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- India
Right-wing workers deface Bahadur Shah Zafar’s mural thinking to be Aurangzeb
Workers of the right-wing organisation Hindu Raksha Dal defaced a mural of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, mistakenly believing it to be of Aurangzeb. The incident took place on April…
- India
Right-wing supporters threaten fish sellers in Delhi to shut down; Mahua reacts
Fish sellers in Chittaranjan Park, an upscale neighborhood in South East Delhi, were told to remove their stalls as it was located near a temple. An undated video of the incident was…
- India
‘Disrespect to…’: Karni Sena outraged over saffron napkins at restaurant
In a bizarre instance, a group of right-wing members threatened a restaurant manager over the use of saffron-colored napkins in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. The group members, reportedly from the Kshatriya Karni Sena…
- India
MP: Right-wing mob assaults couple over ‘love jihad’ allegations
A Hindutva mob harassed an interfaith couple after spotting them together on a public road in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city. Although the incident occurred on January 9, it came to light on…
- India
‘Rail Jihad’ Video by YouTuber sparks controversy
The Indian Muslim community has once again found itself at the centre of a disturbing wave of hatred and prejudice as right-wing Hindutva influencers created a fictional video showing Muslims engaging in…
- India
HP: Right-wing group harasses Imam, claims mosque was once a temple
A group of right-wing stormed a mosque in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra and confronted the imam (Islamic preacher) of a local mosque, claiming that the site was originally a temple. A video of…
- India
Rightwing outfit protests ‘illegal mosque’ in Uttarakhand, inquiry ordered
Pithoragarh: An inquiry has been ordered after members of a Hindu outfit staged a protest outside the SDM’s office in Berinag here demanding the removal of an ‘illegal’ mosque being run in…
- India
Rajasthan: Vigilantes attack truck driver over suspicion of cattle transport
In yet another incidence of cow vigilantism, a far-right group affiliated with Monu Manesar, attacked a truck diver in Rajasthan’s Alwar on Wednesday, August 21, accusing him of cattle transport. According to…
- India
Karnataka police book Udupi doctor over Islamophobic post
A doctor in Udupi, Dr Keerthan Kumar M Upadhya, was booked by the Karnataka police for Inflammatory and Islamophobic posts on the social media platform, X. According to his social media profile,…
- India
BJP minister, trolls share ‘fake’ video of Rahul Gandhi’s Hyderabad speech
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim ‘hate speech’ in Banswara, Rajasthan, a video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been circulating on social media, where it appears that he is discussing taking…
- Top Stories
‘Fake news’: Siddique Kappan’s wife lodges complaint against news portal
Raihana Kappan, the wife of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, registered a police complaint against a right-wing news portal named Karma News for allegedly framing her in fake news published by the channel. In her…
- India
Stay away from frauds, says HDFC; people focus on bindi instead
HDFC Bank found itself in a pickle after a published advertisement featuring a woman sporting a STOP sign as a bindi was taken into objection by many right-wing trolls. Instead of focusing…
- Offbeat
Trolls are at it again! This time they go after Mohammed Siraj
Hyderabad: There is a wave of gaiety across the country as India lifted the Asia Cup after five years. Everyone is applauding the performance of Mohammed Siraj, who conjured a magical spell…
- World
California rolls back caste-bias case partially, right-wing Hindus claim victory
Washington: California state has dropped its allegations of caste-based bias by two Indian-descent employees of IT giant Cisco but will continue the larger case against the company. California’s Department of Fair Employment…
- Telangana
Telangana: Minority residential school principal makes objectionable remarks
Hyderabad: Telangana has a reputation for its Ganga-jamuni tehzeeb, traditions of secularism, and national integration compared to other states of the country, but in government institutions, people with right-wing mindsets are quietly…
