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New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to halt the release of the Bollywood film Udaipur Files, which is reportedly inspired by the 2022 murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan's Udaipur. Filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and Principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, the petition alleges that the film may incite communal discord and threaten social harmony. The petition cites the film's trailer, released on June 26, 2025 ...Read More >
PTC Web Desk: India is set to receive wanted Khalistani terrorist Happy Passia from the United States in the coming days, as extradition proceedings near completion. Central security agency officials have confirmed that Passia, currently in US custody, will soon land at the Delhi Airport under heavy security arrangements. Happy Passia, a key figure linked to multiple terror attacks across Punjab, was apprehended on April 17 in Sacramento, California, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I ...Read More >
Seville & Bhubaneswar -- While droughts creep in stealthily, their impacts are often more devastating and far-reaching than any other disaster. Inter-community conflict, extremist violence, and violence and injustice against vulnerable girls and women happen at the intersection of climate-induced droughts and drought-impoverished communities. Five consecutive years of failed rain in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya brought the worst drought in seventy years to the Horn of Africa by 2023. In Somalia ...Read More >
New Delhi: Do you know that there is a country in the world where over 70 percent of the population follows Islam and the president is also Muslim, yet they have ordered a ban on women covering their faces? Kazakhstan, one of India's key neighbours, has passed a significant law banning all types of face-covering clothing, including veils, in public places. This major step by the Kazakh parliament comes at a time when there is growing religious extremism and security concerns in the country. Acc ...Read More >
Chennai, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major victory against long-standing terror networks, the Tamil Nadu Police's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested Abubacker Siddique, the state's most wanted militant, from a remote hideout in Andhra Pradesh after nearly three decades on the run. Siddique (60), a native of Nagore, was apprehended along with Mohammed Ali (alias Yunus or Mansoor), another fugitive wanted in several terror-related cases. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the A ...Read More >
"Any state sponsorship must be exposed," he said. United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said it is imperative to call out terrorism publicly when it is supported by a state against a neighbour and is fuelled by the bigotry of extremism, a strong reference to Pakistan. Mr Jaishankar, who is on a three-day visit to the US, made the remarks while inaugurating an exhibition titled 'The Human Cost of Terrorism' at the UN headquarters. The exhibition, which will be on di ...Read More >
Bhopal: A search by the Meghalaya police in a flat of father-in-law of Shalom James, an Indore-based property dealer arrested on charges of destroying evidence in the killing of Raja Raghuvamsi allegedly by his wife Sonam during their honeymoon in Shillong last month, in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, has yielded a laptop, a pen drive, jewelry and incriminating documents, believed to be belonging to the couple, sources said on Monday. The search was conducted in the flat of Manoj Gupta, father-in-la ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday called on the international community to stand united against terrorism, stressing that there must be "no impunity to terrorists", "no treating them as proxies", and "no yielding to nuclear blackmail". His comments came while inaugurating a digital exhibition titled "The Human Cost of Terrorism" at the United Nations headquarters.Addressing diplomats, senior UN officials and envoys gathered at the venue, Jaishankar highlighted India's f ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a powerful statement aimed squarely at Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said that terrorism supported by a state, fuelled by extremist bigotry, must be called out publicly, especially when directed at a neighbouring country. Jaishankar made the remarks while inaugurating an exhibition titled 'The Human Cost of Terrorism' at the United Nations headquarters in New York. He is currently on a three-day official visit to the United States. "When terrorism is ...Read More >
Jharkhand, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the remote districts of Jharkhand once dominated by Maoist violence, a quiet revolution is underway -- one driven not by ideology, but by opportunity. Former maoists and villagers alike are embracing fish farming, empowered by the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), transforming lives and restoring peace in once-troubled regions. Jyoti Lakra, 41, was once a member of a Maoist group, having joined Left Wing Extremism out of desperation. " ...Read More >
New Delhi: The razing of a Durga temple in Dhaka's Khiliket area has cast a long shadow over India-Bangladesh ties, reviving questions about the safety of religious minorities in post-Hasina Bangladesh. With reports attributing the demolition to pressure from radical Islamist groups, the incident on Thursday represents a potential inflection point in India's foreign policy approach toward its eastern neighbour. "We understand that extremists were clamouring for demolishing the Durga temple in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday stated that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was right in not signing the joint document at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting in China, as one country of the 10-member grouping did not want to make a reference to terrorism,. Jaishankar said the main objective of the organisation was to fight terror. The Ministry of External Affairs had, in a statement yesterday, said that the De ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 7 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the G7 summit to be held later this month in Canada, former diplomat Anil Trigunayat highlighted significance of the visit, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will talk with top leaders in the summit, especially after the hostilities by Pakistan post Operation Sindoor. Trigunayat said that as India looks to play a bigger role on the world stage and act as a 'bridge builder' East and West, the country has als ...Read More >
Palakkad: A BJP leader from Palakkad has filed a formal complaint against popular rapper and songwriter Hirandas Murali, popularly known as Vedan, accusing him of defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and promoting caste-based division through his music. V S Minimol, a Municipal Councillor and Chairperson of the Development Committee at the Palakkad Municipality, has written to the Union Home Ministry and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), urging them to take action against the rapper. A ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A BJP leader from Palakkad has lodged an official complaint against noted rapper Vedan (Hirandas Murali), alleging that his music defames Prime Minister Narendra Modi and promotes caste divisions. VS Minimol, who serves as Municipal Councillor and Development Committee Chairperson at Palakkad Municipality, has sent letters to the Union home ministry and NIA seeking action against the artist.The complaint states that Vedan's song contains derogatory content about the Prime Minister and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday addressed a distribution program of over 2,800 appointment letters in the Tripura government, saying that joining the communist party cadre was no longer a requirement for jobs in Tripura. He said that Tripura has been transformed from a "land-locked" state to "land-linked" one. "There was a communist rule here in the past. To get jobs in the government, one had to be a part of the communist cadre. I would like to t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) India today slammed a leaked UK Home Office report that flagged "Hindu nationalism" as among nine emerging threats to that country's security, and said "the nature of the separatist and extremist threat out of the UK is well known". Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a briefing: "We have seen some reports on this matter. The nature of the separatist and extremist threat out of the UK is well known. "It should not be condoned or falsely eq ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh: A protest erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at the residence of Mufti Khalid, the nephew of a Muslim cleric. The raid was conducted in connection with the radicalisation of individuals associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed, and the dissemination of terrorist propaganda. NIA was conducting searches at 19 locations across five states including Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat. The operation ...Read More >
India remains engaged with Canada to ensure safety of its diplomats India lodged a strong protest with Canada after learning that Indian consulate officials in Vancouver were subjected to audio and video surveillance and had their private communications intercepted, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha. Singh, responding to a query about surveillance of Indian diplomats in the Upper House on Thursday, said, "Recently, consular officials at the Indian ...Read More >
A violent clash between Bangladeshi security forces and supporters of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari resulted in one fatality on Tuesday. The incident occurred after Brahmachari, an outspoken monk and spokesperson for a newly-formed Hindu advocacy group, was denied bail on sedition charges. According to AFP, citing Nurul Alam, a police inspector stationed at Chittagong Medical College Hospital, public prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif succumbed to injuries sustained during the altercat ...Read More >
Bangladeshi supporters of an arrested Hindu leader clashed with security forces on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) after the outspoken monk was denied bail on sedition charges, with one person killed, police said. Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesman of a newly-formed Hindu group leading protests calling for the protection of the minority, was arrested on Monday (November 25, 2024) afternoon. Protests break out after ISKCON leader's arrest at Dhaka airport Religious relations have been ...Read More >
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