This follows the chopping of a domestic worker’s hand by her Saudi employer which India has described as “unacceptable.” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has also ordered the MEA to pursue the matter with the Saudi Foreign Ministry in Riyadh. ....

Leading the movement, leading feminist writer Sara Joseph announced in Thrissur that she would return the Sahitya Akademi award that she would return the award the Rs. 50,000 purse that she had received in 2003 for her novel Alaahayude Penmakkal. “The tide of into ....

The company, Al-Dua Food Processing Private Ltd, was founded by Mr. Som, along with Moinuddin Qureshi and a third partner, to deal in meat and meat products in 2005. According to Al-Dua’s website, the company is now a “leading producer and exporter of halal ....

An ‘administrator’ of a WhatsApp group in Latur district has been arrested for objectionable content posted on the group. Police in Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Marathwada arrested the admin and three other members of the WhatsApp group after noticing o ....

 On a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his silence on the Dadri lynching, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, who is also the area MP, told The Hindu that the Prime Minister had spoken to him in the days following the incident. “Yes, the Prime Minister ....

According to Randhir Ranjan Roy, business head and founder of the Mumbai-based Panache Media, the decision to cancel the Pune concert was taken on Wednesday itself with the nixing of the Mumbai one that was to be held on Friday at Shanmukhananda Hall. Meanwhile, the ....

“We are aware of the plight of Kasturi Munirathinam, a domestic help who has suffered serious injuries allegedly inflicted by her Saudi Arabian sponsor. This is a very unfortunate and most condemnable incident." The Hindu had reported on Wednesday that the ....

Akhlaq was beaten to death by a mob which suspected him of having stored and consumed beef. Several members of the BJP are among the suspects in the case. Mr. Modi, who had come under criticism for failing to speak up on the issue or restrain his party leaders from m ....

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi is said to have given a detailed report to the PMO based on the reply given by the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday. The State government’s report, as first reported by The Hindu, did not mention the word beef and said the de ....

Stating that the government had given in as farmers were “not happy” with the Bill, Mr. Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not in favour of bringing the legislation if farmers were opposed to it. “On the issue of farmers and farming, our ....