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‘Brutal intimidation of Christians’ all India condemned: Bombay Catholic Sabha
In a statement, accompanied by open letters to senior political leaders, the Bombay Catholic Sabha (BCS) has strongly condemned the “brutal intimidation of Christians in some parts of the country and increase of such act of terror during the Christmas season”
Maharashtra: Hate Campaigns led by Raja Singh & Kalicharan continue to go unchecked
Nanded in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region witnesses one more hate event where a legislator, Raja Singh and controversial religious scion, Kalicharan gave overtly Islamophobic speeches, calling for violence and no FIRs are filed even as a Muslim individual is arrested for protesting the hate
Images in Contrast: Bloodied body of 38 year-old Idrees Pasha, a beaming Abdul Rashid
One bloodied, dead, the other stoic and smiling, two contrasting visuals of Muslims from Karnataka reflect a bitter reality
Two Muslim youth killed in Jharkhand, one by a cop, other by a mob
Wasim Sajjad was found tied to the back of a car by his father but the police claimed he was injured as he fell from the tractor while trying to escape the police as they chased him for smuggling sand.
Gujarat: Kajal Hindusthani arrested, sent to judicial custody, booked for delivering anti-Muslim hate speech
Hindusthani has been criss-crossing the country delivering doses of hate from Maharashtra to New Delhi; delivers speech asking Hindus to take up arms in New Delhi even after being first “booked” in Gujarat
Bajrang Dal convener mastermind of Bihar Sharif violence, say police
Bihar Ram Navami violence: Police officials have told the media that the plans to execute violence were executed via social media under Kundan Kumar's leadership. A WhatsApp group with as many as 457 people was formed ahead of the Ram Navami. This group was used to plot and execute the violence, the police said.
Echoes of Hate: Concern mounts as India grapples with hate speech
Hate speech has been reported from three states, and speeches continue with complete impunity. Newer faces emerge each time, continuing with the same diatrib
Muslims attacked while offering Namaz in Haryana
Some young Hindu boys entered the mosque and started assaulting people offering Namaz, including women and children, injuring 9 who had to be taken to the hospital.
Mughals Won’t Disappear From History Just Because Sangh Wishes so: Irfan Habib
In a special conversation with NewsClick, historian, Irfan Habib said that after the changes, the image of India will be tarnished in front of the world.
Section 144 imposed in Jamshedpur; arrests made in Bihar and Maharashtra over instances of violence during Ram Navami
In addition to this, an interim report of a fact-finding committee revealed that the recent incidents of violence in West Bengal were “pre-planned, orchestrated, and instigated”
Moradabad Police debunks false communally charged claims made by Panchjanya, warns of taking legal action if misinformation is spread
In the now deleted tweet, the mouthpiece of RSS had claimed that a Muslim man had raped his Hindu wife along with his 15 friends
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‘Brutal intimidation of Christians’ all India condemned: Bombay Catholic Sabha
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MP, Odisha, Delhi, Rajasthan: Right-wing outfits barge into 2 churches ahead of Christmas, attack vendors selling X’mas goodies, tensions run high
‘This is Hindu Rashtra’ say mobsters in Odisha as vendors selling Santa hats are attacked; In MP churches observing Christmas celebrations are stormed by far right politicians belong to the ruling BJP, Delhi sees intimidation by the Bajrang Dal on women sporting Santa hats and similar attacks are seen in Rajasthan. All such incidents have invited widespread condemnation on social media. Delhi, the national capital also sees the free run of right wing bullies attacking those in Christmas attire; meanwhile, widespread protests have erupted over the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to deny Christmas Holidays to students. Clearly it is the BJP run states that have seen this lawlessness ahead of a much loved Indian festival.