Love Jihad
- India
Right-wing workers storm birthday party claiming ‘love jihad’ in Bareilly
Chaos erupted during a birthday celebration after right-wing workers gatecrashed the party and allegedly assaulted two Muslim attendants, making claims of ‘love jihad’ in Uttar Pradesh‘s Bareilly district on December 27. The…
- India
Hindu organisation seeks stringent ‘anti-love jihad’ law in Maharashtra
Thane: The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), a right wing organisation, on Wednesday urged the Maharashtra government to enact a stringent law against “love jihad” during the winter session of the state legislature…
- India
NBDSA slams TV news for ‘love jihad’ spin on Class 3 NCERT lesson
The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) reprimanded multiple mainstream TV news channels for converting a fictional Class 3 NCERT story into a communal ‘love jihad’ narrative, and immediately directed them…
- India
UP: ‘Love jihad’ accused booked for threatening woman to drop complaint
Noida: A man accused of ‘love jihad’ was booked for allegedly threatening a complainant to withdraw the case against him, police here said on Saturday. The woman approached the Bisrakh police station…
- India
Assam govt to introduce bills ‘love jihad’, polygamy: CM Himanta
Nagaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday stated that the state government will introduce several bills addressing issues such as ‘love jihad’ and polygamy during the upcoming Assembly session, scheduled…
- India
Uttarakhand: Barber shop forcefully shut down, accused of ‘love jihad’
A Muslim-owned unisex salon in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh was forced to close before its official opening after a Hindutva organisation, Hindu Shakti Sangathan, accused it of “center of immoral activity.” The incident occurred…
- 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
Maharashtra: VHP issues diktat for garba; entry based on Aadhaar details
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday, September 20, said only Hindus should be given entry to ‘garba’ events marking Navratri and advised organisers to check the Aadhaar card of entrants for…
- Hyderabad
‘Don’t send daughters to gym until love jihad law is enacted’: Raja Singh’s son
Hyderabad: The Hindus should not send their daughters to gymnasium and zumba classes until a law against love jihad is enacted and instead arrange the classes for them at home, said T…
- India
Karnataka BJP MLA offers Rs 5L reward for interfaith marriage
Former Karnataka minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bijapur district, Basangouda Patil Yatnal, has announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh to any Hindu man marrying a Muslim woman. “We…
- India
MP HC rejects plea seeking norms on ‘love jihad’ news reports defaming Islam
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking guidelines against news reports allegedly targeting Muslims and defaming Islam, stating that the petition should have been filed as a Public Interest…
- Bollywood
Watch: Aamir Khan’s comment on Love Jihad goes viral
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is currently gearing up for the release of his much-awaited film Sitaare Zameen Par, which is slated to hit theatres on June 20. As part of promotions,…
- India
ABVP attack Aligarh professor, shout slogans against ‘love jihad’
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members attacked an assistant professor in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh, accusing him of ‘love jihad’ and sending ‘objectionable content’ to a student’s phone. The assistant professor teaches English…
- India
Shops, homes burnt in MP after BJP MLA claims ‘love jihad’
Angry mobs ransacked and burnt shops and houses in Sanodha town in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Saturday, April 19, after BJP MLA Pradeep Laria claimed that a Muslim man had allegedly…
- India
Interfaith couple on their way to register marriage attacked by Hindutva goons
An inter-faith couple who were on their way to register their marriage were attacked by Hindutva supporters in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district. The couple, Mohammed Rehan and Pragathi, were on their way…
