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Vendors Selling Puja Items Near Ram Temple Subjected to Public Humiliation by Ayodhya Municipal Officials
Oct 14, 2025 12:44 am CST
In a disturbing incident in Ayodhya, eight vendors selling puja items near the Ram temple were publicly humiliated by municipal enforcement officers during an anti-encroachment drive. The men were forced to perform handstands and other physical punishments in a public park for hours, sparking outrage after videos went viral. Municipal authorities have launched an investigation into the incident while the Congress party has strongly condemned the actions.
Taliban Excludes Women Journalists: Taslima Nasreen Condemns "Dehumanizing" Treatment During Afghan Minister's India Visit
Oct 11, 2025 08:02 pm CST
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen denounces Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi for barring women journalists from his Delhi press conference, highlighting the Taliban's systematic erasure of women from public life and calling the regime's misogynistic practices "barbaric." The incident has sparked political outrage in India during the first high-level Taliban delegation visit since their 2021 return to power.
Madras High Court Orders CBCID Investigation Into Alleged Custodial Death of Scheduled Caste Youth in Tamil Nadu
Oct 11, 2025 08:31 am CST
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered a Crime Branch-CID investigation into the alleged custodial death of 30-year-old Dinesh Kumar, a Scheduled Caste youth from Madurai. Family members claim police tortured him to death while officials maintain he accidentally drowned after escaping custody. The court has mandated immediate postmortem and preservation of evidence in this case that raises serious questions about police conduct and caste-based discrimination.
Pakistan Police Raid on Islamabad Press Club During POK Protests: Journalists Attacked and Press Freedom Concerns
Oct 03, 2025 03:14 pm CST
Pakistani police stormed Islamabad's National Press Club, attacking journalists covering protests about alleged human rights abuses in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. The raid has sparked outrage nationwide, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordering an investigation as concerns about press freedom in Pakistan intensify.