Centre on high alert over attempts to exploit Iran crisis for communal unrest

Vicky Nanjappa | March 2, 2026 2:09 PM

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Following an Intelligence warning, the Union government has advised states to keep a tab on radical pro-Iran preachers. The communication by the government comes in the wake of the Intelligence agencies signalling that some elements would look to take advantage of the ongoing Iran situation and incite violence across the country.

Pakistani rights group demands probe after blasphemy threat used to occupy Christian family's property

IANS | March 1, 2026 5:28 PM

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Human rights group, Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), has urged authorities to ensure the safety of Sarwar Masih and his family and ensure justice against those accused of using blasphemy allegations to justify the illegal occupation of the Christian family’s property as it demanded an impartial investigation into the matter and bringing those responsible to justice, a report said.

Muslim clerics condemn killing of Khamenei, call for peace

IANS | March 1, 2026 1:21 PM

Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) Prominent Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh have strongly condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel strikes, terming it a grave loss for the Muslim community and urging the international community to intervene to prevent further escalation in the region.

Protests in Kashmir over killing of Khamenei; leaders appeal for calm

IANS | March 1, 2026 12:28 PM

Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) A large number of people across the Kashmir Valley, especially in Srinagar city, carried out peaceful protests against the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli bombing, as local political and religious leaders condemned the killing while appealing for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.