Shafaqna India: Historical trends indicate that a split in Muslim votes in Uttar Pradesh has consistently favored the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections are…
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Shafaqna India: The build up to the 18th Lok Sabha election witnessed communal churning in India. According to the monitoring of Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, in February alone,…
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Unemployment Crisis: International Labour Organisation (ILO) report highlights 83% of jobless Indians are youth
by Abbas AdilShafaqna India: The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the Institute of Human Development (IHD), recently unveiled the ‘India Employment Report 2024,’ offering crucial insights into the of the…
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Shafaqna India: India on Wednesday summoned a top US diplomat over Washington’s remarks on the arrest of key opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal just weeks before the…
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Shafaqna India: In India’s general elections, scheduled for April-May 2024, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to repeat, if not outdo, its 2019 performance. In those elections, the…
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Shafaqna India: India has strongly objected to remarks made by the United States and Germany on the arrest of key opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a month…
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Kejriwal Gets No Interim Relief against ED Arrest, Custody from Delhi HC; Matter to be Heard on April 3
by Abbas AdilShafaqna India: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused interim relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy case,…
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USCIRF expresses concern over India’s exclusionary Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) during Congressional hearing
by Abbas AdilShafaqna India: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has expressed concern over the Indian government’s implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules (CAR) to enact the Citizenship (Amendment)…
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Shafaqna India: THE Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of India allows persecuted minorities belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Jain, and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to gain…
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Shafaqna India: The government will not be run from jail, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said on Wednesday in the backdrop of statements by AAP leaders that Arvind Kejriwal will…
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The Enforcement Directorate carries out raids at the residences of Punjab officials linked to the guava orchard scandal
by Abbas AdilShafaqna India: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab in connection with a money-laundering case linked to an alleged guava orchards compensation “scam”, official…
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Shafaqna India: Arvind Kejriwal will run the capital from his prison cell, a senior aide said on Tuesday, amidst growing calls by rivals who demand that he should resign. The…
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Police in the Indian capital detained dozens of opposition supporters on Tuesday as they attempted to march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to protest against last week’s arrest of…
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The inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has dashed any hope for India’s 200 million Muslims to feel safe in what they formerly believed was their country too. The Human…
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Shafaqna India: The Hurun Global Rich List for 2024, released on Tuesday, revealed shifts in the wealth landscape, with Indian tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani making headlines for their…
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The top court in India’s most populous state has placed a blanket ban on madrassas, further burnishing the ruling BJP’s efforts to marginalise Indian Muslims. The Allahabad High Court scrapped…
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The preamble of the Indian Constitution clearly states that India is a secular, sovereign, and socialist republic where justice, equality, and liberty would be ensured. Gone are days of those…
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Famed Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk, on a hunger strike to bring autonomy to the Himalayan region of Ladakh, said on Saturday he was weak as his fast stretches into its…
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Shafaqna India: Smart in her neon blue jacket and bright red sneakers, Hemarani slips out of the large thatched-roof mud hut and stands squinting up at the rising sun. The…
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Shafaqna India: India brought 35 accused Somalis to Mumbai on Saturday, days after they were apprehended when naval commandos recaptured a hijacked bulk carrier and rescued several hostages. The December…
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Shafaqna India: THE arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy case appears to have recoiled on the BJP. It was timed to shift the narrative from…
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Shafaqna India: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s response to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who in a brief tweet extended his congratulations to Sharif for assuming the post of PM, garnered…
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Shafaqna India: THE Indian National Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have been political rivals, but they have also emerged as the most outspoken critics in a 27-party alliance of…
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Why the ‘victims’ of ED are ‘political casualties’ but the ‘victims’ of NIA are ‘anti-nationals’?
by Abbas AdilBy Syed Zubair Ahmad Amidst the uproar over ED and CBI raids on opposition leaders, the arrest of hundreds of Muslims by NIA during last one year have largely gone unnoticed. While…
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Shafqna India: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned the Indian Army getting involved in a “divisive” issue like the Uniform Civil Code in a “sensitive” place like…
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Maldives Prez seeks debt relief from India after insisting on withdrawal of military personnel
by Abbas AdilShafaqna India: After his anti-India rhetoric, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has struck a reconciliatory tone, saying India will continue to remain his country’s “closest ally” and urged New Delhi to…
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Shafaqna India: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Bhutan on Friday for a two-day state visit to the tiny but strategic Himalayan nation also being courted by China. Landlocked Bhutan,…
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The arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by India’s financial crime investigation agency on Thursday night has triggered near-unanimous condemnation from the country’s fragile opposition, with some leaders warning…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has approached a major Indian think tank to develop a homegrown democracy ratings index that could help it counter recent downgrades in rankings issued by…
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Shafaqna India: With elections about to commence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is again busy whipping up majoritarian sentiments that helped him secure a landslide victory in 2019. Enforcement of the…