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BJP minister’s remarks on Azaan highlight rising Islamophobia in India

Lucknow: A fresh row has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after BJP Cabinet Minister Jaiveer Singh targeted the early morning Azaan, drawing accusations of stoking Islamophobia…

Hindutva VHP-Bajrang Dal members paste “JIHADI” slips on Muslim employees in Uttarakhand

Dehradun: Hindutva activists affiliated with the VHP and Bajrang Dal pasted “JIHADI” slips on Muslim employees in the BJP-ruled Indian state of Uttarakhand. According to…

UP CM’s ‘namaz’ remark sparks outrage, accused of targeting Muslims

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has triggered anger after suggesting Muslims should “offer namaz in shifts” and defending a crackdown on roadside prayers…

‘Go to Pakistan’, Muslim elderly man brutally assaulted, robbed in UP

Pratapgarh: A Muslim elderly hawker was brutally assaulted, robbed, and subjected to communal abuse in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district in the latest incident targeting the…

Indian police arrest six activists in Manipur

Imphal: Indian police arrested six youth in violence-hit, BJP-ruled Manipur. According to Kashmir Media Service, the six youth, mostly activists, were arrested during massive cordon…

India tightens citizenship rules for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan applicants

New Delhi:– India on Monday notified amended Citizenship Rules introducing stringent disclosure norms for applicants holding passports issued by Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. According to…

Banerjee slams ongoing demolition, eviction drives in West Bengal

Kolkata: Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee has criticised ongoing demolition and eviction drives in West Bengal, saying that the poor were being made to suffer…

SC questions bail denial to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

New Delhi: A bench of the Indian Supreme Court on Monday appeared to doubt another apex court bench’s judgment in the controversial order in which…

‘Muslims have never bowed down, will never bow down’: JUH chief Arshad Madani

New Delhi:Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani has said that Muslims are being targeted in India and said communal forces are spreading hatred with government…

Authorities demolish over 100 homes in Mumbai’s Darukhana

Mumbai:More than 100 houses in Darukhana, Mumbai, Maharashtra State, were demolished during an operation carried out by police and the Mumbai Port Authority (MPA), leaving…