Love Jihad
- India
Only Hindus allowed in garba: Maharashtra VHP sets rules
Mumbai: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has decided to bar Muslims from taking part in ‘garba’ and ‘dandiya’ events during next month’s Navratri festival across Maharashtra, and also set “guidelines” for the…
- India
Love jihad ke khilaaf…: Ghaziabad Hindutva leader’s open threat
Uttar Pradesh: “Haanji jihadiyon, abbu aa gaye (Jihadis, your daddy has arrived),” far-right leader Sonu Sharma said. He is a member of the Hindu Raksha Dal, headed by Pinky Bhaiya. He called…
- Hate Crime
Bajrang Dal burns Aamir Khan’s effigy over Gauri Spratt marriage
Patna: Bajrang Dal workers on Tuesday, July 7, burned an effigy of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan in Bihar’s Forbesganj area, days after his marriage to Gauri Spratt on July 5. The Hindutva…
- News
Laws against ‘love jihad,’ religious conversion soon: CM Suvendu
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday, June 26, said his government would bring in a stringent law against ‘land jihad’, ‘love jihad’ and religious conversion, besides implementing the Uniform…
- Hate Crime
Muslim man called Khamenei’s nephew, ordered to vacate house
Ahmedabad: A Muslim migrant worker was called “Ali Khamenei’s nephew” and asked to vacate his house in a predominantly Hindu neighbourhood in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Visuals circulating online show a Bajrang Dal worker,…
- India
Universities in Uttar Pradesh to set up ‘anti-conversion’ cells
All universities and higher education institutions in Uttar Pradesh, including medical and dental colleges, have been directed to set up anti-conversion and anti-radicalisation cells following an order from state governor Anandiben Patel,…
- Hate Crime
Daksh Chaudhary beats up man for posting anti-Hindu video
Ghaziabad: Hindutva leader Daksh Chaudhary, who calls himself a “gau rakshak,” brutally assaulted a Muslim man before blackening his face and making him publicly apologise for allegedly making derogatory comments about Hindu…
- India
Yogi warns against love, land jihad; says India no dharamshala
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday, June 9, said India cannot be a “dharamshala” for people who have no faith in the country or respect for its traditions. He…
- India
VHP supporter booked for framing 2 Muslim men in ‘love jihad’ case
Meerut: The Meerut Police have registered a case against a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) supporter for allegedly trying to trap two Muslim men in gang rape and ‘love jihad’ cases. The incident…
- Telangana
Telangana teen girl dies by suicide, saffron groups allege ‘love jihad’
Hyderabad: A minor girl died by suicide in Narayanpet town, after the man she loved, who promised to marry her- refused to keep his promise. The minor girl aged 16, and the…
- Hate Crime
Bhopal: Bajrang Dal attacks man for ‘love jihad,’ smears face with cow dung
Bhopal: Members of Bajrang Dal allegedly assaulted and publicly humiliated a Muslim man for meeting up with a Hindu woman in a hotel room, accusing him of “love jihad” in Madhya Pradesh’s…
- Hate Crime
March hate crime tracker: Ramnavami, Holi, Eid month marked by 58 incidents
Hyderabad: As Ramzan drew to a close and Ramnavami processions filled the streets, hate crimes surged across India, targeting Dalits, Christians and Muslims in incidents that ranged from vigilante killings to police…
- Hate Crime
Kerala became paradise for love jihadists: VHP demands anti-conversion law
Kochi: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday, April 18, alleged that instances of “love jihad” were on the rise in Kerala and called for a stringent anti-conversion law to address the…
- Hyderabad
VHP, Bajrang Dal call for protest in Hyderabad over ‘corporate jihad’
Hyderabad: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal have called for a protest on Friday, April 17, at the Veer Savarkar statue near Kacheguda crossroads, to protest against “corporate jihad,” “love jihad”…
- India
‘Love Jihad’ cases on rise in Congress-ruled states: Union Minister
Dharwad: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday alleged that ‘love jihad’ cases are on the rise in states governed by the Congress, and urged the Karnataka government to consider the issue seriously…
