India
India
MEA calls USCIRF “biased” entity after its annual report designates India among “Countries of Particular Concern”
India's Ministry of External Affairs slammed the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and said it continues to publish its "propaganda" on the country “masquerading” as part of...
Gaza Genocide
India backs Palestine’s bid for full membership of UN
India on Wednesday said it hoped that Palestine’s application to become a full member of the United Nations would be reconsidered and endorsed.
India
Delhi HC issues notice on Hindutva Watch, India Hate Lab’s petitions against website blocking
In two separate petitions filed by the founder of research groups Hindutva Watch, and India Hate Lab, the Delhi High Court...
India
India witnessed 134 instances of free speech violations this year: Free Speech Collective
Since the beginning of the year, India has witnessed at least 134 instances of free speech violations in...
India
Nearly 100 schools in Delhi shut over bomb threat, officials say it appears to be hoax
On Wednesday, around 100 schools in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received a bomb threat email....
Central India
“Caste reservation should go…” Head counselor’s casteist remarks trigger row in IIT Bombay
The head counselor of the Student Wellness Centre (SWC) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Hima Chhatbar Anaredy, had passed casteist remarks against Dalit, Adivasi, and OBC students through a public social media post, questioning the merit of those who avail reservation, students alleged.
India
Protests against Nupur Sharma: Protesters booked in Ahmedabad
Ten persons in Ahmedabad were booked for unlawful assembly, two days after the June 10 protests over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s remarks against the prophet Muhammed.
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Features
Indian media gloats as Muslim activist’s house reduces to rubble
The civic authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad razed the house of Muslim activists Javed Muhammed and Afreen Fatima on Sunday; the authorities claimed that it was an unauthorised construction.
India
Congress leaders injured in police action on protests against summons to Rahul Gandhi
Congress on Monday has alleged many senior leaders of the grand old party were injured in police action during protests against the Enforcement Directorate’s summons to party former chief Rahul Gandhi.
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India
India’s COVID daily positivity rate goes above 3% after 4 months
India's daily COVID-19 positive rate has reached 3.24 percent for the first time in four months, with 8,084 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours.
Central India
Times Now’s Navika Kumar booked in Maharashtra over derogatory comments on prophet
Times Now anchor Navika Kumar has been booked by Maharashtra Police for maliciously intending to outrage religious feelings, three weeks after Hindutva politician Nupur Sharma on Kumar’s primetime news show made derogatory remarks against prophet Muhammed.
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India
Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind moves Supreme Court against demolition of Muslims’ houses in UP
Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that no further demolitions are carried out without following due process.
India
Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against journalist for calling Hindu seers “hatemongers”
The Allahabad High Court dismissed Alt News co-founder Muhammed Zubair's plea challenging an FIR registered against him over a tweet in which he called 3 Hindu seers- Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati, Bajrang Muni, and Anand Swaroop as 'hatemongers.'
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East India
“He is Bhairon Singh.” Slain Muslim boy’s father in Ranchi identifies one of the shooters
The father of a 14-year-old Muslim boy Mudassir Alam who died of gunshot injuries during the June 10 protest in Ranchi filed a police complaint on Sunday, seeking action against the policemen and the assailants who, he said, fired at the protesters against derogatory comments on prophet Muhammed.
India
India-Pakistan stand-off hit intra-Kashmir trade
Bereft of any hustle, the trade facilitation centre at Salamabad Uri in north Kashmir's Kupwara district wears a deserted look. This centre till 2019 used to facilitate the exchange...
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East India
West Bengal: College student arrested for supporting Nupur Sharma on social media
West Bengal Police on Saturday stated they had arrested a college student from Murshidabad district over a social media post after protests erupted for the arrest of BJP leaders....
India
Ex-Chief Justice of Allahabad HC calls demolition drives in UP “totally illegal”
“This is totally illegal," said former Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Govind Mathur while commenting on the latest targeted demolition drives in Uttar Pradesh including the razing of house of prominent Muslim activists Javed Mohamamd and Afreen Fatima in Allahabad.
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