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Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday condemned the state government's illegal demolition of house of prominent Muslim activists Javed Mohammad and Afreen Fatima in Allahabad.

A video of at least nine Muslims being brutally beaten by policemen in a Saharanpur police station shared by Asthana on Twitter with the caption "Beautiful, very beautiful " has triggered criticism.

Two days after Muslim leader and Welfare Party of India national committee member Javed Mohammad and his family members were picked up by cops from their home during a midnight raid, Javed's home was razed by the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA).

A procession, in support of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, was taken out on Saturday evening despite prohibitory orders being in place, in Uttar Pradesh’s Gopiganj.

"Most valuable is our home," says Afreen Fatima, who was informed on Saturday night that the civic body of Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has put a notice on her house,...

At least two Muslim youth were fatally shot, and over 18 others were seriously injured. The deceased were identified as Mudassir Alam (14) of Islamnagar and Sahil (19) of Christia Nagar on the Mahatma Gandhi Road. 

A day after Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh witnessed a massive protest of Muslims against the derogatory comments against prophet Muhamed by Hindutva politicians, the district administration has razed the houses of two Muslim protesters.

With the arrival of the 2023 edition of Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings, the debate over the methodology adopted in grading Indian institutions has become a topic of debate as...

A day after Javed Mohammad, Welfare Party of India leader and Allahabad-based activist, and his family members were arbitrarily picked up by cops from his home during a midnight raid, Allahabad Police said they arrested Javed and called him “one of the masterminds of violence in the city.”

In an open letter, at least 122 scientists, historians, writers, activists and former bureaucrats on Friday expressed their concern to the Ministry of Culture over a report claiming that the ministry was funding a project to “trace the purity of races in India.”

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notices to the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry and the Sports Authority of India on the reported inappropriate behaviour...

At least two Muslims died and over 10 sustained severe injuries after police opened fire in Ranchi to quell protests by thousands of Muslims against derogatory comments on prophet Muhammed.