Hate Crime
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Chhattisgarh religious clashes: Education affected due to violence
Narayanpur: Mohanti Salaam, a Class 9 student, has been living in a shelter camp in Chhattisgarh’s tribal-dominated Narayanpur district for the last 21 days after a clash between members of two communities…
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Video: VHP, Bajrang Dal activists tear posters of ‘Pathaan’ at Gujarat mall
Ahmedabad: Members of the right-wing outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Wednesday created a ruckus at a mall in Vastrapur area here and tore up posters and other publicity material of…
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Bajrang Dal distributes trishuls to youngsters to ‘protect Hindu dharma’
Over 300 young men in Rajasthan’s Jaipur took part in an event organised by the right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal where Trishuls (tridents) were distributed. A video that went viral on Twitter showed…
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December diary: Anti-Muslim hate crime, Islamophobia dominates end of 2022
In November, a young Muslim engineering student was casually addressed as a terrorist by his teacher. This month witnessed a government school principal’s arrest for letting his students sing a popular poem…
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Hate speech: FIR lodged against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur
Shivamogga: The Karnataka Police have booked FIR against BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur for delivering hate speech during her recent visit to the state, police confirmed on Thursday. The FIR has been…
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Karnataka: Days after Christmas, church in Mysuru vandalised
Just days after Christmas, a church in Karnataka’s Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people. The statue of Baby Jesus was also reported damaged. According to the police investigating the case, the incident…
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Guj: Videos of namaz inside varsity campus in Vadodara spark row
Vadodara: A video of two students offering namaz on the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) campus in Gujarat’s Vadodara city went viral on Monday, with authorities saying they will counsel the duo to…
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UP: Ayodhya seer performs ‘tehraveen’ of Shah Rukh Khan
Ayodhya: Ayodhya seer Mahant Paramhans Das of Tapasvi Chhavni on Monday performed the symbolic ‘tehraveen‘ ritual of actor Shah Rukh Khan. He said that the ‘tehraveen‘ would mark the end of ‘jihad’…
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UP: 3 cops beat Muslim man for alleged cattle theft; suspended
Budaun: Three policemen were suspended in connection with beating up a man over a case of buffalo theft, a senior police official said here on Sunday. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Siddhartha…
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UP: Principal arrested for making students sing ‘Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua’ poem
The principal of the government higher primary school located in Faridpur in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district has reportedly been arrested after right-wing groups complained to the police about the popular Urdu poem…
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‘Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua’ prayer by students gets UP Principal suspended
Bareilly: The principal of a government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district has been suspended by the state’s Education department after right-wing groups reportedly complained to the police about a prayer song…
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UP: Principal, teacher booked for reciting ‘madrassa-type prayer’
Bareilly: Police have booked the principal and a teacher after the local unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) alleged that “madrassa-type prayers” were being recited in a government school here. The incident…
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Kerala: Bajrang Dal members booked for raising provocative slogans in Kannur
Kannur: A police case has been filed against Bajrang Dal members for allegedly raising provocative slogans during a rally held in Kannur’s Iritty. The rally was held on the night of December…
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Boycott Pathaan row: How it began and what’s happening now
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan’s latest song ‘Besharam Rang’ has taken the internet by storm, all for the wrong reasons. From religious identities and ideologies to the colour of…
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India in danger of becoming Hindu nationalist State: US Congressman
Washington: India is facing the danger of becoming a Hindu nationalist State, an outgoing Democratic Congressman known for his anti-India tirade said on Thursday. Describing himself as a “lifelong human rights advocate”…
