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India: Muslim vendors excluded from doing business in temple fair
December 8, 2023
India: Muslim vendors excluded from doing business in temple fair
Muslim traders have been allegedly debarred from installing their business units at a temple fair in Mangaluru city of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. Muslim vendors say they were instructed to obtain stalls in the names of Hindus so that…
4 dead, dozens injured in South India stampede
November 26, 2023
4 dead, dozens injured in South India stampede
At least four people were killed and dozens injured Saturday evening in a stampede at a university in southern India, local officials and media reported. The stampede occurred at an outdoor auditorium in the Cochin University of Science and Technology,…
Major public competition in India’s Uttar Pradesh, winner to be sent to Holy Karbala
November 24, 2023
Major public competition in India’s Uttar Pradesh, winner to be sent to Holy Karbala
The authorities of the famous Indian industrial city of Kanpur, a part of the predominantly Shia-populated Uttar Pradesh province, held a public competition and a prize of a fully paid trip to the holy city of Karbala. The Indian “Live…
India: Muslim and Shia scholars condemn government’s decision to ban halal products
November 20, 2023
India: Muslim and Shia scholars condemn government’s decision to ban halal products
A group of Muslim scholars, including Shia clerics, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have condemned the government’s decision to ban the sale of halal products in the state, in a move that has been described as a flagrant…
Indian state launches crackdown on halal-certified products
November 19, 2023
Indian state launches crackdown on halal-certified products
India’s Uttar Pradesh government today banned products with a halal tag, meaning that production, storage, distribution, and sale of food products with the Halal certification has been forbidden with immediate effect, said the state government. The move comes after a…
Police in India’s Mumbai launch probe after verses of Quran found in firecrackers
November 17, 2023
Police in India’s Mumbai launch probe after verses of Quran found in firecrackers
Police in Mumbai, India, have launched an investigation after Quranic verses were found in firecrackers, according to a report. It came in response to a complaint from a local resident about a Quran desecration act, after he found verses of…
Indian state sees surge in Hindutva anti-Muslim hate speech
November 13, 2023
Indian state sees surge in Hindutva anti-Muslim hate speech
Indian Muslim activists say the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand is experiencing a disturbing surge in anti-Muslim hate triggered by an accusation of “love jihad”. Love Jihad is a Hindutva conspiracy theory alleging that Muslim men are enticing Hindu women…
Schools closed, construction work stopped, buses banned as New Delhi becomes most polluted city
November 4, 2023
Schools closed, construction work stopped, buses banned as New Delhi becomes most polluted city
Schools across India’s capital New Delhi have been shuttered and construction activity halted as the city was declared the world’s most polluted. The New Delhi government has also announced a ban on the entry of diesel buses. The closures were…
Train crash leaves at least 14 dead in southeast India
October 30, 2023
Train crash leaves at least 14 dead in southeast India
A “human error” led to a deadly train crash that killed at least 14 passengers and injured nearly 50 in India’s southeastern Andhra Pradesh state, local officials have reported. A passenger train overshot a signal on Sunday between the towns…
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…