Mohammad Parvez, a 21‑year‑old Gujjar youth from Niki Tawi in Jammu’s Satwari area, was shot dead by police on the evening of July 24, 2025, during an operation reportedly targeting suspected drug peddlers (X (formerly Twitter)). Police claim there was gunfire at officers and that Parvez was killed in crossfire, while another suspect escaped (The New Indian Express). Parvez’s family…
Jamia Hamdard University has withdrawn 150 MBBS seats and 49 postgraduate medical seats for the 2025–26 academic year, effectively eliminating its entire medical admissions quota amid a deeper institutional dispute. The decision followed a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report alleging financial irregularities involving a ₹813 crore diversion from the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR)…
On July 24, 2025, fierce armed clashes erupted along the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia, marking the most severe escalation in years. At least nine Thai civilians, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed and another 14 injured in artillery and rocket fire near the Ta Muen Thom Temple region in Surin province. Civilians in Si…
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa announced the opening of a permanent Bahraini diplomatic mission in Beirut, marking a full restoration of ties with Lebanon after nearly four years of limited relations. The declaration came during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, who was on an official state visit to Bahrain (Anadolu Ajansı). The…
On July 24, 2025, India urged the United Nations Security Council to demand a full ceasefire in Gaza, stating that brief, intermittent halts in fighting are insufficient to alleviate the deepening humanitarian crisis. India’s UN Ambassador, Parvathaneni Harish, emphasized that civilians continue to suffer from severe shortages of food and fuel, as well as damaged…
Maulana Shabbir Ahmad, manager of Alfarooq Inter College in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district, was recently arrested under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020. The case stems from a four-year-old complaint by a failed job applicant alleging forced conversion—a charge supporters insist lacks new evidence. The arrest has drawn criticism for creating…
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco declared former President Trump’s executive order—limiting birthright citizenship—to be unconstitutional, reinforcing a district court’s nationwide injunction (Reuters). The majority opinion, issued in a 2–1 ruling, emphasized that the order “contradicts the plain language of the Fourteenth Amendment’s grant of citizenship to ‘all…
Congress leaders have sharply criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for their silence on repeated statements by former U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump claims he brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan—allegedly using trade threats as leverage—during heightened tensions in May 2025 (mint). Congress senior spokesperson Jairam Ramesh highlighted the…
Human Rights Watch has documented that hundreds of Bengali-speaking Muslims, many with valid Indian documentation, were unlawfully expelled to Bangladesh between May and July 2025. Though Indian authorities claim these individuals were undocumented migrants, evidence shows numerous Indian citizens were forcibly pushed across the border without due process—which violates both national and international law (Human…
Hundreds of pro‑Palestinian demonstrators gathered at Union Square, New York City, on July 22, 2025, demanding an immediate end to Israeli military actions in Gaza and unrestricted humanitarian aid. Participants displayed signs reading “Stop Starving Gaza now!”, “Feed Gaza’s Babies”, and “Open the border, end the blockade”—highlighting deep concern over widespread shortages in the enclave…
