Hindutva
- India
BJP leader demands demolition of ‘illegal mosques’, cites Mira Road violence
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitish Rane recently spearheaded an anti-Muslim rally in association with Sakal Hindu Samaj – a coalition of several right-wing Hindu nationalist outfits -demanding the demolition of “illegal…
- India
Family forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, assaulted on train to Mumbai
A Muslim family in Mumbai was reportedly forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by a Hindutva mob during an assault. A horrific 26-second video of the incident, reportedly filmed on January 24,…
- Bangalore
After coastal Karnataka, BJP making Mandya its Hindutva lab
Bengaluru: The coastal region of Karnataka has long been referred to as the Hindutva laboratory by progressive thinkers and Congress leaders. Now, with the BJP gaining ground in south Karnataka following an…
- Featured News
Infiltrating communalism: Unnoticed takeover of ‘Hindutva Pop’
By Mohammed Amaan Khan The erosion of freedom is a gradual encroachment, halting just before the point of protest, and then resuming, perpetuating a cycle of intrusion. The danger lies not just…
- World
NYC mayor unveils Gandhi statue outside Hindu temple after vandalism
New York: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Indian-American State Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar have unveiled a new Mahatma Gandhi statue, more than a year after the previous one was vandalised…
- Hate Crime
Tension erupts in Karnataka village after removal of Hanuman flag
Mandya: Keragodu village here faced tense moments on Sunday, January 28, after the authorities removed a ‘Hanuma dwaja’, a saffron flag bearing Lord Hanuman’s portrait, from a 108-foot-tall flag post. The incident…
- Hate Crime
Christian couple assaulted by Hindutva mob in Karnataka’s Bijapur
A Christian couple was allegedly beaten up by a mob of Hindutva nationalists who accused them of forceful religious conversion in Karnataka’s Bijapur district. The right-wing groups also ran a campaign against…
- Crime
Chhattisgarh man hit by Hindutva mob, no arrests despite police presence
A viral video of a Muslim man screaming for help as his face and hands are covered with blood while being led to a police station by a Hindutva mob in Raipur,…
- Telangana
Hindutva violence: AIMIM donates Rs 1 lakh to Sangareddy Muslim vendor
Hyderabad: Five days after members of the right-wing set fire to a shop belonging to a Muslim vendor named Abdul Qadeer, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi handed over financial help of Rs. 1,75,000…
- India
Karnataka: Dalit boy forced to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’, four booked
Bangalore: A 17-year-old boy in Karnataka’s Bidar district was allegedly assaulted and forced to raise ‘Jai Sri Ram’ slogans by a group of Hindutva men on January 22, the same day when…
- India
Maharashtra: Bulldozers raze houses on Mira Road after communal clashes
After 13 people were arrested for clashes between two religious communities at Mira Road near Mumbai, the district administration targeted multiple buildings and shanties, citing ‘illegal encroachments’. Bulldozers were pressed into action…
- Telangana
Hindutva mob attack in Telangana’s Sangareddy: AIMIM MLA demands action
Hyderabad: AIMIM MLA Kausar Mohiuddin on Tuesday, January 23, met Sanga Reddy SP CH Rupesh and demanded strict action against culprits behind the attack on shops run by two Muslim vendors on…
- India
‘Allahu Akbar’: Muslim woman confronts right-wing mob in Karnataka
Tense moments prevailed in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district as a burqa-clad Muslim woman accompanied by a child shouted Allahu Akbar amongst chants of Jai Shri Ram on Monday, January 22. A tense situation…
- India
Hindutva activists put up saffron flags atop ‘church’ in MP
A church in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district was targeted by a group of Hindutva activists who climbed atop and put up saffron flags. The video of the incident has gone viral on…
- India
Fear looms among Ayodhya Muslims ahead of Ram temple inauguration
In less than 24 hours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to preside over the pran pratishtha (consecration) ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya, which political experts see as a trump card for…