A Muslim father was mercilessly thrashed after he complained about the molestation of his daughter in a private school in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident of brutal attack has gone viral on social media. The father of the victim had gone to complain to the principal accusing a student of harassing his daughter….
On September 3, 2025, India’s Home Ministry issued a sweeping exemption allowing members of certain minority communities—Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians—from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to stay in India without valid passports or travel documents, provided they entered the country on or before December 31, 2024. This relief comes under the newly enacted…
A district court in Nuh (Haryana) has rejected bail pleas for individuals accused of abducting and assaulting a madrasa leader, identifying their conduct as emanating from a hateful mindset. The court emphasized that such a serious, premeditated offense was planned and executed with clear intent (thejasnews.com). The attack, described as more than a spontaneous skirmish,…
Mumbai has come to a standstill due to the ongoing Maratha quota protest led by activist Manoj Jarange. The Bombay High Court, expressing concern, issued directives requiring the Maharashtra government to restore normalcy, ensure no additional protesters enter the city, and uphold legal procedures (The Siasat Daily). Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad emphasized…
India’s Department of Posts has suspended all categories of mail destined for the United States—this includes letters, documents, and gift items valued up to USD 100—effective August 25, 2025. The move follows the U.S.’s removal of the longstanding “de minimis exemption,” which previously allowed imports under USD 800 to enter duty-free (The Siasat Daily, The…
On August 31, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China—his first visit in over seven years—to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. He began with bilateral talks alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking a cautious yet symbolic thaw in India–China relations that had been strained by the 2020 border clashes (Reuters,…
On August 25, 2025, the Delhi High Court quashed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order that had instructed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to disclose whether Union Minister Smriti Irani had passed her Class 10 (1991) and Class 12 (1993) exams. Justice Sachin Datta ruled that such academic records are personal information, protected…
Jammu & Kashmir was hit by catastrophic downpours, marking the highest one-day rainfall since 1910. Jammu recorded 380 mm of rain in just 24 hours, nearly matching its entire August average—and eclipsing the previous record of 270.4 mm in 1988 (The Siasat Daily, Hindustan Times). The deluge triggered devastating flash floods, landslides, and sudden cloudbursts,…
During the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi spotlighted a startling media report alleging that ten anonymously registered political parties in Gujarat received a staggering ₹4,300 crore in donations from 2019-20 to 2023-24. He questioned the legitimacy of these contributions, noting that these entities fielded just 43 candidates across three major elections…
Between 2021 and 2024, Indian nationals in the UK recorded the largest percentage increase in convictions for sexual offences among all foreign national groups, with cases rising from 28 to 100—a 257% increase ([turn0news12]) ([turn0search0]). During the same period, foreign nationals overall saw a 62% increase in sexual offence convictions ([turn0news12]). The United Kingdom’s Ministry…
