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UP magistrate resists Hindutva group pressure over false land grab
A government officer stood his ground and refused to be bullied by a Hindutva organisation in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district, which alleged that a Muslim man had encroached on government land. Mau…
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Hyderabad PhD scholar booked for pro-Palestine slogans during AMU fee hike protest
A PhD scholar at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad has been booked for allegedly raising pro-Palestinian slogans during an ongoing fee hike protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).…
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Junaid Khan mob lynching case: HC rejects prime accused bail plea
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday, August 20, rejected the bail plea for prime accused Naresh Kumar in the 2017 mob lynching case involving 16-year-old Junaid Khan. “This Court, looking…
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Burqa-clad kids shown as ‘terrorists’ in Gujarat school, probe ordered
A primary school in Gujarat has come under the scanner for depicting burqa-clad children as “terrorists” in a skit as part of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, triggering major controversy.…
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Imam shocked to find meat packet, threat letter inside Tripura mosque
An imam of a Tripura mosque was shocked to discover a packet of meat with a warning letter on Sunday, August 17. Its contents claimed the land belonged to Hindus and asked…
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UP man beaten to death over theft suspicion; Body found on road
A Muslim man died after being brutally assaulted by a group on suspicion of theft. His lifeless body was found on Sunday, August 17, lying by the roadside in Thathauli village in…
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Uttarakhand clears Minority Education Bill, Madrasa Act to scrap by next year
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved the Minority Educational Institutions Bill-2025, extending minority status benefits to institutions run by the Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, and Parsi communities in the state. At present,…
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Mob attacks UP police station after duo given protection from assault
Two Muslim men were violently attacked by an angry mob in Nayagaon of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of theft. Fahim and his relative Firoz were returning home after attending a…
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‘We will cut you with jhatka’: Elderly man attacked in Uttarakhand; 3 held
A group of inebriated men attacked a Muslim man, forced him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram‘ and threatened to cut off his beard in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal region. A video of the…
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Karnataka BJP MLA offers Rs 5L reward for interfaith marriage
Former Karnataka minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bijapur district, Basangouda Patil Yatnal, has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh to any Hindu man marrying a Muslim woman. “We…
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Islamic marriages can be dissolved through verbal mutual consent, rules Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a Muslim marriage can be dissolved through ‘Mubaraat’, a form of divorce wherein couples can end their marriage through verbal mutual consent without a…
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Police aspirant lynched for speaking to woman from different community
A 21-year-old Muslim man was allegedly lynched to death by an angry mob for talking to a girl from another community in Chhoti Betawad village of Maharashtra‘s Jalgaon district. His body was dumped in…
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‘I married him’: UP woman denies family’s claim after husband second arrest
A Muslim man in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh was arrested for the second time in two months on allegations of kidnapping a Hindu woman by her family. However, the woman has…
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Concerning rise of hate, large-scale evictions against minorities in Assam
India Hate Lab recently released a report under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative, highlighting a worrying rise in hate speech, harassment, violence and forced evictions targeting Bengali-origin Muslims who are being…
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3 held for poisoning school water tank in Karnataka to frame headmaster
In a shocking incident, the Karnataka police arrested three men for allegedly poisoning a government school water tank with pesticides in order to frame its Muslim headmaster and create communal unrest. Thirteen…
