The Gauhati High Court has expressed concern and questioned the authorities’ role after 73 houses were demolished in Assam’s Muslim-majority Goalpara district following a 24-hour notice. The court made the observations during a hearing after the evicted residents challenged the government’s Continue Reading

A massive fire broke out aboard an international cargo ship that was anchored for repairs at a major seaport in China, leaving at least 25 people dead. The incident occurred on Thursday (September 10) in the Beihai Shipbuilding area of Qingdao Port in China’s northeastern coastal Shandong Province, according to Chinese state media CCTV and […]Continue Reading

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the ongoing Iran war will end shortly after the US midterm elections scheduled for November. He also predicted that global crude oil prices would fall dramatically after the election. Trump made the remarks while speaking to reporters before heading to the Republican Party’s election convention in Dallas, Texas. […]Continue Reading

Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh have expressed serious concern that administrative scrutiny and pressure on mosques and other structures associated with the Muslim community may increase further ahead of the upcoming Assembly election. They allege that the state government may take such measures with the aim of creating religious polarisation during the election. The Continue Reading

Congress has made serious allegations against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of sprinkling turmeric water on a road in Siddipet, Telangana, allegedly to ‘purify’ it after a protest march by Dalit Congress workers passed through the area. According to Congress, Dalit Congress workers held a protest on Tuesday (September 8) as part of a campaign […]Continue Reading

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has warned that the trilateral ‘Mecca Defense Pact’ signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey could be activated following recent missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in Saudi Arabia. He said the pact would automatically come into effect if the Yemen conflict spills over into Riyadh. On Tuesday, Houthi […]Continue Reading

A church was demolished late at night on Sunday (September 6) in Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad area of India. Church authorities claimed the action was taken despite a court stay order being in force concerning the building. The disputed building was located in Rajwade Nagar, Kalewadi. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation said it had conducted a major demolition […]Continue Reading