Hate Crime

‘Non-Hindu prohibited area’ signs come up at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar

Haridwar: Amid demands to declare the Haridwar Kumbh area in Uttarakhand a Hindu zone and restrict entry to non-Hindus at all religious places and Ganga ghats within it, signs reading ‘Non-Hindu prohibited…
Odisha man beaten to death over suspicion of cattle smuggling

Balasore: A 35-year-old Muslim man was lynched on Wednesday, January 14, allegedly by a group of assailants armed with sharp weapons, on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Odisha‘s Balasore. According to local…

Rajasthan BLO threatens suicide over order to delete 470 minority voters

A Booth Level Officer (BLO) from Rajasthan’s Hawa Mahal Assembly constituency has threatened to commit suicide after he was allegedly pressured to delete the names of 470 Muslim voters from his booth. A…
MP: Man builds school with his money, demolished over rumours of running ‘madrasa’

Betul: A private school built by a man from Madhya Pradesh with nearly Rs 20 lakh of his own savings was partially demolished in Betul district’s Dhaba village over rumours and complaints…
Teacher’s home set ablaze in Bangladesh amid rising attacks on minorities

Dhaka: As violence against minorities continues to escalate in Bangladesh, the home of a school teacher, a Hindu, was set ablaze in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district. The incident took place at…
Salon owner assaulted for not writing his name on signboard in UP

A Muslim salon owner in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was allegedly assaulted outside his shop following provocations from members of the Hindu Raksha Dal over not having his name on the business’ signboard.…
A damaged temple flexi, graves smashed: What unfolded at Puranapul Darwaza

Hyderabad: A communal clash jolted the city’s Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb on Wednesday night, January 14, after a tattered flexi board and a damaged deity idol were allegedly found inside the Mysamma Temple at…

Children of non-believers of Vedas will end up as Naved-Javed: Baba Bageshwar

The head priest of Bageshwar Dham, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, has yet again made a controversial statement, saying that if people stop believing in the Vedas, their children will end up becoming “Naved,…
UP: Right-wing body disrupts interfaith couple’s valima, event cancelled

Shahjahanpur: A valima (wedding reception) of an interfaith couple was called off in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur after members of the Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindutva organisation, raised strong objections. According to reports,…
Assam student ‘racially’ assaulted at tribal university in MP, 5 suspended

Amarkanta: An Assamese student was allegedly brutally assaulted by a group of four to five students of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU) in Madhya Pradesh’s Amarkantak near his dorm room late…
Hate speech against religious minorities up 13 pc in India: Report

In 2025, hate speech against religious minorities, mainly Muslims and Christians, rose by 13 per cent from 2024 and by 97 per cent from 2023, with a majority of the incidents occurring…
Mumbai local polls: Candidate gets legal notice for Palestine bag

Revolutionary Workers Party of India (RWI) candidate Pradnya Prabhulkar was served a legal notice by the Maharashtra Police after one of her supporters was seen carrying a bag with artwork of a…
Mangaluru: Man assaulted on suspicion of being Bangladeshi migrant

Mangaluru: A case has been registered against four men for allegedly assaulting a migrant labourer from Jharkhand, suspecting him of being a Bangladeshi national illegally staying here, police said on Monday, January…
UP Dalit woman murder, daughter kidnap case: Accused sent to judicial custody

Meerut: A local court on Sunday, January 11, sent the main accused in the murder of a Dalit woman and the abduction of her daughter to 14 days of judicial custody in…
UP: Bulldozers raze down mazar built on illegally-occupied govt land

Deoria: Following orders from a local court, the district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria on Sunday, January 11, demolished an illegally-constructed ‘mazar’ (shrine) using bulldozers, officials said. The structure, known as Hazrat…