FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Lawmakers in the northeastern Indian state of Assam have passed a bill criminalising polygamy, a move the sectarian Hindu government claims will “protect women” but which ...

Indian state makes polygamy a criminal offence – but activists say it is a tool for discrimination - New law excludes predominantly non-Muslim tribal communities ...

The Muslims had pinned their hopes on Tejashwi Yadav finally stalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s juggernaut, riding a winning spree since 2014 ...

Evictions target Bengali Muslims, linked to anti-immigrant sentiment Opposition sees actions as politically motivated ahead of elections in Assam Human rights groups criticise evictions, expulsions as ...

MUMBAI, India — For the past decade, Mustafa Kamal Sheikh set up a makeshift stall opposite a police station in a working-class suburb of Mumbai. His speciality was jhalmuri, a fiery snack made of ...

In the past three years it has grown faster than India as a whole. UP was “once regarded as a sick state”, says Mr Adityanath. Now it is “one of India’s economic growth engines”. What changed? The ...

A Hindu neighbour offers land to a Muslim journalist after his home was demolished, highlighting communal solidarity amid political tensions.

Officials have picked up people across the country, most of them Muslim, citing a national security risk. Rights groups say the raids are targeting detainees’ religion and language. By Saif Hasnat and ...