Hate crimes
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Ex-Congress leader forms ‘Volunteers Against Hate’ to fight hate crimes in India
Volunteers Against Hate (VAH) is a team of like-minded people that aims to combat hate, prejudice, and discrimination in all its forms. On March 6, 2023, the team was formed by Dr.…
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Bajrang Dal distributes trishuls to youngsters to ‘protect Hindu dharma’
Over 300 young men in Rajasthan’s Jaipur took part in an event organised by the right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal where Trishuls (tridents) were distributed. A video that went viral on Twitter showed…
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December diary: Anti-Muslim hate crime, Islamophobia dominates end of 2022
In November, a young Muslim engineering student was casually addressed as a terrorist by his teacher. This month witnessed a government school principal’s arrest for letting his students sing a popular poem…
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Karnataka: Days after Christmas, church in Mysuru vandalised
Just days after Christmas, a church in Karnataka’s Mysuru was vandalised by unknown people. The statue of Baby Jesus was also reported damaged. According to the police investigating the case, the incident…
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Guj: Videos of namaz inside varsity campus in Vadodara spark row
Vadodara: A video of two students offering namaz on the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) campus in Gujarat’s Vadodara city went viral on Monday, with authorities saying they will counsel the duo to…
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UP: Ayodhya seer performs ‘tehraveen’ of Shah Rukh Khan
Ayodhya: Ayodhya seer Mahant Paramhans Das of Tapasvi Chhavni on Monday performed the symbolic ‘tehraveen‘ ritual of actor Shah Rukh Khan. He said that the ‘tehraveen‘ would mark the end of ‘jihad’…
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UP: 3 cops beat Muslim man for alleged cattle theft; suspended
Budaun: Three policemen were suspended in connection with beating up a man over a case of buffalo theft, a senior police official said here on Sunday. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Siddhartha…
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MP: VHP asks schools not to make Hindu children Santa Claus
Bhopal: On the eve of Christmas Day, right-wing Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) unit in Madhya Pradesh wrote a letter to school principals asking them not to make Hindu children Santa Claus during…
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Kerala: Bajrang Dal members booked for raising provocative slogans in Kannur
Kannur: A police case has been filed against Bajrang Dal members for allegedly raising provocative slogans during a rally held in Kannur’s Iritty. The rally was held on the night of December…