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India: 3 blasts rip through Christian convention centre at Kerala, killing 1, injuring 52
October 29, 2023
India: 3 blasts rip through Christian convention centre at Kerala, killing 1, injuring 52
One woman died, 52 people were injured and 10 others suffered severe burns in three blasts at a convention centre in Kerala’s Kalamassery on Sunday morning, India Today reported. The blasts occurred at a convention centre of a Christian group…
Indian PM presents 5G lab to Muslim university as part of initiative for socio-economic progress
October 27, 2023
Indian PM presents 5G lab to Muslim university as part of initiative for socio-economic progress
Prime Minister Modi on Friday awarded a “5G use case laboratory” to the Department of Electronics Engineering at Aligarh Muslim University in the Indian Mobile Congress 2023 in New Delhi. The lab is supposed to foster innovation in 5G technology…
India: Authorities suspend principal for permitting students to perform Namaz in UP Govt school
October 23, 2023
India: Authorities suspend principal for permitting students to perform Namaz in UP Govt school
A government primary school principal in Lucknow, capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India, has been suspended for allowing a group of students to offer namaz on the school campus, Muslim Mirror reported yesterday. The principal was suspended on Saturday, October…
Indian court sentences Gujarat police officers who flogged Muslims to 14 days in prison
October 21, 2023
Indian court sentences Gujarat police officers who flogged Muslims to 14 days in prison
Gujarat high court sentenced four policemen on Thursday to 14 days’ simple imprisonment for contempt of court as they had violated Supreme Court’s orders about treatment of accused in police custody by flogging members of Muslim community in full public…
Hindu leader campaigns for boycotting Muslim traders at Hindu temple fairs
October 20, 2023
Hindu leader campaigns for boycotting Muslim traders at Hindu temple fairs
Mangaluru city police have booked Dakshina Kannada district Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) joint secretary Sharan Pumpwell after he and his followers planted saffron flags calling for a boycott of Muslim traders during festivals in Hindu temples in Karnataka. Mangaluru city…
Indian rescuers struggling to recover over 140 missing in flood-hit areas
October 9, 2023
Indian rescuers struggling to recover over 140 missing in flood-hit areas
Indian rescue teams are finding it difficult to reach flood-hit areas in the north-eastern state of Sikkim where more than 140 people are missing as the region is still experiencing bouts of heavy rain, Reuters reported on Saturday, October 7.…
India’s Karnataka state comes to standstill amidst water crisis
October 1, 2023
India’s Karnataka state comes to standstill amidst water crisis
Life in Karnataka, located in southern India, was significantly disrupted as the state observed a shutdown on Friday, in protest of the water release from the Cauvery River to neighboring Tamil Nadu. The shutdown had a substantial impact on transportation…
India receives lowest rainfall in 5 years, agricultural production faces major threat
October 1, 2023
India receives lowest rainfall in 5 years, agricultural production faces major threat
India saw the lowest level of monsoon rainfall this year since 2018 as the El Nino weather pattern made August the driest in more than a century, the state-run weather department said on Saturday. The summer rainfall deficit is likely…
Hindu nationalists use social media platforms to incite hatred against Muslims
September 28, 2023
Hindu nationalists use social media platforms to incite hatred against Muslims
The Washington Post published an article highlighting religious tensions in India, the policy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party in exploiting the differences between the Hindu majority and the Muslim minority in the country. The author of…
Electoral agenda drives anti-Muslim hate speech in India, report finds
September 26, 2023
Electoral agenda drives anti-Muslim hate speech in India, report finds
A report by Hindutva Watch indicates that anti-Muslim hate speech incidents in India averaged more than one a day in the first half of 2023 and were seen most in states with upcoming elections. This Washington-based group monitoring attacks on…