BILL GATES’ & ADAR POONAWALLA’S GAME OVERBombay High Court took cognizance and issued notice in a vaccine murder case of Dr. Snehal Lunawat where interim compensation of Rs. 1000 crores ($ 126 million approx.) is sought. Advocate for Bill Gates appeared before the High Court and accepted the notice from High Court. Central Government has […]
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Iranian FM exchanges views with Indian counterpart on JCPOA
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday held talks over the phone about bilateral ties and some issues of mutual interest at regional and international levels. During the conversation, Amir Abdollahian extended greetings on behalf of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]
Indian evangelist killed by mob that included own family
(Church in Chains) — In mid-August, Christian evangelist Karthridasan Madhavan (known as Madhavan) was burned to death in the state of West Bengal in northeast India by a mob that included his own family. Madhavan was the only Christian in his extended family and lived in the village of Gobindapur in Jhargram district, about 175km […]
Indian Christians challenge Karnataka ‘forced conversion’ law
Photo Credit: High Court of Karnataka (Barnabas Aid) — Indian Christians have launched a formal challenge against the “anti-conversion” law in Karnataka. An appeal (known as a petition) against the law was filed with the Karnataka High Court jointly by two Christian organizations. The court issued notice to the state government of Karnataka on July […]
Twitter Is Taking the Indian Government to Court Over ‘Abuse of Power’
Twitter has challenged the Indian government for the first time over its increasing control over social media in the world’s largest democracy. A person with knowledge of the matter confirmed to VICE World News that the San Francisco-based company is seeking a judicial review of government orders to take down tweets and user accounts in […]
Indian Opposition Leader Protests Against His Own Corruption Probe
Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of the opposition All India Congress Committee (AICC), on Monday protested against a corruption probe launched by the majority BJP Party that accused Gandhi and his mother of money laundering. The AICC denounced the probe as a “well-planned conspiracy” to destroy BJP’s leading opponents with false charges. Views: 0
Indian Christian couple arrested on charges of ‘forcing’ tribal people to convert
Photo Credit: The New Indian Express (Barnabas Aid) — A Christian couple was arrested in the Indian state of Karnataka on May 17 after allegations of illegally conversions to Christianity. Pastor V. Kuriyachan, 62, and his wife Selenamma, 57, were accused of forcing more than 1,000 tribal people in Kadoga district to convert. The arrests took […]
This dhoti wearing academic in the U.S. knows Indian archaeology from the inside
Few men can give us a better understanding of the saffronisation of archaeology and the temple mosque controversy than Ashish Avikunthak. He has spent 20 years researching Indian archaeology, he is a sensitive film maker, social activist, a multi faceted figure.He has a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Stanford university, he teaches archaeology and film […]
Indian Secularism Can’t Be Bulldozed!
True, individuals can be paid, ideals “sold”, dreams “auctioned”, democratic values “bartered”, independence of media “pawned” and more- at a price and at several levels by leaders to spread communal tension. But the same cannot be said of secularism of all Indians. At this stage, attempts by people to display their “secularism” through peace-marches and […]
Christians in Indian village left without homes after attack
Christians’ home and grain destroyed in Ejariguda village, Odisha state on April 17, 2022. (Morning Star News) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Tribal villagers in eastern India assaulted three Christian families and destroyed their homes on Easter Sunday (April 17), sources said. The assailants, followers of tribal nature-worshipping religion,… Views: 0
Great Bigots Think Alike: Indian Muslima to the Establishment
For the Turban-headed Orthodox I am their headline of meets and seminars Yet, they keep me out of every stage And gloat about Islam’s Equality age For the self-serving Extremists I am the trump card of revolution They appropriate my name and form To escalate their identity game For the liberal Agnostic I […]
Indian Media: Xi Jinping Used Traditional Chinese Medicine to Treat Brain Aneurysm
Indian newspapers and agencies reported on Wednesday that Chinese dictator Xi Jinping had secretly been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm in 2021 and refused surgeries, preferring instead to use “traditional Chinese medicine.” Views: 0
Acharya Kanad: An Indian Sage Who Discovered the Atom 2,600 Years Ago
While John Dalton, an English chemist and physicist, is the man credited today with the development of atomic theory at the turn of the 19th century, a theory of atoms was actually formulated 2,500 years Read more Section: Artifacts Ancient Technology News History Famous People Read Later Views: 0
Sri Lanka Remains a Bone of Contention in the Indian Ocean Region
Located fifty kilometers from Hindustan (i.e. from what is now one of the largest states, the “Republic of India”), the island country of Sri Lanka has never suffered from a lack of attention from the world’s leading players. This is due to the island’s critical strategic position in the Indian Ocean. Such a position always […]
Political Marginalization Drives Legal Conservatism among Indian Muslims
Amid the existential crises of Indian Muslims after Partition, the constitutional assurances given to the collective identity was vital in ameliorating the fears of the Muslim community. While individual freedoms are tenable while interpreting the constitution, recognition of the collective identity of the Muslim community by the way of State protection for colonial era Muslim […]
What Point has the Development of the Sino-Indian Relations Reached by the End of 2021?
The state of affairs in the direction of China-India of the “Greater Asian Triangle” (China-India-Japan) has no less influence on the development of the situation in the Indo-Pacific region than everything that happens in the China-Japan duo. Moreover, there has been hardly less negativity in the political component of the Sino-Indian relations of the last […]
“2021: Year of Fear for Indian Christians” | Dr. John Dayal Interview
[embedded content] PF: Hi, this is Pieter Friedrich, and today I’m speaking with Dr. John Dayal. Dr. John Dayal, who is 74, is a former newspaper editor, a researcher and author, and one of India’s senior human rights and freedom of faith activists. We are going to be discussing the issue of persecuted Christians in India. […]
No Army Veteran Dares To Publish How Rulers ‘Ambushed’ Indian Army From Preventing 1984 Sikh Genocide
I salute the veterans who recently dared to write to the President and Prime Minister of India regarding “open call of the genocide of Indian Muslims”; their letter also mentions targeting of other minorities like Christians, Dalits and Sikhs. These brave soldiers and other eminent personalities have written exactly what needed to be said to […]
Winnemucca Indian Colony Defends Against Bulldozing Of Their Homes
Humboldt County, NV – In early November, Elisa Dick got an unexpected call at work. Her housemate told her to get home quickly—there were men with front end loaders preparing to level her home. “When I got here, they were here with the machines and they told me I had 10 minutes to get all […]
“Three Movements and The Dynamics of Indian Democracy” Political Scientist Zoya Hasan’s Analysis
Do social and political movements in India have a future despite the challenges posed by the regime in power? This is a critical question often raised by scholars and political leaders amid concerns and anxieties over a range of issues—from authoritarianism to strategies of political exclusion and suppression of dissent/opposition. Yet, there really is a […]