Muslims
- India
24-year-old farmer killed by BSF troops in Cooch Behar, villagers cry foul
A 24-year-old Muslim man was allegedly shot dead by two Border Security Force (BSF) troops in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district. The incident took place on April 3. Jahanur Haque, a migrant…
- India
Shops, homes burnt in MP after BJP MLA claims ‘love jihad’
Angry mobs ransacked and burnt shops and houses in Sanodha town in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Saturday, April 19, after BJP MLA Pradeep Laria claimed that a Muslim man had allegedly…
- India
BJP MP threatens dargah trustees over azaan in Pune
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Medha Kulkarni allegedly threatened trustees of a Muslim religious place and tried to stop the azaan (Islamic call to prayer) during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in Maharashtra’s Pune district. A…
- Kerala
Kerala: AIR worker shares Islamophobic post inciting violence
An All India Radio programme producer from Kerala shared an Islamophobic post on Facebook urging Hindus to “take up arms and hack fiercely” instead of merely organising religious rallies. KR Indira, also…
- India
‘Religion based reservation’: Karnataka Guv sends 4 pc quota Bill to President
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has reserved the Bill pertaining to four per cent reservation to Muslims in government contract for the President’s assent, Raj Bhavan sources said on Wednesday. According to…
- India
Sambhal: Ambedkar Jayanti procession pauses for Azaan, showered with rose petals
Organisers in the Sadar Kotwali in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, which was holding a procession to mark the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar on April 14, decided to pause the celebrations…
- Bangalore
Two arrested in Bengaluru for discussing Waqf Bill on video
The Bengaluru police have arrested two men in association with a video clip discussing the Waqf Amendment Bill (now an Act) and its consequences on the Muslim community. A case was registered…
- India
Hate fuelled Ram Navami processions witnessed across India
As Ram Navami concluded on Sunday, April 6, the nation witnessed frenzied hate rallies against the Muslim community, where many Hindu devotees took to the streets chanting Islamophobic slogans. Even after the…
- India
‘Don’t pollute Himachal’ Hindutva members ask minorities to leave state
Members of the Hindu Jagran Manch, a Hindutva organisation in Himachal Pradesh, threatened minorities to leave the state, calling they are ‘polluting’ devabhoomi (land of Gods). In an undated video shared by…
- India
West Bengal: Minorities shower rose petals, offer water to Ram Navami devotees
As the nation celebrates Ram Navami, a heartwarming display of communal brotherhood was witnessed in parts of West Bengal. In one video, Muslims from West Bengal’s Siliguri district gathered in large numbers,…
- India
Thousands protest against Waqf Amendment Act in Thane
Thane: Several thousand people took part in a protest in Bhiwandi in Thane district against the Waqf Amendment Act, which they claimed was against the Constitution as it infringed on the fundamental…
- India
Waqf Amendment Bill: UP police issues notices to 24 people in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: UP police in Muzaffarnagar district have issued notices against 24 people for protesting against the Waqf Amendment Bill by wearing black badges and asked them to furnish bonds of Rs 2…
- India
After Lok Sabha, Waqf Amendment Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, April 3, tabled the Waqf Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha, asserting that the proposed legislation is not against Muslims or intended…
- India
Several held for waving Palestinian flag after Eid prayers in UP
Several Muslim youth were arrested for waving Palestinian flags in Uttar Pradesh after Eid-ul-Fitr prayers on Monday, March 31. The incident occurred in Saharanpur district. A video of the men marching with…
- Delhi
5 years after 2020 Delhi riots, FIR filed against minister Kapil Mishra
Five years after the violence, a Delhi court on Tuesday, April 1, ordered the Delhi police to lodge an FIR against law minister Kapil Mishra in the 2020 riots case in the…