Hate Crime
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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…
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Police order mosques to remove loudspeakers in parts of Bengal
Kolkata: In parts of West Bengal, police approached mosques and verbally ordered them to limit and take down loudspeakers, and install sound boxes after removing the loudspeakers from the top of the…
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‘We don’t hire Muslims’ claim in Dubai job sparks backlash
A social media post claiming that a recruiter refused to consider a Muslim candidate for a Dubai-based job has sparked widespread backlash online, with users condemning the purported religious discrimination and demanding…
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Man caught using AI to generate obscene images of woman in burqa
Mumbai: A man was caught while allegedly generating obscene images of a Muslim woman using artificial intelligence (AI) when his fellow passenger confronted him during a train ride. The incident is from…
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Dalit youth hacked to death by upper-caste men in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: A Dalit youth was allegedly murdered in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district on July 30, according to the state Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF), which has described it as a brutal caste-based murder.…
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Madrasa education develops terrorist-like mindset: UP Deputy CM Maurya
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya sparked controversy on Tuesday, August 4, when he claimed that individuals who receive education in madrasas “develop a terrorist-like mindset.” Speaking to reporters…
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5 juveniles held for gang-raping 9-year-old Dalit girl in UP
Lucknow: Five minors have been booked for allegedly gang-raping a nine-year-old Dalit girl in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur, police said on Saturday, August 1. Circle Officer (Tilhar) Vidush Saxena told…
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Kanwar yatra turns violent as children, cops, devotees attacked
Lucknow: With Kanwar Yatra in full swing and multiple camps across Northern India fully set up, the streets of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Delhi are ready to be filled with devotees…
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Dalit influencer files doxxing complaint against Hindutva creator
Hyderabad: Dalit social media influencer and political commentator Dara Ajay Kumar, popularly known as “Radical Ajay,” has filed a police complaint at the Punjagutta Police Station alleging online harassment, doxxing and criminal intimidation…
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Bengal: BJP workers protest restaurant serving ‘only halal’ meat
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers objected to the alleged sale of only halal meat at a restaurant located near Bhatjangla on National Highway 12 in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Friday,…
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Students protestors outnumbered by puncture banane wale: Bidhuri
New Delhi: In a veiled reference to Muslims, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Bidhuri on Sunday, August 2, alleged that “puncture banane wale aur tala banane wale” (those who fix…
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2023 train shooting: Families still coping as trial stalls again
Mumbai: Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh Chaudhary shot dead his senior officer and three passengers after identifying them as Muslims in 2023, and after three years, his trial remains at…
