The United States has formally launched the second phase of its diplomatic plan aimed at ending the conflict in the Gaza Strip, with a shift in focus from maintaining a ceasefire to establishing governance structures, demilitarisation, and reconstruction efforts. US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, made the announcement on…
The Editors Guild of India has appealed to the governments of both India and Pakistan to lift ongoing reciprocal blocks on each other’s news websites, saying that such restrictions weaken democratic values and hinder open dialogue across South Asia. (Maktoob media) In a statement issued on January 14, the Guild expressed deep concern over the…
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has urged India’s External Affairs Minister to intervene urgently and help evacuate a Hyderabad woman student who is reportedly stuck in Iran amid escalating unrest and safety concerns. (The Siasat Daily) The student, identified as Ayman Fatima, is studying at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in…
Patients with hemophilia in the Kashmir region are confronting an acute shortage of crucial medicines, with the non-availability of anti-hemophilic drugs such as Factor IX and Factor VIII sparking urgent worry among families and health advocates. For over a year, these life-saving clotting factor treatments have remained largely unavailable at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar,…
New figures released by India’s Ministry of External Affairs in Parliament reveal that Saudi Arabia deported a higher number of Indian nationals in 2025 than the United States and other countries. According to the data tabled in the Rajya Sabha, more than 24,600 Indians were deported from 81 countries during the year, with Saudi Arabia…
Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, president of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has firmly rejected a reported comment by a leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh suggesting that followers of Islam should worship elements of nature such as the sun, rivers and trees to promote environmental care. According to Madani, the core Islamic belief in the oneness of God…
On September 18, 2025, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stirred controversy by referring to Gaza as a “real-estate bonanza.” Speaking at a real-estate conference in Tel Aviv, he said there is a “business plan … on President Trump’s table” to turn Gaza into a profitable investment area once the current conflict ends. (The Siasat Daily)…
Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq says that he was again denied permission to offer congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. The restriction comes amid frequent house arrests and security curbs by the authorities in Jammu & Kashmir. (The Economic Times) Mirwaiz described the denial as yet another act of infringement on religious…
The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Maharashtra government, and all seven persons acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast, following an appeal by the victims’ families challenging the special court’s verdict of acquittal. (The Times of India) The blast, which killed six people and injured over 100, took…
On September 18, 2025, the Allahabad High Court granted bail to Samajwadi Party veteran Azam Khan in the high-profile “Quality Bar” land encroachment case in Rampur. The bench, led by Justice Sameer Jain, approved his plea after arguments concluded on August 21. (India Today) The case originates from a complaint filed on November 21, 2019…
