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India

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.

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 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...

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....

Congress will snatch all wealth of non-Muslims, says BJP’s new Islamophobic Instagram reel

An election campaign video shared by BJP's official Instagram page urging to vote for Modi, demonised Muslims to...

UP: Afreen Fatima says her father, mother, sister picked up from home during midnight raids

Muslim student activist Afreen Fatima in her complaint to National Women’s Commission, alleged that her father, mother and sister were picked up by the Allahabad police Friday night, without any notice or warrant, and she is unable to find out their whereabouts for the last several hours.

AIMPLB appeals Muslim scholars to “not participate” in Islamophobic TV debate

All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Friday appealed Islamic scholars (Ulema) and intellectuals to not participate in television debates those have "sole intention is to make a mockery...
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109 Muslims arrested in UP over protests against derogatory comments on prophet Muhammed

At least 109 Muslims were arrested from various districts of Uttar Pradesh Friday hours after Muslims in the state took to the streets to demand the arrest of Nupur Sharma over her derogatory comments on prophet Muhammed.

“Terrorists”: Video from UP village shows Muslims threatened by Hindu men

Hindu men were caught slapping and harassing three Muslim fakirs (ascetics) who were begging for alms in Uttar Pradesh's Degur village in Gonda area.
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Environment Performance Index 2022: India ranked lowest for the first time

The Environment Performance Index 2022, jointly prepared by Yale and Columbia University has put India in the lowest position in the list of 180 countries even below Sudan, Pakistan,...

ET Muhammed Basheer MP detained, prevented from visiting “targeted Muslims” in Kanpur

Indian Union Muslim League MP ET Muhammed Basheer and delegation was Thursday prevented from visiting Muslims who were targeted and booked for protesting hate speech and detained by the Uttar Pradesh Police.
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“First FIR I’ve seen not specifying what crime is…” Owaisi on Delhi Police FIR

“This is the first FIR I’ve seen that’s not specifying what the crime is. Imagine an FIR about a murder where cops don’t mention the weapon or that the victim bled to death” Owaisi said.

Calcutta HC orders probe into corrupt practice in hiring primary school teachers

The Calcutta High Court ordered the CBI to look into a case contesting corrupt practices in primary teacher recruitment in the state on Wednesday.
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Kanpur: Police continue “arbitrary arrests,” 3 PFI activists held

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested three Muslim youth associated with the Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the Kanpur violence, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 54.

Former VP Hamid Ansari, late Union minister E Ahamed called “terrorists” by speakers of Kerala Hindu parliament

During a four-day Hindu Conclave held in Kerala last month, the speakers had called former Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and late Union minister E Ahamed “terrorists.”
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Kerala HC stays sedition case against Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday temporarily stayed the sedition proceedings stemming from the First Information Report (FIR) registered against filmmaker Aisha Sultana in 2021 by the Lakshadweep Police.

Editors Guild of India rebukes TV channels for “spewing hatred”

The Editors Guild of India in a press statement rebuked some national TV channels for their irresponsible and greedy actions, "deliberately creating circumstances that target vulnerable communities by spewing hatred towards them and their beliefs.”
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