Hate Crime
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UP: Mob attacks biryani shop owner on suspicion of carrying beef
Lucknow: Three youths in Uttar Pradesh’s capital, Lucknow, assaulted a Muslim biryani stall owner on suspicion of carrying beef and threatened to kill him. A video of the assault surfaced on Sunday,…
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IIT Bombay sets up panel to probe suicide, Prof sent on leave
Mumbai: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Wednesday, September 23, set up a 10-member high-level committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of B Tech student Sahil Wakode, an…
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Conspiracy, jihadi control: Hindutva group on halal food
New Delhi: Terming halal certification as a conspiracy, the Halal Niyantran Manch or the Halal Control Forum said on Wednesday, September 23, that the certification is aimed at “snatching” employment from Hindus…
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Houses, mosques targeted in late-night bulldozer action in Delhi
New Delhi: A demolition drive was carried out late at night in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area on Tuesday, September 22, with authorities deploying a heavy force as bulldozers removed encroachments along the…
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Beaten, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on train, claims youth
A Muslim youth has alleged that he was assaulted while on his way from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh on a train recently. His attackers tore his shirt, beat him up, and forced…
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Woman freed from father’s custody over interfaith marriage in UP
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday, September 22, freed a Ghaziabad woman from her father’s custody and allowed her to live with her Muslim husband. Justice Sandeep Jain ordered the release…
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Bring your sisters and chant Jai Shri Ram: MLA’s garba remark
Bhopal: A political controversy has erupted in Madhya Pradesh following remarks by the BJP MLA, Rameshwar Sharma, who said that Muslim youths wishing to attend Garba events during Navratri should bring along…
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ABVP forces professor to resign, performs ‘purification’ ritual
Kolkata: A Muslim professor at Kolkata’s Surendranath College was forced to resign on September 11 over an attendance issue. What followed was Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members performing a purification ritual.…
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Minor’s kin, cops booked over kidnapping accused custodial death
Pratapgarh: A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the father and brother of a minor girl and unidentified police personnel in connection with the death of a 22-year-old kidnapping accused,…
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HC orders inquiry over claims of caste-based humiliation in NLU
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has ordered an independent inquiry against the head of the Department of Law and warden of the boys’ hostel at Dr Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj…
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IIT Bombay suicide: Dean Prof Suryanarayana Doolla removed
Mumbai: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Monday, September 21, said Professor Suryanarayana Doolla has been removed from the Dean’s post with immediate effect, days after a student’s suicide. The…
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Sunday prayer disrupted over mass conversion claims in Delhi
New Delhi: A routine Sunday Christian religious gathering at Delhi’s Hyatt Centric hotel in Janakpuri on September 20 was interrupted by a group alleging that mass religious conversion of Hindus was taking…
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VHP slams former VP Hamid Ansari on ‘Nehruvian, radical mindset’
New Delhi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday, September 20, hit out at former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari over remarks on “Hindu right-wing communalism“, alleging that the views reflect his…
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Ganesh pandal: Chicken piece sparks tension in Saidabad
Hyderabad: A Ganesh Chaturthi food distribution in Saidabad turned tense on Sunday, September 20, after chicken bones and waste were found outside the pandal in the morning, prompting heavy police deployment as…
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Bengal tea stall owner claims assault for serving minorities
Kolkata: A tea stall owner has claimed that a group of men assaulted him in West Bengal‘s Paschim Bardhaman for serving Muslim customers and that he has previously received threats. The alleged…
