Hate Crime
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Uttarakhand hate crime: Assaulted for my name, claims Mohammed Firoz
Haridwar: Goods transporter Mohammed Firoz, who once confidently travelled across state lines for work, now lives in constant fear. “If I can be attacked like this, what else is waiting out there?”…
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Delhi couple accused of hurling racial slurs sent to judicial custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday, February 25, sent a couple accused of hurling racial slurs at their Northeastern neighbours to 14 days of judicial custody. The couple was produced before…
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Namaz offered at Maharashtra municipal office, BJP invokes ‘Hindu Rashtra’
Nashik: A group of Muslim men offering prayers in Maharashtra’s Malegaon Municipal Corporation office drew strong reactions from right-wing leaders, with some labelling it an unauthorised act in a “Hindu Rashtra.” The…
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Karnataka: BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal booked for alleged hate speech
Yadgir: A case has been registered against BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for allegedly delivering a hate speech during a Shivaji Jayanti celebration in this district, police said on Wednesday, February 25.…
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Uttarakhand man assaulted for offering namaz on vacant land
Rudrapur: An elderly Muslim man was allegedly assaulted by some people and forced to chant religious slogans after he offered namaz on a vacant land in front of a temple here, police…
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BJYM City President speaks against AIMIM leader, booked for causing traffic
Hyderabad: The Afzalgunj Police have booked Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) City President Nithin Nandhkar for allegedly using derogatory language and organising a public gathering in Jambagh without prior permission. The incident…
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Stones pelted at Constable Fasee Ahmed, two others in Nizamabad, case filed
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old Muslim police constable was injured by a right-wing mob while performing dutiy in Nizamabad on Sunday evening, February 22. Md Fasee Ahmed, working in the Circle Inspector Cell, Bodhan…
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Punjab: University VC removed over ‘misbehaviour’ with Kashmiri students
Ludhiana: CT University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Nitin Tandon was removed on Tuesday, February 24, following allegations of misbehaving with a group of Kashmiri students, Chancellor Charanjit Singh Channi said. The private university has…
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Kashmiri students threatened for asking sehri, iftar at Punjab university
Chandigarh: Kashmiri Muslim students at CT University in Punjab were reportedly asked to vacate the campus, harassed and threatened with cancellation of their admissions after requesting basic food arrangements during sehri and…
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Hyderabad police prevent Hanuman Chalisa recital after temple vandalised in Barkas
Hyderabad: The police on Tuesday, February 24, stopped some priests from reciting the Hanuman Chalisa at the Sri Dwimukhi Hanuman Temple in Barkas under Chandrayangutta in Hyderabad after it was allegedly vandalised…
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Lucknow University: Hindu students form human chain to let friends offer namaz
In another display of communal harmony, Hindu students of Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh, formed a human chain to help their Muslim batchmates offer namaz and break their roza (fast) during Ramzan after…
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Rajasthan: Ex-BJP MP refuses to give minority women blankets, triggers uproar
Tonk: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria, the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Rajasthan’s Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, refrained from giving blankets to Muslim women, saying those who insult Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not…
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Banswada communal clash: 19 held so far, strict action against fake news
Hyderabad: As normalcy slowly returns to Banswada in Telangana’s Kamareddy, the district police on Sunday, February 22, have so far arrested 19 people for their alleged involvement in the communal clash. “We…
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MP: Dispute over loudspeaker during Taraweeh and aarti ends up in communal clash
A dispute over the use of high-decibel loudspeakers during a Hindu aarti (pooja) and Taraweeh prayers from both communities led to a communal clash in Sihora town of Madhya Pradesh‘s Jabalpur district.…
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Hyderabad hate crime: 3 attack bike taxi rider for wearing kurta, held
Hyderabad: As many as three people were arrested for allegedly attacking a bike taxi rider in Hyderabad’s Domalguda police limits on Thursday, February 20. The incident occurred when the bike taxi rider,…
