Hate Crime
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Kerala Dalit student dies by suicide, family claims he was called ‘rotten dog’
Kerala: A 22-year-old Dalit student in Kerala’s Kannur Dental College died on Sunday, April 12, two days after allegedly falling off the college building. His family has alleged their son was subjected…
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Telangana Dalit professor branded as ‘urban naxal’ by propaganda machine
Hyderabad: Brand a person as an urban naxal, spread the propaganda and socially isolate the person, only to finally take a hit when the person is in a vulnerable position. This seems…
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UP cop ‘enters’ mosque with shoes to take down loudspeaker during prayers
Lucknow: A police constable from the Cantonment Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow allegedly entered a mosque with his shoes during Friday prayers on April 10, to cut off the loudspeaker wire.…
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NCW seeks action on alleged ‘love jihad’ case in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy to ensure the immediate registration of a first information report (FIR), arrest of the accused…
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Cow dung slurry poured over Dalit man for ‘preparing’ beef in Odisha
Kalahandi: Self-proclaimed cow vigilantes in Odisha’s Kalahandi district humiliated a Dalit man by parading him with a garland of shoes and pouring cow dung slurry on him for allegedly preparing beef. A…
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Locals ‘worship’ pigs in Delhi’s Tri Nagar to drive Muslims away
In a narrow lane in Delhi’s Tri Nagar colony, pig cages sit outside the doors of certain houses. On the walls nearby hang posters of a pig-faced deity, adorned with jewellery like…
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UP: Ali found dead after he files complaint against tax officers
Agra: A Muslim transport businessman was allegedly murdered outside his warehouse on Saturday, April 4, in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, with his family claiming tax officers were complicit in the act. Abdul Ali,…
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Delhi: Dalit man dies cleaning drain, family claims coerced to receive pay
New Delhi: A Dalit sanitation worker allegedly died while manually cleaning a deep drain in Delhi‘s Dilshad Garden without safety gear, supervised by a mechanism on March 30. Rahul Bed, aged 32, was…
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Kerala BJP leaders face backlash for Islamophobic campaigns
Kochi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates contesting the Guruvayur and Aluva constituencies faced backlash after their targeted campaigns urging voters to elect a “Hindu MLA” instead of Muslims in the upcoming Kerala…
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Derogatory, communal: Delhi HC slams Rana Ayyub’s old tweets on Savarkar
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, April 8, came down heavily on journalist Rana Ayyub on her tweets concerning Hindu deities and right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav called the tweets “highly…
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95 pc of deleted voters are Muslims in West Bengal’s Nandigram SIR
Kolkata: Muslims have accounted for 95.5 per cent of voters deleted from seven Special Intensive Revision (SIR) supplementary lists in West Bengal’s Nandigram. According to the Sabar Institute, a Kolkata-based public policy…
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Gau rakshaks attack cattle traders in Hyderabad’s Tukkuguda, 3 held
Hyderabad: A group of cattle traders was allegedly attacked by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes (gau rakshaks) in Hyderabad’s Tukkuguda region on late Sunday night, April 5. According to the drivers, they were on…
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Hindu Raksha Dal’s procession shows violent ‘love jihad’ display
Ghaziabad: Another Hindutva religious procession took place on Sunday, April 5, in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district, featuring a man depicting the consequences of “love jihad.” A man with a skullcap and fake…
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UP villagers voluntarily demolish madrasa, mosque, school with bulldozer
Sambhal: The residents of Mubarakpur Band village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district began demolishing a madrasa, a mosque, and a primary school built illegally on encroached government land using a bulldozer on…
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Caged pig placed outside Muslim houses in Delhi’s Tri Nagar
New Delhi: Local residents of an area in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk allegedly placed caged pigs outside Muslim family houses and promptly removed them upon being notified of media arrival. The incident was…
