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Rajasthan: Despite PM Modi’s hate speech in Banswara BJP loses to debutant party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Rajasthan’s Banswara suffered a major defeat in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 2,47,054 votes from the winner Bharatiya Adivasi Party (BAP).…
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Rise in online abuse towards Muslims in India in last ten years: Report
A recent report ‘Behind The Pixels: Social Silencing and Isolation of Indian Muslims in the Online Public’ states that the rate of online abuse faced by Muslims has meteorically risen in the…
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Calcutta HC order on OBC quota to Muslims ‘tight slap’ to oppn: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called the Calcutta High Court decision of striking down the OBC status granted to “77 classes” in West Bengal since 2010 a “tight slap”…
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PM ‘unleashing hate speech’ against Muslims: Opposition
New Delhi: The opposition on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “never uttered a word against minorities” remark, saying he is “lying” as he is “unleashing hate speech” against Muslims…
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Hindu Rashtra Sena chief Dhananjay Desai likens minorities to disease
In yet another hate speech against minorities, the president of the radical outfit Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS) Dhananjay Desai made inflammatory remarks against Muslims and Christians. While peddling conspiracy theories, he advocated violence…
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‘Yeh mullah hai’: Journalist Raghav Trivedi recounts assault on him at Amit Shah rally
Journalist Raghav Trivedi who was recently heckled and attacked by allegedly Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters, during Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s election rally in Rae Bareli of Uttar Pradesh recounted his ordeal…
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Muslims need to stop calling themselves minority: Giriraj Singh
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh has expressed his concern about the “declining population” of Hindus in the country and stressed that Muslims need to stop calling themselves…
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Uttarakhand: Muslim vendor harassed for naming shop ‘Lakshmi’
A Muslim fruit vendor in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, was recently harassed by members of a right-wing group, led by its leader, Radha Semwal Dhoni, for naming his shop ‘Lakshmi’. The incident took place…
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A real ‘Kerala story’ of Hindu temple and its bond with Muslims
Malappuram: A centuries-old Hindu temple, which has been waiting for the consecration of its new idol for years, and the Muslim community in the neighbourhood, who generously contribute to its renovation. It…