The share of the Hindu population decreased by 7.82 per cent between 1950 and 2015 in India, while that of Muslims increased by 43.15 per cent, suggesting that there is a conducive environment in the country to foster diversity, said a recent working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). The paper titled ‘Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis (1950-2015)’ further said the share of Jains in the population of India decreased from 0.45 per cent in 1950 to 0.36 per cent in 2015. “In India, the share of the majority Hindu population decreased by…
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The BJP has reportedly started negotiations with some opposition MLAs to save its government in Haryana that was pushed into minority, after three Independent MLAs withdrew support to the Nayab Singh Saini Government and supported the Congress. While the opposition demanding either immediate floor test or imposition of President’s rule in the state, former Chief Minister of BJP Mohanlal Khattar was seen meeting four MLAs of Jannayak Janata Party (JPP), who had earlier withdrawn support to BJP government. This meeting is feared to be intended to bring a division among 10 JPP MLAs. With this confidence only, Saini Government maintaining that there…
In a scathing attack against AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and his brother Akbaruddin, BJP fire brand MP Navneet Rana has said if police were removed from duty for “15 seconds, the brothers would not know from where they came and where they went”. Navneet Rana, referring to a provocative statement by AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi from 2013, issued a veiled warning to the Owaisi brothers in their stronghold Hyderabad saying “it would take us 15 seconds if the police were removed or made to stand down”. In the video, she was heard saying, “15 seconds police hata lo, dono ko pata…
Russia on Wednesday (local time) rubbished US allegations of India’s involvement in the foiled assassination attempt of India-designated Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, asking why Washington has not been able to provide any reliable evidence of the involvement of Indian citizens and accusing it of “disrespecting” India as a state. The Russian foreign ministry accused the US of having a “neo-colonial mentality” and called the allegations unfounded. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, when asked to respond to a report by the Washington Post claiming that India is trying to adopt the policies as Russia and Saudi Arabia, said, “According…
Union Home Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah on Wednesday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying the Wayanad MP is pushing Pakistan’s agenda in the country. Sharpening his attacks, Shah said Gandhi would be defeated in Rae Bareli after which he should settle down in Italy, the only place left for him. Slamming I.N.D.I.A bloc, the home minister said leaders of opposition parties did not attend the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple as they were afraid of their vote bank. He warned that the Opposition bloc would put a “Babri” lock at the Ram Temple…
Sam Pitroda on Thursday resigned as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, party’s General Secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh informed on social media platform X. In a post, Jairam wrote, “Sam Pitroda stepped down as Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress of his own accord, Congress chief has accepted his decision.” Pitroda’s resignation has come amid row over recent statements made by him in which he advocated about implementing inheritance tax law in India and referring to how people in South India “look like Africans and those in the West look like Arabs and those in the East look like Chinese. A fresh controversy over…
The Karnataka Police has summoned BJP President J P Nadda and the party’s IT cell head Amit Malviya in connection with a social media post allegedly intimidating members of SC and ST community not to vote for a particular candidate, officials said on Wednesday. For the purpose of investigation of the said case, they were directed to appear before the undersigned investigation officer at 11 am at High grounds police station in Bengalur within seven days of receipt of this notice, the summons read. The move comes after an FIR was registered against Nadda, Malviya and BJP’s Karnataka unit chief B Y Vijayendra…
By Nava Thakuria Who says, Assam as well as northeast India is a land of separatists where most of the residents remain reluctant to participant in any national occasion! Kindly show those onlookers latest polling percentage after the third phase under India’s general elections 2024, where the ‘land locked & alienated’ region recorded an impressive voters’ response to elect 25 members to the 18th Lok Sabha. Assam voted peacefully in the final phase polling on 7 May for four Parliamentary constituencies namely Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri and Kokrajhar. The electorates participated in the greatest electoral show on Earth with over 80…
In the Kashmir Valley, two terrorists were killed today in an encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces in Redwani Payeen village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district yesterday evening. One of the slain terrorists eliminated in the operation was a top Commander of TRF (The Resistance Front) terror outfit identified as Basit Dar. Meanwhile, IGP Kashmir V K Virdi said that the slain most wanted terrorist Basit Dar, was A Category Terrorist of banned TRF. He was active since 2021 and at least 18 cases were registered against him in Kulgam and in Srinagar city. He further informed that the…
Danish newspapers Politiken with TjekDek revealed last month that thousands of false advertisement campaigns published on the Meta platforms were targeting in particular DR and TV2 journalists. Most of the fake articles were not removed by Meta, despite being reported as fraudulent. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) urges Meta to take responsibility for protecting the credibility and professionalism of journalists and remove all the fakes from its platforms. Deepfake is a growing phenomenon worldwide that involves the unauthorised use of well-known journalists’ images or voices to spread false stories and lure people into sending money. Among the journalists targeted, TjekDek and Politiken reported on 3 April…