Several members of the Sikh community held a protest outside the UN headquarters here to raise their concerns over the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and its impact on the lives of the people in Punjab. The ‘Save Punjab Rally’, organised yesterday by rights group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) in collaboration with civil rights …
‘Rape dead Muslim women’ said Yogi Adityanath, Modi made him chief minister of UP in India
Yogi Adityanath member of BJP Hindu right wing fundamentalist party told Hindus to rape dead Muslim women. Indian prime minister Naradnera Modi appointed him next chief minister of UP after the winning large number of seats in the recent elections. In his speech to a charged crowd, he said that “we will take the right …
India backs use of human shields in Kashmir
India’s defense minister on Wednesday backed the Indian Army’s use of human shields in disputed Kashmir, calling it a war strategy. “Military solutions are to be provided by military officers,” Arun Jaitley told reporters in New Delhi. “We should allow our army officers to take decisions.” The minister, who likened the situation in the disputed …
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India arrests 15 for celebrating Pakistan’s cricket win
Police in central India have arrested 15 Muslim men and charged them with sedition – punishable by life in prison – for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in the Champions Trophy cricket final. The men, aged 19 to 35, were arrested in central Madhya Pradesh state’s Burhanpur district after locals complained that they shouted pro-Pakistan …
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India: Mob brutally assaults Muslim family in train
A Muslim family was brutally assaulted by a mob in a passenger train in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, one of the victims said. The incident took place on the Shikohabad-Kasgang passenger train on Wednesday, however, a video of the incident became viral on Friday, after which three men have been arrested by the …
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Ahead of Ivanka Trump’s visit, Hyderabad police gets rid of beggars from city streets
Police in Hyderabad have banned begging and started rounding up homeless people before the start of a business summit featuring Ivanka Trump. Nearly 400 people in the southern Indian city were detained by police on Wednesday and lodged in a rehabilitation facility at Chanchalguda jail, according to the Indian Express. About 6,000 people are expected …
Muslim man burnt alive in Rajasthan over alleged case of love jihad
Police in the western Indian state of Rajasthan have arrested a man who allegedly hacked another man to death and set him alight before sharing video of the apparent religious attack. In a second video, the man is seen justifying the incident to “protect the honour of Hindus against Muslims”. Police have identified the suspect …
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Bharatiya Janata Party: “Muslims have no place in India”Israel sues Palestinian family for damage to vehicle that killed the family’s son
Vinay Katiyar , member of Parliament belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), issued a controversial statement saying “Muslims should not even be living in this country, they should go to Pakistan or Bangladesh”. The population of Muslims in India is roughly estimated at around 179 million. Katiyar, who founded the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) …
9 killed in caste protests after Indian court ruling
At least nine people were killed as protesters led by India’s Dalits set fire to police posts and blocked railway tracks after the Supreme Court barred the immediate arrest of people accused of discriminating against them, local media said. Four people were killed in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, where police also imposed a curfew, Indian …
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An 8-year-old’s rape and murder inflames tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India
She was an 8-year-old girl who, while grazing her horses in a meadow in northern India in January, followed a man into the forest. Days later, Asifa Bano’s small, lifeless body was recovered there. Police say that Asifa was given sedatives and, for three days, raped several times by different men. Asifa’s strangled body was eventually …
