Hate Crime
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Gujarat SIR: Minority voters removed from voter list, declared ‘dead’
Ahmedabad: Several Muslim voters in the Jamalpur Assembly of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad were reportedly removed and declared dead in the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, sparking allegations…
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Cost of hate: In MP, school building demolished despite NOC from panchayat
A country’s true strength lies in its education and healthcare systems. Demolishing a school building despite having a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the village panchayat, just out of hatred, is a major…
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UP: 12 held for offering namaz in empty house ‘without permission’
Bareilly: Police have detained 12 people in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district for allegedly offering prayer (namaz) at an empty house “without permission”, officials said on Sunday, January 18. A…
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‘Non-Hindu prohibited area’ signs come up at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar
Haridwar: Amid demands to declare the Haridwar Kumbh area in Uttarakhand a Hindu zone and restrict entry to non-Hindus at all religious places and Ganga ghats within it, signs reading ‘Non-Hindu prohibited…
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Odisha man beaten to death over suspicion of cattle smuggling
Balasore: A 35-year-old Muslim man was lynched on Wednesday, January 14, allegedly by a group of assailants armed with sharp weapons, on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Odisha‘s Balasore. According to local…
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Rajasthan BLO threatens suicide over order to delete 470 minority voters
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) from Rajasthan’s Hawa Mahal Assembly constituency has threatened to commit suicide after he was allegedly pressured to delete the names of 470 Muslim voters from his booth. A…
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MP: Man builds school with his money, demolished over rumours of running ‘madrasa’
Betul: A private school built by a man from Madhya Pradesh with nearly Rs 20 lakh of his own savings was partially demolished in Betul district’s Dhaba village over rumours and complaints…
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Teacher’s home set ablaze in Bangladesh amid rising attacks on minorities
Dhaka: As violence against minorities continues to escalate in Bangladesh, the home of a school teacher, a Hindu, was set ablaze in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district. The incident took place at…
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Salon owner assaulted for not writing his name on signboard in UP
A Muslim salon owner in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was allegedly assaulted outside his shop following provocations from members of the Hindu Raksha Dal over not having his name on the business’ signboard.…
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A damaged temple flexi, graves smashed: What unfolded at Puranapul Darwaza
Hyderabad: A communal clash jolted the city’s Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb on Wednesday night, January 14, after a tattered flexi board and a damaged deity idol were allegedly found inside the Mysamma Temple at…
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Children of non-believers of Vedas will end up as Naved-Javed: Baba Bageshwar
The head priest of Bageshwar Dham, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, has yet again made a controversial statement, saying that if people stop believing in the Vedas, their children will end up becoming “Naved,…
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UP: Right-wing body disrupts interfaith couple’s valima, event cancelled
Shahjahanpur: A valima (wedding reception) of an interfaith couple was called off in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur after members of the Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindutva organisation, raised strong objections. According to reports,…
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Assam student ‘racially’ assaulted at tribal university in MP, 5 suspended
Amarkanta: An Assamese student was allegedly brutally assaulted by a group of four to five students of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU) in Madhya Pradesh’s Amarkantak near his dorm room late…
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Hate speech against religious minorities up 13 pc in India: Report
In 2025, hate speech against religious minorities, mainly Muslims and Christians, rose by 13 per cent from 2024 and by 97 per cent from 2023, with a majority of the incidents occurring…
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Mumbai local polls: Candidate gets legal notice for Palestine bag
Revolutionary Workers Party of India (RWI) candidate Pradnya Prabhulkar was served a legal notice by the Maharashtra Police after one of her supporters was seen carrying a bag with artwork of a…
