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Hate Watch: Gurgaon’s communal side; residents oppose Friday namaz offered in open space
The Muslims in Sector 47 offer namaz at a site that has been designated for the same
UP: Where armed communal vigilante groups prowl the streets
An old man is abducted, assaulted in Loni; meatseller thrashed in Moradabad; vegetable vendor killed in Unnao; reporter threatened in Gorakhpur… all in the past one month!
Goa: Congress seeks withdrawal of gov’t order appointing hate monger Prashant Patel as State Counsel
SC lawyer Prashant Umrao has earned a reputation of spreading hate against minorities on social media
Priest Yati Narsinghanand says Muslim boy got ‘befitting reply’ for entering temple
Chief Priest of Dasna Devi temple came out in support of Shringi Yadav, who thrashed a young Muslim boy for entering a temple to drink water
Karnataka: BJP Minister says Muslim cannot contest for Belagavi Lok Sabha seat
The communal comment by the state Minster has attracted flak on social media for trying to further widen the gap between Hindus and Muslims in India.
Divisive videos promoting hate resurface as Bihar elections draw closer
The IT cell swings into action as it hunts down dated cases to disrupt social harmony and divert people’s attention from pressing issue to the usual ‘Hindu-Muslim-divide.’
‘UPSC Jihad’ in civil service recruitment: Suresh Chavhanke
The Editor-in-Chief of Sudarshan News dubs rising number of Muslim civil servants a communal conspiracy
UP BJP Spokesperson calls consensual marriage ‘love jihad’
A Kanpur woman marries a Muslim man in Lucknow against her family’s wishes, right-wing trolls challenge union on social media
Hate Hatao: Hindutva page on FB posts old videos to incite new hate
This page with over 18,000 followers posts old provocative videos of right wing leaders
Social media hate machine goes into overdrive against Rhea Chakraborty
After Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise which is being investigated by the Police and now the Enforcement Directorate, Rhea has been constantly targeted on social media
Demolish temple to build mosque: Sajid Rashidi stokes controversy
This statement came a day after the Ram temple event of August 5. He is someone who is known to have supported BJP during Delhi elections
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