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Forced Conversions: Stop the Threat

The latest revelations from a fact-finding report on Jamia Millia Islamia University are deeply disturbing. Allegations of non-Muslim students being coerced into converting to Islam under threats of rape and violence have shocked the conscience of the nation. If this report holds true, it signals a troubling pattern of forced conversions that could be happening…

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UP govt orders three-tier probe into Jhansi hospital fire; announces ex gratia for kin of deceased

Lucknow/Jhansi (UP): A day after a fire engulfed the children’s ward of a medical college in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district killing 10 newborns, the state government Saturday announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia to the parents of each deceased and also ordered a three-tier probe into the incident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths…

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Indian Americans to urge Trump administration for sanctions against Bangladesh

Washington: Indian Americans are working to reach out to the new Trump administration and the Congress next year to seek action against the Bangladeshi regime, including imposing economic sanctions, an influential community leader has said. Encouraged by the recent statement of President-elect Donald Trump on Bangladesh, Dr Bharat Barai, an Indian American physician, exuded confidence…

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Peace accord ushered new wave of growth in Bodoland; efforts on for lasting peace in NE: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the people from the Bodo community for eschewing violence and taking up the path of peace after the historic accord of 2020, asserting that the government is making steady efforts to bring lasting peace in the Northeast region. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the first Bodoland…

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