The Observer Post

3 days ago | theobserverpost.com | Ubair Ul Hameed

“For the first time, we were made to feel like we’re Muslims,” says Mehfuza Khatun, a relative of a seven-month pregnant woman who was allegedly verbally abused and refused medical care by a doctor in Kolkata — simply because she is a Muslim. The incident occurred during a routine prenatal check-up at the clinic of Dr CK Sarkar, who had been treating the woman, referred to as A*, for the past seven months. According to the family, everything changed the moment the doctor read her full name.

2 weeks ago | theobserverpost.com | Khan Shahzeen |Shahzeen Khan

On Friday afternoon in Dhulian Ganj, as the call to prayer ended, the streets swelled with men in skullcaps. Some held placards, while others walked silently. Without banners or speeches, a few hundred locals quietly marched in protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, according to Mohammad Sohel, president of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) from Shamsherganj constituency. By evening, however, the scene turned violent.

2 weeks ago | theobserverpost.com | Kibria Ansary

Murshidabad continues to remain tense over protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, which turned violent over the weekend. Four protesters were injured in police firing, and a youth died while undergoing treatment at Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as 21-year-old youth Ejaz Ahmed. Golam Muddin Sheikh and Hasan Sheikh were also injured in the firing and were admitted to Jangipur Hospital. One person’s name is unknown.

2 weeks ago | theobserverpost.com | Khan Shahzeen |Shahzeen Khan

Thousands of residents from Mumbai’s Dharavi slum are set to be relocated to the city’s Deonar landfill—one of India’s most toxic waste sites—under a controversial redevelopment plan backed by the Maharashtra government and the Adani Group. The relocation, part of the ambitious Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP), was approved just a day before the state assembly election schedule was announced in October 2023.

2 weeks ago | theobserverpost.com | Jessica Corbett

Scientists on Friday spent the United Nations’ World Water Day and first-ever World Day for Glaciers warning about how fossil fuel-driven global warming melts ice across the planet, endangering freshwater resources and causing seas to rise, with implications for ecosystems, economies, and billions of people.