185 Pakistani‑origin Hindus granted Indian citizenship under CAA in Gujarat

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…

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Jamia Hamdard Cancels 199 Medical Seats Amid ₹813 Crore Financial Dispute, Insists on Ongoing Legal Review

Jamia Hamdard University has withdrawn 150 MBBS seats and 49 postgraduate medical seats for the 2025–26 academic year, effectively eliminating its entire medical admissions quota amid a deeper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)…

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India Says “Intermittent Pauses” in Gaza Hostilities Are “Not Enough”—Demands Immediate Ceasefire

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…

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UP Muslim Scholar and College Owner Jailed Under Anti‑Conversion Law, Chandra Shekhar Azad Condemns Action as Vendetta

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…

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Congress Urges PM Modi to Respond to Trump’s Claims of Mediating India‑Pakistan Ceasefire

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…

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Delhi High Court Acquits 70 Indian Muslims in Tablighi Jamaat COVID-19 Case, Slams Police for ‘Communal Bias’

In a landmark verdict, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday acquitted 70 Indian Muslims who were falsely implicated in the Tablighi Jamaat COVID-19 case, over four years after they were accused of violating pandemic protocols. The court strongly criticized the Delhi Police for its flawed and biased investigation, calling it a misuse of the legal…

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Replace Urdu, Azaan in Madrasas with Marathi, “Otherwise, all you get from there is a gun”

Maharashtra BJP leader and state minister Nitesh Rane has ignited fierce backlash after his controversial statement urging the replacement of Urdu language and the Azaan in madrasas with Marathi, warning otherwise “all you get from there is a gun.” Rane made the statement during a political address, asserting that madrasas must start using Marathi to…

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