India Archive

The Supreme Court of India took a strong and direct position on 2 December while discussing a case linked to Rohingya refugees who are reported missing. During the hearing, the judges questioned whether the judicial system should be expected to offer special protection or benefits to people who entered the country without any legal permission.

A major political storm erupted across the country on Saturday (29th November) after Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Madani declared that “if there is oppression, there will be jihad”.

Pakistan has a habit of declaring victory over India even when nothing of the sort has happened. In the past, the country has made strange claims — from celebrating after losing cricket matches to pushing edited images and video-game clips as evidence of military success.

In New Delhi on 23 November, a motley of left-leaning and radical groups gathered under the cover of “anti-pollution” protests. While the public concern was air quality, many of the participants used the platform to express deeper political grievances. Among them were outfits known for their pro-Naxal leanings — notably Bhagat Singh Chhatra Ekta Manch (bsCEM) and The Himkhand.

When blatant lies fail to make their point, some outlets resort to twisting facts or hiding inconvenient details to push their agenda. Recently, a storm erupted over claims that a majority of MBBS seats at the newly launched Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) had been given to Muslim students.

The police in Nuh district, Haryana, have arrested a practising lawyer after investigators uncovered what they describe as a direct link to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI.

A 19-year-old young man named Mohammad Sajid was taken into custody in Jammu on 23rd November after police suspected him of online radicalisation and planning a terror-related activity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tourism plans have caused a clear rise in foreign visitors across India, and this wave of growth has helped several states move forward. West Bengal is one of the biggest beneficiaries.

The Panjab University Bachao Morcha — which has been protesting for nearly a month to demand restoration of the university’s Senate — declared on Wednesday (26 November) that on 3 December it will surround (gherao) offices of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chandigarh and throughout Punjab.

The Madhya Pradesh government has taken a strict step against senior IAS officer Santosh Verma after his controversial comment created a storm across the state. Verma, who heads the state unit of AJAKS — a body representing SC/ST government employees — was served a formal show-cause notice for linking the issue of reservation to the willingness of Brahmins to marry their daughters into his family.