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- India
CM Yogi links Halal-certified products to terror funding, claims Rs 25K crore raised
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath claimed that Rs 25,000 crore was raised in the country using Halal certification products without the permission of the government. Speaking at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s…
- India
‘Break their legs if…’: Pragya Thakur urges parents to punish daughters
Hindutva activist and former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks have sparked controversy once again after stating that parents should stop their daughters from visiting the houses of “non-Hindus” and to “break…
- India
Odisha man arrested for spreading hate speech in social media
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Police has arrested a 19-year-old Muslim teenager for allegedly spreading communal hatred through social media, a senior officer said on Monday. The cyber crime police arrested the accused, identified…
- India
Action against Zee News, Times Now Navbharat for Islamophobic reporting
The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has issued orders against mainstream news media channels, Zee News and Times Now Navbharat, for their recent coverage of conspiracy theories like ‘mehendi jihad‘…
- India
Minor girl calls for the boycott of minorities, brands them ‘terrorists’
A minor Hindu girl on Friday gave a hate-filled speech against Muslims, calling for their boycott during a Bhagwat Katha in Agra’s Kheda village in Uttar Pradesh. The speaker, identified as Bal…
- India
APCR report documents over 141 hate crimes in India from June to Aug
A total of 141 incidents of hate crimes and 102 cases of hate speech were recorded between June and August 2025 across India, the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) reported.…
- Hyderabad
Bajrang Dal leader warns Telangana dandiya organisers over ‘love jihad’
Hyderabad: In an attempt to create communal disharmony, Bajrang Dal Telangana convener Shivaramulu warned Muslims should not attend Devi Navratri dandiya events, alleging it gives rise to ‘love jihad.’ He threatened organisers…
- India
‘Need a nation with no mosques’: Yati Narsinghanand
Yati Narsinghanand, known for his provocative statements and stirring religious tensions, has sparked a fresh controversy by calling for a “Hindu-only nation” and advocating the removal of mosques, madrasas, and Muslims in…
- India
Abbas Ansari’s hate speech conviction quashed, assembly seat to be restored
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the conviction of Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas Ansari in a 2022 hate speech case. Justice Samir Jain set aside a special MP MLA court…
- India
Concerning rise of hate, large-scale evictions against minorities in Assam
India Hate Lab recently released a report under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative, highlighting a worrying rise in hate speech, harassment, violence and forced evictions targeting Bengali-origin Muslims who are being…
- India
Vellappally Natesan draws criticism for religious hate speech in Kerala
Vellappally Natesan, general secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam, and the leader of Ezhava community in Kerala drew widespread condemnation for his alleged hateful remarks against Muslims in Kerala during a…
- India
‘Hate speech gets us nowehere’: SC stays Wajahat Khan’s arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) stayed the arrest of Wazahat Khan, whose complaint led to Sharmishta Panoli, the social media influencer who posted a derogatory video against Prophet Muhammad. The bench, comprising Justice…
- India
Modi 3.0 marked by 947 hate-related incidents in one year: Report
The Association for Protection of Civil Rights and the Quill Foundation released a new report recording 947 hate-related incidents in India during one year of the third term of the Narendra Modi-led…
- India
‘If jihadis get into police…’: UP Hindutva leader’s remark draws flak
Leader of far-right group, Hindu Raksha Dal, Bhupendra Tomar, popularly known as Pinky Chaudhary, recently made inflammatory remarks against the Muslim community during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh. In the viral…
- Bangalore
‘Only Sanatana Dharma is true religion’: Bengaluru priest booked
The Bengaluru police booked Hindutva supporter and priest of Samartha Sridharashrama Trust, Atmananda Saraswati Swamiji, for delivering a hate speech against Muslims and Christians. A video of the address went viral on…
