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- India
BJP against religion-based reservation: Amit Shah on Muslim quota in Karnataka
Bagalkote: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday defended the BJP government’s decision in Karnataka of scrapping the four per cent quota for Muslims saying the party never believed in religion-based reservation’. The…
- India
UP: Stone pelting reported during Eid in Prayagraj, one injured
Stones were pelted at Muslims while offering namaz at the Eidgah in Maudostpur village in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on Eid-ul-Fitr day, Saturday morning. Police have registered FIRs against 12 unidentified persons and…
- Telangana
Telangana govt spent Rs 13,000 Cr for Muslims’ welfare in 9 yrs, says CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, while extending Ramzan greetings on Friday said his government has spent nearly Rs 13,000 crore for the welfare and development of Muslim community during past…
- India
Quota withdrawal for Muslims: Karnataka BJP upbeat despite SC rap
Bengaluru: Though opposition parties are celebrating and criticising the BJP-led Karnataka government following a reprimand by the Supreme Court over the withdrawal of four per cent reservation quota for Muslims, the ruling…
- India
‘Not for India…go away’; couple denied free Ramzan treats in Singapore
Singapore: A supermarket chain in Singapore has apologised after an Indian Muslim couple was turned away from one of its booths offering free refreshments to those breaking fast during Ramzan. Farah Nadya…
- India
Muslim man assailed, thrown in gutter over suspected theft in Khandwa
A 28-year-old Muslim man succumbed to his injuries after he was thrashed by a Hindu mob over suspicion of theft. The incident took place in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. Sheikh Firoz, a…
- India
Child calls Hindu parents ‘Ammi-Abbu’; father files complaint
A complaint was registered at the Dehradun district collector’s office in Uttarakhand by a Hindu couple who lamented that their religious sentiments were “hurt” after their child addressed them as Ammi-Abbu (Mother…
- Hate Crime
Uttarakhand: Muslims thrashed by Hindutva mob while offering Taraweeh
A group of Muslim men offering Taraweeh, special prayers offered during the holy month of Ramzan, were assaulted by a Hindutva mob on Monday night in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district. The Imam was…
- India
Muslim cattle trader murder: Accused Kerehalli releases video, claims innocence
Runaway cow vigilante and Hindutva worker Puneeth Kerehalli who is the main accused in the Idrees Pasha murder case released a video claiming innocence. In a 15-minute video, Kerehalli can be seen…
- India
‘Beginning of holocaust…?’: Owaisi post Bihar mosque arson
Following the violence that unfolded during this year’s Ram Navami procession, mainly in Bihar, the AIMIM chief Assaduddin Owaisi posted a cryptic tweet on Monday. Sharing an article by Al Jazeera, Owaisi…
- India
Rajasthan: Hindu rally disturbs namaz time, stones pelted; 12 held
Communal tensions erupted after Hindus and Muslims clashed in Rajasthan’s Tala village of Jamwa Ramgarh district on March 26. Stones were pelted from both sides and communal and inciting slogans were raised…
- India
Sensitise police that Indian Muslims are Indians; learn from Telangana: Ex SC judge
Former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman, in a foreword to a report on the violence during last year’s Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti festivities, praised the Telangana police force as well as…
- India
Karnataka: Muslims at the receiving end of politics of polarisation
Bengaluru: Muslims form one of the largest communities with a 13 per cent population in Karnataka. Leaked reports claimed that the census during the tenure of the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government put them…
- India
Karnataka: Man delivers Azaan outside DC office in protest against BJP MLA’s remark
Following former minister and BJP leader K S Eshwarappa’s recent comments on Azaan, a Muslim man delivered the Azaan in front of the deputy commissioner’s office in Shivamogga district, Karnataka. A group…
- India
Karnataka: Sri Rama Sena leader held guilty for hate speech against Muslims
Yadgir: Karnataka local court on Friday held Sri Rama Sena state President Siddalinga Swamy, pontiff of Karuneshwara Mutt in Andola, guilty of hate speech. The Karnataka Police had lodged an FIR against…
