In the wake of escalating communal clashes in the Pekuchera area of Tripura, several mosques were vandalized, and the Quran was desecrated, leading to heightened tensions in the region.
Two men who entered a mosque in Karnataka and shouted “Jai Shri Ram” have had criminal charges against them quashed by the Karnataka High Court, which ruled that their actions did not “outrage religious feelings” or disturb public order.
The policy, initially introduced by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has now been adopted by Himachal Pradesh, a state governed by the opposition Congress party.
The Assam Assembly has ended its decades-old practice of pausing proceedings on Fridays for a two-hour prayer break, a tradition that allowed Muslim legislators time for prayers.
Indian ministers have praised a Pakistani citizen for saving the lives of approximately 17 Indian pilgrims who were in grave danger due to the extreme heat in Makkah during Hajj earlier this year.