Hate Crime
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‘They will be thrown out…’: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari’s Islamophobic remark stirs row
West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari created a stir during the Assembly session with an Islamophobic statement on Wednesday, March 12, after he said that…
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‘Men can wear tarpaulin hijab like the women’: BJP leader’s Holi remark sparks row
Aligarh: In controversial comments, BJP leader Raghuraj Singh has suggested that Muslim men wear hijabs made of tarpaulin to avoid any inconvenience during Holi celebrations on Friday. The festival of Holi this…
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Rajasthan: Led by teachers, school children rally with anti-religious slogans
In a shocking incident, a video clip surfaced on social media showing a large rally of school children raising highly anti-Muslim slogans in Rajasthan’s Deogarh town. The footage that recently surfaced across…
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Hindutva users falsely accuse minorities for Israeli tourist gang rape, spin Palestine angle
Soon after a news came light about the brutal assault and gang rape of two women including a 27-year-old Israeli tourist and a homestay owner near Karnataka’s Sanapur Lake in Gangavati, a…
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Rajasthan BJP MLA calls Congress leader Rafeek Khan ‘Pakistani’ in Assembly
A heated controversy unfolded in the Rajasthan Assembly late Friday, March 7, after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gopal Sharma repeatedly shouted “Pakistani” to Congress chief whip and senior leader Rafeek Khan.…
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UP: Imam, 8 others arrested for announcing Iftar on loudspeaker
A group of nine Muslims including an imam were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur town after the Iftar timing was announced on a loudspeaker at a local mosque. The controversy erupted on…
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Ahmedabad police arrest man for speaking to media about attack after Taraweeh
The Ahmedabad police arrested a young man after he spoke to the media regarding the alleged attack on him and others by far-right Hindutva men soon after Taraweeh prayers in Gujarat. Syed…
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Uttarakhand seals 11 madrasas during Ramzan, sparks protests
In a week-long crackdown, Uttarakhand’s Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) has reportedly sealed 11 madrasas (Muslim educational institutions), citing legal violations. Officials asserted that the sealed madrasas, including Madarsa Jamia Islamia Noor Ul…
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Bajrang Dal garlands Ujjain police officials who thrashed, paraded men
Ujjain district members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal honoured police officers with garlands and sweets for parading two Muslim men accused of cow slaughter in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain. The…
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Haryana: Cow vigilantes brutally assault truck driver, conductor; one dead
A driver and a conductor of a mini truck found themselves in a dangerous situation after losing their way while transporting cows in Haryana’s Palwal district. The duo were brutally assaulted by…
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Ahmedabad: Worshippers attacked, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ after Taraweeh
A group of Muslim worshippers in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city were reportedly intimidated and attacked with stones by Hindutva extremists following Taraweeh prayers, a special prayer performed after sunset during the month of…
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MP: Two men accused of cow slaughter beaten, paraded by Ujjain police
Two Muslim men were beaten and paraded through a busy area by the Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain police recently on allegations of cow slaughter. Several videos of the police beating the men –…
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Rajasthan: Dalit teacher, tribal cop suspended over for ‘insulting Brahmins’
A Dalit teacher and a tribal police head constable in Rajasthan were suspended on March 1 for allegedly asking Brahmin students to remove their janeu (a thread considered sacred by Brahmins) at the…
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UP: Hindutva outfits seeks ban on other religious communities from Holi festivities
Mathura: The Dharam Raksha Sangh, a Hindu nationalist outfit based in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, urged Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to ban Muslims from participating in upcoming Holi celebrations. “We have…
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Video: Bajrangdal displays ‘love jihad’ tableau in Bihar, sparks political row
The right-wing organisation Bajrangdal members organised a grand procession during the Maha Shivratri celebrations in Bihar’s Munger city and featured over 50 tableaux. One tableau depicted the controversial theme of “love jihad”.…
