New Delhi: Several Hindutva groups held events at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar where calls were made for Muslims and Christians to be killed. Members of the audience told Scroll that there were several stages from which speakers made offensive remarks about minority communities. In one of the
Mumbai: In November last year, the Telangana high court laid down three strict conditions while setting aside MLA Raja Singh’s preventive detention order. Singh, who has over 100 criminal cases against him, had spent 76 days in jail under preventive detention for stoking communal tensions
Ahmedabad: Houses made of cow dung are protected from atomic radiation such as nuclear blast fallout, an Indian court has claimed. Cows are venerated as sacred creatures in much of India and authorities have cracked down hard on cattle slaughter in recent years in concert with
Madhya Pradesh: A shockingly brutal video clip of a young man, said to be Muslim, being beaten up by a Hindu vigilante mob in India's Madhya Pradesh state has gone viral and drawn condemnation from human rights organisations from around the world. In the short video
Uttar Pradesh: Muslims are facing wide discrimination, and prejudice under Narendra Modi-led government in India and now another historical mosque has been bulldozed in northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The latest incident occurred on the heels of a campaign launched by Hindutva inspired ruling party to
New :As the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) hopes of turning India into a Hindutva state start inching towards reality, Muslims in the country are fearful of the times ahead - and the Hindu community in Pakistan has expressed deep concerns over their plight. Presently, the anti-Muslim
Haldwani: Fear and uncertainty have gripped the residents of Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and they are determined not to give up their claim on the land from where the High Court has ordered them to be evicted. The court’s
New Delhi: Muslims in India have been undergoing a critically adverse situation since 2014 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The community has been facing hate speeches, mob violence, economic boycotts, discrimination,
London: About 40 British Muslims were named in King Charles’ first New Year Honors List, the Muslim Council of Britain reported. The awards system recognizes those who have made an outstanding achievement in public life or committed themselves to serving and helping Britain. The MCB congratulated
Aceh, Indonesia: Crying with relief after a traumatic 40-day voyage to Indonesia in a leaky boat, Rohingya Muslim Fatimah bin Ismail held a mobile phone with shaky hands as she made a video call to relatives. The 19-year-old was among 174 surviving Rohingya people in the