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Bengal’s minorities dealing with budget cuts, violence under BJP
Kolkata: The West Bengal as India knew it has drastically changed in the one month since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the state Assembly elections. With a newly presented budget that…
- India
Bihar: 12-yr-old Taufiq found murdered, face smashed with bricks
Bihar: A 12-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly murdered in the most gruesome way by around 10 people in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district on June 19. So far, two people, including a woman, have…
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UP authorities to demolish banquet hall where beef was served
Muzaffarnagar: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district have initiated proceedings to demolish an “illegally” constructed banquet hall where beef was allegedly served at a wedding reception, officials said on Wednesday, June 24.…
- Kolkata
Bengal’s BJP govt cuts funds for minority affairs, madrasas
Kolkata: The newly elected West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Monday, June 22, announced a significant budget cut of over 50 per cent for the Minority Affairs and Madrasa Education…
- Hyderabad
Janapriya Society secretary apologises for ‘Pakistani’ remark
Hyderabad: The secretary of Janapriya Lake Front Society in Kapra, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, who called a teenage Muslim boy a “Pakistani” during an argument, has apologised unconditionally for his Islamophobic…
- Hate Crime
UP village head among 5 held for framing man in cow slaughter case
Bijnor: Uttar Pradesh police claimed to have uncovered an alleged conspiracy involving a village head who framed a Muslim man in a calf slaughter case in Bijnor. Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural),…
- India
Rajasthan NEET aspirant denied entry for burqa, allowed later
Rajasthan: A NEET UG aspirant was allegedly denied entry into the examination center in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Sunday, June 21, because she was wearing a burqa. Kulsum Bano had come with…
- Hate Crime
Will rip their children from wombs: Hindu Raksha Dal leader
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Police booked Hindu Raksha Dal leader Lalit Sharma for threatening the Muslim community by ripping out the unborn children from the womb and killing them. Days after a Bharatiya Janata…
- Kolkata
Kolkata road where Eid namaz was denied, now closed for Yoga Day
Kolkata: Ahead of the National Yoga Day event in Kolkata attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the city’s arterial Red Road was ordered to remain closed for seven days, effectively blocking transport…
- Hyderabad
Kavitha demands action over ‘Pakistani’ remark in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) president K Kavitha on Saturday, June 20, said no one in India has the right to call anyone a “Pakistani,” describing such remarks as unacceptable and a reflection…
- India
2 arrested for ‘forced’ conversion of 9-yr-old boy in Karnataka
Madikeri: A case involving the alleged forced religious conversion of a nine-year-old boy has triggered widespread outrage in Kodagu district in Karnataka, with the police launching an investigation and arresting two persons…
- Hate Crime
Mumbai: Women harass, abuse shop owner over religious identity
Mumbai: An elderly Muslim shop owner, Rafat Hussain, was allegedly harassed and abused by Hindutva women in Juhu, Mumbai. He claimed they targeted him for his religious identity. Although the incident occurred…
- Hate Crime
Odisha: Hawker called Bangladeshi, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram
Kendrapara: A Bajrang Dal worker and his associates allegedly harassed a Muslim hawker, taunting and pressuring him to chant Jai Shri Ram in Odisha’s Kendrapara district. A video surfaced on Friday, June…
- India
Principal booked over ‘Pakistani’ song at school event
Jalna: A case has been registered against the principal and two teachers over the alleged performance of a Pakistani song during a school programme in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, even though they claimed…
- Hate Crime
Hindutva leader demands UP Haj House be converted to Gaushala
Ghaziabad: A local Hindutva leader in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad demanded that the Haj House located in Hindan Vihar be converted into a cowshed. A video that surfaced on social media shows National…
