as a domestic helper under a false identity, from Pitampura area of outer Delhi. The accused, identified as “R,” had been residing in Pitampura since 2020 and...

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