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  Thousands Protested Outside UNGA in New York During Narendra Modi’s Speech Thousands of South Asians and concerned North Americans staged a rally in front of the UN headquarters as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the UN General Assembly of the United Nations on Friday. Those who gathered said they had come to oppose what they described as an undeclared …

  India Prime Minister Modi faces Houston federal lawsuit for alleged human rights abuses in Kashmir   A pair of Kashmiri citizens sued the prime minister of India in federal court Thursday ahead of his much-anticipated arrival in Houston.…  The group behind the lawsuit says the annexation violated international law.… The 73-page lawsuit alleges Modi; his minister of home affairs, Amit Shah; and …

  No One Killed Tabrez Ansari: Police Drop Murder Charges Against All 11 Accused Murder charges against those accused of lynching 24-year-old Tabrez Ansari to death have been dropped because Ansari’s post-mortem report said that he died of a cardiac arrest. NDTV reported that the police did not register a case of murder, but that of culpable homicide not amounting …

  The Gates Foundation shouldn’t give an award to Narendra Modi  On Monday, an Indian minister announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is planning to give Prime Minister Narendra Modi an award this month for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission), … such an honor would come as his Hindu nationalist party has incited violence against minorities, …

  Uncertain destiny for millions post NRC in Assam: Amnesty International expresses deep concern Human rights body Amnesty International expressed deep concern on Saturday after the final list of the National Register of Citizens was published in Assam on Saturday. It said the destiny of over 19 lakh people is uncertain after the publication of the final list.… “Amnesty International India …

  Out on bail, Bulandshahr violence accused welcomed with garlands, chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ The seven accused who were granted bail in the December 3 Bulandshahr violence and arson case were welcomed with cheers and slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, and ‘Vande Mataram’ after they stepped out of the district jail on Saturday evening. In videos …

  Pehlu Khan case: Alwar court finds ‘serious lacunas’ in police probe The sessions court in Alwar, which acquitted six persons accused of beating Haryana dairy farmer Pehlu Khan to death, has pointed out “serious lacunas” in the police investigation which created doubts about the involvement of the accused in the alleged crime, making the prosecution’s theory unreliable. The court …

  Bihar: 12 incidents of mob lynching reported in 15 days As many as 12 incidents of mob lynching have been reported over the last 15 days in Bihar, police said on Wednesday. In view of the recent incidents of mob lynching, Patna Police is conducting a drive to make people aware so that they do not pay heed to …

  Muslim teenager set on fire in India ‘after refusing to chant Hindu slogan’ A Muslim teenager has claimed he was set on fire by a gang after he refused to chant a Hindu slogan in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The 15-year-old boy said he was kidnapped by four men who poured kerosene on him and set him …