Hate Crime
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Did you order removal of mosque loudspeakers?: HC to Bengal govt
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, August 13, questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party-led West Bengal government on whether it had directed mosques to remove loudspeakers in the state. The division bench…
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Felt ‘sting of untouchability’ in purification ritual: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday, August 13, said the purification ritual performed in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, where he delivered a speech, made him feel the “sting of untouchability” as someone…
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Clash over church, temple site leaves two injured in Karnataka
Raichur: A dispute over the location of a church and an Anjaneya temple resulted in a clash and stone-pelting at Bichali Camp in Raichur taluk on Wednesday, August 12, leaving two people…
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Sahida Fakir sent to Bangladesh without notice or probe
Kolkata: Days after the Mumbai Police detained Sahida Fakir, branding her as a Bangladeshi, her husband, Jumman Fakir, received a call from her, claiming she had been sent to Bangladesh. On the…
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Majoritarian sentiments can’t impair constitutional rights: HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on August 6 had directed the Uttar Pradesh government and the father of two adult sisters who voluntarily converted to Islam to jointly pay Rs 25 lakh…
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Hyderabad chicken biryani irks Bajrang Dal in UP
Saharanpur: Bajrang Dal has raised objections to a “Hyderabad Chicken Centre” serving biryani “mixed with chicken” in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district, citing the “strict” ban on sale of non-vegetarian food during Sawan.…
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Raipur: Christian activist held for remarks against Lord Shiva
Raipur: An office-bearer of Chhattisgarh Christian Forum was arrested in Raipur for allegedly posting an objectionable comment on Lord Shiva on social media following a complaint by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
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Dalit woman raped, murdered in Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh): A young Dalit woman is allegedly raped and murdered by strangulation under the jurisdiction of Neemgaon Police Station, Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh. Her grief-stricken father said the…
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Driver Azeem dies days after Kanwariyas attack him in Hapur
Lucknow: A Muslim pickup truck driver allegedly succumbed to his injuries five days after a group of Kanwariyas assaulted him following an accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. A resident of Moradabad,…
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Hindu outfit plans to offer Ganga water at Darul Uloom Deoband
Saharanpur: Hindu Raksha Dal has announced that its members will visit Darul Uloom in Deoband here on August 11 to offer Ganga water, claiming a Shivling exists beneath the Islamic seminary’s premises.…
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Haramiyon ka ilaj mera kaam hai: Rampur SP on cow slaughterers
Lucknow: A remark by a senior Uttar Pradesh police officer on cow slaughter has sparked controversy after he said that those involved in the practice are either “harami” or not Muslims. The…
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Madhavi Latha backs ‘madrasas are terrorist factories’ remark
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and social activist Madhavi Latha has called for teaching English and compulsory singing of “Vande Mataram” and “Jana Gana Mana” in madrasas. She told IANS…
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Women asked to remove burqa at Jain food festival in Mumbai
Mumbai: A Muslim woman, who set up her vegetarian stall at a Jain food festival in Mumbai’s upscale Worli neighbourhood, considered the city’s business hub, allegedly faced Islamophobia from the organisers. The…
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Jharkhand: Mohd Imroze, accused of raping Dalit girl, lynched
Chatra (Bihar): A Muslim man was lynched by a mob on allegations of raping and confining a 15-year-old Dalit girl in Jharkhand‘s Chatra district on August 4. According to Mohammed Sultan’s police…
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Parents confine sisters converted to Islam, HC slaps Rs 25L fine
Uttar Pradesh: The Allahabad High Court came down heavily on a father who refused to release his daughters, confining them for nearly five years, as he was disappointed that they converted to…
