Month: August 2023

The family of one of three Muslims killed by a policeman on a train from Maharashtra- Jaipur has said that the Railway policeman asked for the names of the passengers and then shot at the Muslim passengers only. According to a report by Quint, Saifuddin had gone to Ajmer Sharif Dargah with his seth or employer. The two were returning to Hyderabad via Mumbai in the Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express when the incident happened,. Younis, his brother told The Quint that Saifuddin was the sole breadwinner of a family of six, which comprises the siblings, the deceased's wife and their three daughters. “It is a terrorist attack indeed. His Seth (merchant), who was traveling with him in the train, has stated that the accused asked Saifuddin’s name before he shot him dead,” said Pasha, the vi...

Around 190 people from 35 families belonging to the nomadic Madari society have converted to Hinduism in Nemawar, situated on the banks of the Narmada River. The event took place on Monday morning and was presided over by saints Ramasav Das Shastri from Nemavar and Anandagiri Maharaj from Salana, Ratlam Muslim Mirror reported. The process began when these individuals, originally hailing from Amba village in Ratlam district, came in contact with Sant Anandagiri Maharaj about four years ago. On August 1, around 55 men, 50 women, and the rest being children, all performed various sacred rituals such as shaving, Narmada bath, havan, and yajnopavit to formally embrace Hinduism. The rituals were conducted at the Sant Samaj in Nemawar, located at the far end of the Dewas district of Madhya ...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana to locate those involved in the conspiracy behind the March 19 attack on the High Commission of India in London. The agency said searches were carried out to identify and arrest all those involved in the conspiracy. "It has been carrying out extensive investigations into the incident with a view to ensuring there is no repeat of such breach of security, disrespect to the Indian National Flag or any threat to Indian interests abroad," said the NIA statement. Digital data seized According to the NIA, the raids led to the seizure of digital data on accused persons involved in the attack on the High Commission and other incriminating documents and evidence. "The districts where these searc...