Hate Crime
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Child is a child: SC seeks action over threats to Nishu Azad
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 10, took serious note of allegations that miscreants subjected 14-year-old Nishu Azad, who took part in the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protests, to rape…
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Maharashtra: 30 pc voters face deletion in minority-dense seats
Mumbai: At least three in every 10 voters in 38 constituencies with a higher Muslim population in Maharashtra are likely to be deleted, with their names excluded from the draft electoral roll…
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Pune church demolished despite members claiming court stay
Pune: A church was demolished late Sunday night, September 6, in Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad city despite an alleged court stay order, with church members stating no notice was issued before the civic action.…
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Year 1909-inscribed bricks found at Saharanpur mosque demolition
Saharanpur: Bricks inscribed with the year 1909 were reportedly discovered at the site of the demolished Saharanpur mosque in Uttar Pradesh, as the local Muslim community expressed grief over the condition in…
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Congress alleges BRS ‘purified’ roads after Dalit protest
Hyderabad: The Congress has alleged that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) workers performed a “purification ritual” on the roads of Siddipet after Dalit Congress workers staged a protest there on Tuesday, September 8.…
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Journalist details what went on behind the Delhi Police assault
New Delhi: Journalist Shaheen Khan said she “could not breathe” while the Delhi Police “assaulted” and “brutally dragged” her up the stairs after she, along with her sister and colleague Nafisa Khan,…
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Bengal: Resort security guard assaults tourist family with lathi
Kolkata: A Muslim family in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district was allegedly assaulted at a resort on Saturday, September 5, after a dispute over parking escalated. The family said the assault occurred…
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Jharkhand: Accused of submitting 200 Form 7s, BJP BLA arrested
Godda: Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Jharkhand has come under the spotlight yet again after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Booth-Level Agent (BLA) was arrested for allegedly submitting roughly…
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Uttarakhand: 20 madrasas shut since abolishment of Madrasa Board
Dehradun: As many as 20 madrasas have been shut or sealed after being found “illegal” or failing to meet requirements since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Uttarakhand government abolished the state Madrasa…
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IIT Mandi probes casteist ‘Shudras serve higher classes’ poster
New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has ordered an inquiry into a controversial Bhagavad Gita-themed poster on its campus that said Shudras should “serve higher classes,” with Director Laxmidhar Behera…
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Bihar students adorn burqas for Teachers’ Day ‘bhoothiya dance’
Patna: A Bihar coaching centre’s Teacher’s Day dance performance on Saturday, September 5, has sparked controversy after videos surfaced that show students clad in burqas with white paint on their faces and…
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Hindutva group pressures man to say Bharat Mata Ki Jai, he refuses
Srinagar: A group of Hindutva workers harassed and forced a Kashmiri Muslim man to say Bharat Mata Ki Jai while on their pilgrimage to the Baba Budha Amarnath and Shiv Khori temples…
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Gujarat Police flog accused after viral fatal assault video
Ahmedabad: A Muslim man accused of fatally assaulting his live-in partner was flogged in public by police personnel in Gujarat at the same spot while reconstructing the crime scene on Saturday, September…
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UP: Clash between Dalits, upper castes leaves 26-year-old dead
Hapur: A Dalit man, who sustained injuries in a clash and subsequent firing between two groups in Badnauli village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur, died on Sunday during treatment, leading to heavy police…
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‘Sanatani hero’ Swatantra Bhardwaj’s revealing social media
New Delhi: Hindutva worker Swatantra Bhardwaj had built a sizeable social media following with provocative posts, displays of political proximity and inflammatory statements long before a video showing him boasting about assaulting…
