Hindutva
- India
X account of Hindutva Watch now withheld in India
The X account of the independent research project Hindutva Watch was withheld in India on Tuesday, January 16, reportedly in response to a legal demand. The initiative monitors attacks on minorities and…
- Telangana
Atrocities against minorities: Pastor asks Telangana CM to introduce new law
Hyderabad: Pastor Ajay Babu Maddisetti, in charge of the Christian and Muslim Joint Action Committee of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, posted a YouTube video urging chief minister A Revanth Reddy to come up…
- India
Hindutva outfits make school girls take pledge against ‘Love Jihad’ in Indore
Bhopal: In an already charged communal atmosphere prevailing in the country the Hindutva Organisations in Madhya Pradesh recently held Shree Akhand Vedant Sant Sammelan in Indore, wherein school girls were made to…
- India
Haryana Hindutva leader incites minors over ‘love jihad’, conversions
In yet another incident of hate speech against minorities, a video that emerged on social media on Wednesday, January 10, purportedly shows a group of Hindutva activists inciting fear and hate in…
- Bangalore
Hindu & Hindutva are different: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday said that Hindu and Hindutva were different. Addressing the 139th Congress Foundation Day at Bharat Jodo auditorium in Bengaluru, the CM said, “Don’t we worship Ram?…
- World
World Hindu Congress renounces ‘Hinduism’, embraces ‘Hindutva’
Bangkok: The World Hindu Congress on Friday renounced the word Hinduism, contending that the term reflected oppressive and discriminatory, and embraced Hindutva and Hindu Dharma to refer to the “eternal” religion. The…
- India
Rajasthan polls: Congress’ guarantees vs BJP’s Hindutva plank
Sawai Madhopur: The Congress’ welfare guarantees agenda or the BJP’s Hindutva and anti-graft plank? With no apparent wave on the ground or pressing everyday issues, that’s what it boils down to for…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad police ask X to take down Raja Singh’s hate speech video
Hyderabad: The City’s Cyber Crime Police Station on Wednesday, November 15, asked social media platform X (formerly Twitter), to take down the video of Goshamahal BJP MLA allegedly delivering a hate speech…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Examination Authority restricts ‘head cover’ in recruitment exams
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) restricted all forms of head cover in the exam hall during recruitment exams for various boards and corporations to avoid malpractice. Though the dress code does…
- India
Stop hate: Netizens on death of Hindutva influencer who trolled Palestinian kids
Hyderabad: A prominent right-wing influencer, identified as 30-year-old Yash (@Smokingskills07 on X), who would create memes on Palestinian children with offensive captions, was found dead on October 29. He reportedly died due…
- Mumbai
Uddhav buried Hindutva ideology of Bal Thackeray for power: CM Shinde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray saying he buried the Hindutva ideology of Bal Thackeray for power and joined…
- India
India’s right wing embraces Israel, uses Hamas attack to fuel Islamophobia
In the wake of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, a disturbing trend has emerged on social media platforms in India. The right-wing extremist groups and online trolls have leveraged the…
- India
All parties should adopt Hindutva: VHP’s Parande on Gandhi’s post
Nagpur: All political parties should adopt Hindutva as their platform so nothing would be left for disputes, said VHP general secretary Milind Parande on Sunday. He was responding to questions about a…
- India
HRW report links BJP with hate speeches against Muslims in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its affiliated right-aligned organisations are responsible for the “escalating trend” of anti-Muslim hate speeches, according to a report by Hindutva Watch, a US-based…
- India
YouTube deletes pro-Hindutva channel for ‘violating guidelines’
Amid the rising Hindutva hate campaigns against minorities, especially Muslims, on social media platforms, YouTube on Wednesday permanently deleted a channel named ‘String’, citing violation of community guidelines multiple times. The videos…