Sharjeel Imam, a research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Muslim community leader, currently jailed over protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), has announced his intention to contest the Bihar Assembly elections as an independent candidate from the Bahadurganj constituency in Kishanganj district. Incarcerated since January 28,…
A 30-year-old woman, Shama (Sama) Parveen Ansari, originally from Jharkhand and residing in Bengaluru’s Hebbal area, was arrested on July 29, 2025 by the Gujarat Anti‑Terrorism Squad (ATS). She stands accused of operating Facebook pages and an Instagram account with over 10,000 followers to distribute extremist content linked to Al‑Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). Her online…
An Indian national identified as Abhay Devdas Nayak, aged 41, was arrested after allegedly impersonating a Muslim and making bomb threats aboard an EasyJet flight from London Luton to Glasgow on July 27, 2025. During the flight, he reportedly shouted phrases including “Allahu Akbar,” “Death to America,” and “Death to Trump,” causing panic among passengers and forcing an emergency…
On July 27, 2025, Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 63 Palestinians, even after Israel announced daily 10-hour “humanitarian pauses” in specified areas to allow aid delivery. The strikes reportedly resumed in zones officially declared as “safe”, including Gaza City and Deir al‑Balah, targeting civilians and critical infrastructure such as bakeries—which sparked global…
A Delhi court has directed law enforcement to register a fresh FIR in the case of a Muslim family targeted during the February 2020 pogrom in Northeast Delhi. The family alleged that they were attacked in a violent communal incident, and that the police had previously failed to act on their detailed complaint—thus diluting the…
By: Waris Nissar Qur’an and Sunnah call for simplicity, character, and righteousness in marriage — but societal expectations, especially in Kashmir, have made Nikah a material burden that delays and discourages unions. Introduction Nikah, or Islamic marriage, is one of the most sacred and celebrated institutions in Islam — a bond designed by Allah to…
BY: Ram Puniyani The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the apex body responsible for determining the content of school textbooks in India, has in recent decades become a medium for promoting a communal perspective of history. Rather than presenting a balanced, objective, and rational understanding of the past, the portrayal of historical…
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on July 25, 2025 that it had killed Amjad Muhammad Hassan Shaer, head of Hamas’s Counter‑Intelligence Directorate within its General Security Apparatus, in a targeted airstrike in northern Gaza Strip. His unit oversees counter‑espionage, protecting Hamas officials and assets across Gaza and beyond (Xinhua News). The IDF further stated that…
The Delhi High Court on July 25, 2025, issued a notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) regarding a plea filed by jailed Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid (commonly known as Engineer Rashid). He is challenging a trial court order that required him to bear ₹1.44 lakhs per day in travel and security expenses—totaling approximately ₹17 lakhs—to attend…
Mohammed [Last name withheld] and 184 other Hindu refugees of Pakistani origin were formally granted Indian citizenship on July 25, 2025, in a ceremony held in Rajkot, Gujarat. The recipients, settled across Kutch, Morbi, and Rajkot districts, received their citizenship certificates from Harsh Sanghvi, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (The New Indian Express). During…
