Zain-Ul-Aabedin In April 1990, 27-year-old nurse Sarla Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit, was abducted from her hostel at SKIMS, Soura, by JKLF-affiliated militants. The next morning, authorities found her dead in Srinagar, with a note beside her accusing her of being a police informant. Reports say she had been gang-raped, mutilated, and murdered — part of…
On August 24, 2025, Indian-origin U.S. Republican leader Nikki Haley urged India to take President Donald Trump’s concerns regarding its purchase of Russian crude oil seriously. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), Haley called for New Delhi to collaborate with the White House to find a solution “sooner rather than later.” She emphasized…
During an official visit to Kyiv coinciding with Ukraine’s Independence Day celebrations, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney affirmed Canada’s continued military support against Russia’s invasion, announcing over C$1 billion in aid to be delivered under a previously committed package. He also committed to potentially deploying Canadian peacekeeping troops as part of a broader international security…
A non-bailable warrant (NBW) has been executed, leading to the arrest of Nowhera Shaik, the main accused in the Heera Gold investment fraud, by the Inthezargunj Police of Warangal. The NBW was issued on August 20, 2025, by the Principal District and Sessions Judge of Warangal following her repeated failure to appear in court despite…
A significant ally from the south is set to join the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar. On August 27, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and DMK Parliamentarian Kanimozhi Karunanidhi will join Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the ongoing march, highlighting opposition unity ahead of state polls (The Siasat Daily). Context of the Yatra Launched…
On August 23, 2025, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dismissed calls by the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH) for his resignation, stating that if he had the authority, he would “send [Mahmood] Madani to Bangladesh.” This remark was made in response to a JUH resolution urging constitutional action against the CM over controversial eviction drives targeting…
A New York appellate court has overturned a civil fraud penalty totaling over $500 million, previously imposed on U.S. President Donald Trump and his business associates, while reaffirming the underlying fraud findings. The court deemed the financial penalty “excessive” and in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s protections against disproportionate fines.(The Guardian, The Washington Post, Financial…
In a disturbing case of caste-based violence, police in Usilampatti, Madurai district have filed charges against six upper-caste men for allegedly abducting a 17-year-old Dalit teen during the Pongal holidays (January 2025). The youth, a resident of Sankampatti village, was dragged from home, beaten, and forced to prostrate before each member of the group—including a…
Two Bengali families, including an eight-month pregnant woman who was separated from her four-year-old daughter, were arbitrarily expelled from India to Bangladesh on June 26. The pregnant woman, Sunali Bibi, her husband Danish Sheikh, and their eight-year-old son were deported, leaving their younger daughter behind in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. Another woman, Sweety Bibi, and…
An alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Talha Mannan, and ten other unidentified individuals have been booked by police for allegedly making inflammatory statements and causing a public disturbance. The case was filed after a video of Mannan speaking at a protest on campus was widely circulated on social media. The protests, which have been…
