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The minister is known to "order" critics of the BJP to "go to Pakistan" at the drop of a hat. On Tuesday, he had called on a ban on green flags - often associated with Islam - by the Election Commission. In November, his comment that the Islamic seminary of Deoband was a "temple of terrorism" had drawn protests.

With 63 attacks since 2009, UP, India’s most populous state, where Muslims account for 19% of the population, occupies the top spot for religious-bias-motivated hate crimes. Muslims comprise 66% of those attacked, and about 97% of the crimes reported in UP took place after 2014.

“Forceful eviction of protestors - that too of Adivasi women and children - for peacefully agitating, is not a right thing to be done in democracy. We have not been given any information about the whereabouts of those who were arrested also,” said PM George.

"My case is about the shameful failure of the state in protecting its people," Bilkis Bano told a press conference on Wednesday. She also said she faced a lot of hardship in the years following the 2002 Muslim genocides in Gujarat.

Vijayan was the finest exponent of the free-kick and the overhead kick during his playing days. The scorer of country’s fastest international goal, Vijayan’s life is a metaphor for Indian football.

Kerala had its highest voter turnout in recent history on Tuesday, thanks to the enthusiasm of voters across districts, especially women voters, to come out and mark their choices, no matter how long they had to wait.

The allegations were filed in a sworn affidavit that has been sent to Supreme Court judges.

Bollywood actor Swara Bhaskar in her Twitter has apologized to the Muslims and non-Savarna castes of India for the offensive bigotry they are facing during elections by BJP and Sangh Parivar outfits.

Welfare Party of India national president Dr.Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas will be contesting the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal.

In an interview with Tiranga TV's Karan Thapar, well-known historian Romila Thapar has slammed Narendra Modi-led government and said minorities feel alienated under his leadership.

Amid growing anxiety about the impact of fake news and malicious disinformation on the world's largest democracy, watch filmmaker Mandakini Gahlot's investigative film on Fake News crisis in India.

A Delhi court has called for an enquiry after a Muslim undertrial person was branded with an Om symbol, allegedly by a Tihar jail superintendent.