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UP: Wife, in-laws poison Dalit man after learning his caste
A shocking case has surfaced from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, where a Dalit man was allegedly poisoned by his in-laws after they learnt of his caste. The murder took place on October 18…
- India
SC to hear plea for grant of uniform compensation to victims of hate crime
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 23 a plea seeking uniformity in granting compensation to the victims of hate crime and mob lynching. The apex court had…
- 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…
- India
Cow vigilantes, Bajrang Dal members attack two drivers in Ayodhya
Members of the far-right organisation Bajrang Dal and self-proclaimed cow vigilantes assaulted two drivers in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district, accusing them of smuggling cows. A video has emerged on social media platforms…
- India
Man attacked during Holi celebrations in Uttar Pradesh
A young man was attacked and beaten badly by a group of men playing Holi in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district after the former revealed his religious identity. The incident occurred on Friday,…
- India
UP: Hindutva outfits seeks ban on other religious communities from Holi festivities
Mathura: The Dharam Raksha Sangh, a Hindu nationalist outfit based in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, urged Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to ban Muslims from participating in upcoming Holi celebrations. “We have…
- Middle East
Sweden court convicts Salwan Momika’s friend over Quran desecration
The Stockholm district court on Monday, February 3, delivered a landmark legal decision and convicted Salwan Najem of hate crimes for his anti-Islamic actions that involved desecrating the Quran publicly. The court…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: Court orders FIR against SHO, labels torture as hate crime
In a significant development, a Delhi court on Friday, January 31 ordered to file an FIR against a station house officer (SHO) of Jyoti Nagar police station in connection with the 2020…
- India
UP: Two men tied upside down, beaten for attempted robbery; 1 dead
A 27-year-old man died after he and one more from the minority community were brutally beaten up by villagers of Gagalhedi in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh on accusation of attempted robbery. The…
- India
Church demolished in Chhattisgarh over encroachment accusations
A building that was formerly a church was demolished in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district. The demolition took place after a public threat by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anshu Tuneja on December 29…
- India
Madhya Pradesh: Mob vandalizes Jain temple, communal tensions erupt
Tension erupted in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar on Sunday, January 5 after a group allegedly associated with Hindutva ideology broke into a Jain temple and vandalized it. A CCTV footage of the incident…