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Nearly 1.5 lakh tribal people from across India gathered at the Red Fort, demanding the removal of converted Muslims and Christians from the Scheduled Tribe category. Organized by the Janajati Suraksha Manch, the event aimed to build support for a constitutional amendment under Article 342 to de-list converted tribals.

Stand-up comedian Samay Raina has once again spoken about the deep scars left by the Kashmiri Pandit exodus, this time offering a more personal and detailed account of how it impacted his family across generations. Recalling the fear that gripped his family, Raina revealed how his maternal grandfather was directly under threat. Amid the violence, Raina highlighted how his family managed to escape.

Spouses & families of men killed in the April 22, 2025 terror attack recount loss, resilience, anger, and the long struggle to move forward

A renewed call for prohibition in Kashmir has sparked a wider debate on morality, governance and livelihoods. As revenue, tourism and jobs hang in the balance, the politics around liquor turns sharply opportunistic.

Reet Padda, the sibling of actor Aneet Padda, ignited controversy when she referred to movies such as 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge', 'The Kashmir Files', 'Kerala Files' as mere 'propaganda.' She also pointedly questioned why Priyanka Chopra hasn't voiced her opinion on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.

kashmiri muslims living in various areas of Delhi defined the Centre’s decision to withdraw the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution as “unthoughtful”, even “unconstitutional”, and expressed apprehensions at the disruption of the life there

Union minister and former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Thursday lashed out at the Centre for harbouring ‘‘bias against kashmiri muslims’’ and asked it to put an end to the mindset.‘

Hitting out at Ashoke Pandit, a BJP supporter, for demanding interrogation of JNU Students Union vice president Shehla Rashid Shora, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that now being a kashmiri muslim is a "crime" enough to warrant questioning.

Pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday came up with yet another conspiracy theory that the central government's move to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits in exclusive clusters was essentially a plan to settle the members of the Right wing Hindu groups in Kashmir to fight kashmiri muslims.

Various kashmiri muslim scholars on Thursday issued a fatwa permitting women whose husbands have been missing for the past four years to remarry.

Shahzada Parveen, who was among a dozen Jammu & Kashmir police officers to be promoted on Saturday, has become the first kashmiri muslim woman to become an SP.

Photo of a violent mob attacking and lathi-charging a man as he tries to hide his face and shield his head from getting injured is being shared with the claim that it is from Kashmir and shows an attack on kashmiri muslims.

Filmmaker Danish Renzu's short film The Good News is directed by a kashmiri muslim and co-produced by a Kashmiri Pandit, Sunayana Kachroo. The production mirrors the film’s story where pandits and muslims come together to face terrorism and adversity. ETimes spoke to the young filmmaker about his film that is trying to portray the reality of Kashmir culture and social issues.

kashmiri muslims in Delhi face severe housing discrimination following a recent terror attack. Professionals like Maria Bilal and Omar Peerzada report being denied rentals solely based on their religion, despite strong credentials. This trend, acknowledged by brokers and even the J&K Chief Minister, highlights a growing alienation for the community.

Following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmiri students and professionals in Delhi are living in fear of backlash, mirroring past experiences after similar incidents. They are avoiding public spaces, limiting social interactions, and some are even relocating to Muslim-majority areas for safety.

Controversial independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed on Thursday opposed the Centre's package of 3,000 jobs and accommodation for migrant Kashmiri Pandits, terming it as an act of "provoking" Muslims in the Valley, and demanded that efforts to rehabilitate them should be stopped.

An article in Islamic State magazine ‘Rumiyah” asks kashmiri muslims to restart their fight “under the banner of Khilafah” and behead Indian and Pakistani troops who confront them.

To prevent “apostasy” and conversions among kashmiri muslims, separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has launched an Islamic website.

A protest at Jantar Mantar on the violence in Kashmir took an ugly turn when Muslims from the state and Kashmiri Pandits exchanged heated words and one group charged at the other.

Not only Pandits but hordes of Muslims too left the Valley following the outbreak of violence. Today, they make a living from IT, media and, of course, selling handicrafts.

Thirty-year-old Iram Habib has become the first kashmiri muslim woman to become a pilot. Habib will join a private airline next month. Iram succeeds Tanvi Raina, a Kashmiri Pandit, who joined Air India as the Valley’s first woman pilot in 2016. In her pursuit, Iram even gave up her dream of achieving a doctorate in forestry to give wings to her childhood ambition.

Accuses Centre of creating Gaza-like situation in Kashmir