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Apr72022 by News DeskNo Comments

US lawmaker urges Biden to act on anti-Muslim discrimination in India

US congresswoman Ilhan Omar pressed one of President Joe Biden’s most senior diplomats on Wednesday on US support for India given what she said is a long-standing campaign against the country’s Muslim minority. Omar, who is Muslim, directly asked Wendy Sherman, Biden’s deputy secretary of state, how US support for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is “promoting a free and open region,” and lambasted what she characterized as a reluctance to openly criticize his government. “How much does the Modi administration have to criminalize the act of being Muslim in India for us to say something? What will it take for us to outwardly criticize the action that the Modi administration is taking against its Muslim minorities?” she asked. Sherman said she agrees that the adminis...

Apr72022 by News DeskNo Comments

Amid Azaan row, Karnataka police issue circular to take action against noise pollution

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Amid the row over mosque loudspeakers, the Karnataka Police on Wednesday issued an internal circular to initiate action against noise pollution in religious institutions and other places. Director General and IGP of Karnataka Praveen Sood issued the circular to all the Inspector Generals of Police (IGP), Superintendents of Police (SP) and Commissioners of Police in the state. “With regard to the matter of noise pollution, you are directed to adhere strictly to the decision of the High Court of Karnataka. In this regard, you are directed to take action against religious institutions, pubs and any other institution and functions, if found violating The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 as per the law,” the circular reads. Reacting to the slew of developments in the...

Apr62022 by News DeskNo Comments

Former Amnesty India chair Aakar Patel stopped from travelling to US at Bangalore Airport

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On Wednesday, Aakar Patel (51), the former chair of Amnesty International in India took to Twitter and said that he was prevented from travelling to the US by immigration authorities at the Bengaluru International Airport based on a look-out circular issued by the CBI in connection with a case against Amnesty India in 2019. https://twitter.com/Aakar__Patel/status/1511510982157213709?t=B0hpfP-fGPwqcKcQB_uHsg&s=19 “When I went to the airport this morning, the immigration said that I am on the Look Out Circular (LOC) from the CBI. This was something that I did not know. I have presented myself to the CBI whenever they have called me. I don’t know why should they have a look-out circular for someone they know about,” Patel was quoted as saying by Indian Express. “I found out that ...

Apr62022 by News DeskNo Comments

61 per cent respondents in India support meat ban during Navratri

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Food choices and dietary habits too seem to have become a part of the polarised politics in the country. The recent decision of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to ‘ban’ the sale of non-vegetarian food during the nine days of the Navratri festival has triggered a nationwide controversy over the issue. An IANS-CVoter survey reveals interesting differences in responses from supporters of different political parties, though a surprising majority of the respondents seem to support the restrictions imposed on the sale of meat during the duration of the holy festival. As many as 61 per cent of the respondents in the nationwide survey said they approved of the decision to restrict the sale of meat during Navratri, while a little more than 28 per cent disagreed with the propos...

Apr52022 by News DeskNo Comments

Chief of Sudarshan news and Narsinghanand booked for hate speech against Muslims

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Delhi Police have registered a case against the organisers of Hindu Mahapanchayat Sabha and several speakers including — Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, priest of Dasna Devi temple and Suresh Chauhanke, Chief Editor of Sudarshan News — for their inflammatory speeches during the event in the national capital. The programme was held on Sunday. “Some of the speakers, including Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, Priest of Dasna Devi Temple and Suresh Chauhanke, Chief Editor of Sudarshan News uttered words promoting disharmony, feelings of enmity, hatred or ill will between two communities,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Usha Rangnani said. Notably, Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati was earlier arrested on January 15, in a similar case, by Uttrakhand Police and sent to 14-day judicial custod...

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‘India needs him’: 78-year-old Uttarakhand woman transfers her property to Rahul Gandhi

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A 78-year-old woman from Uttarakhand's Dehradun transferred all her property worth 50 lakhs and 10 Tola gold to Rahul Gandhi, stating that the country needs him. Pushpa Munjial has presented a will in the Dehradun court, giving the ownership title of her properties to Rahul Gandhi. She described Rahul Gandhi and his ideas as necessary for the country. She said she is very much influenced by the thoughts of Rahul Gandhi and that is why she is giving her property to him.

Apr52022 by News DeskNo Comments

Ayesha Takia, Husband ‘Singled out’, Harassed by security personnel at Goa Airport

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Famous Bollywood actor, Ayesha Takia and her husband Farhan Azmi took to social media to express their anguish after being stopped at Goa Airport. Ayesha was traveling along with her husband and son, Mikhail from Goa to Mumbai when the incident took place. The two were "Singled out" and faced immense harassment when an officer read their names from their boarding passes. A male officer also tried to touch the Bollywood female actor. Farhan Azmi who is also the son of Samajwadi Party leader took to his Twitter alleging, "I was boarding for Mumbai on @IndiGo6E 6386, 18:40 hrs flight & these racist officers R P Singh, A K Yadav, commander Rout & senior officer (SP category) Bahadur purposely singled me & my family (wife & son) immediately after they read out my name o...

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Situation in Karnataka turns grim: Hindu groups plan to broadcast Hindu prayers during Adhaan time

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The situation is turning more serious in Karnataka with Hindu organisations planning to broadcast Hindu prayers at the time of azaan in mosques. Hindu activist Bharath Shetty stated on Monday that the campaign would start in Anjaneya temple of Yelahanka in Bengaluru at 5 a.m., during the time of azaan. The campaign is planned throughout the state, he said. This being a sensitive issue, more so as Ramzan has just begun, the police is making elaborate security arrangements. The Hindu organisations are planning to broadcast “Om Namah Shivay”, “Jai Shri Ram” slogans and other devotional prayers exactly at the time of azaan in mosques. The Shri Ram Sena has stated that it had submitted a request to the authorities for stopping the use of loudspeakers at 5 a.m. The tehsildar and the ...

Apr42022 by News DeskNo Comments

At least 40 houses belonging to Muslims torched in Rajasthan

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More the 40 houses belonging to the Muslim community were set on fire in less than 24 hours after violence broke out in Rajasthan’s Karauli district on Saturday evening. Curfew remained in place on Sunday after communal clashes broke out following a motorcycle rally by Hindu Sena to celebrate the Hindu new year, leaving around 35 people injured. During the procession, Hindutva goons riding on bikes shouted anti-Muslim slogans and songs inciting violence against Muslims were played loudly on speakers when they were psssing through Muslim locality. In one such songs, the extremist singers chant “Topi Wala sar jhukaake Jai Shree raam bolega', Muslim Mirror reported. Despite the curfew being imposed, the houses belonging to Muslim community were set on fire. ‘Local SHO refused the ...

Apr32022 by News DeskNo Comments

Kashmiri Pandit among Journalists thrashed by Right-wing men in Delhi

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A Kashmiri Pandit journalist was thrashed by a far right Hindu mob while he was covering the Hindu Maha Panchayat at Delhi’s Burari ground on Sunday. It is pertinent to mention that earlier today, seven journalists who were covering the 'Hindu Maha Panchayat' were targeted by Hindutva groups after being asked about their religious identity. Among the seven journalists were Shahid Tantray, Mohammed Meharban, Meer Faisal, Arbab Ali, and Meghnad Bose, Shivangi Saxena and Rounak Bhat. While five were on an assignment for Article 14, two of them, i.e., Rounak Bhat and Shivangi Saxena were there to cover the event for News Laundry. https://twitter.com/samar11/status/1510539888265166849?t=0pKOhP2fnhXpY4v-8DaTMA&s=19 It is pertinent to mention that the 'Hindu Maha Panchayat' is ...