Maharashtra Cabinet approves renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv
Maharashtra State Cabinet today approved the renaming of Aurangabad city to Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv. Read more »
NIA registers case in Kanhaiya Lal Teli murder case under several sections of IPC and UAPA including terror charges
A Hindu man has been beheaded and killed in Rajasthan for a social media post supportive of Nupur Sharma. The accused — Gaus Mohammed and Riyaz Ahmed — were arrested on Tuesday night. Read more »
‘Now it’s your turn to be beheaded…’, Naveen Jindal receives death threat e-mail
Expelled Delhi BJP spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal claimed that he received multiple death threats Wednesday morning, a day after a tailor was brutally murdered by two men in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. Read more »
Children in madrasas taught punishment for blasphemy is beheading: Kerala Guv on Udaipur killing
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday reacted to the Udaipur beheading case and said, “Children are being taught in madrasas that punishment for blasphemy is beheading.” Read more »
‘Defend Hinduism against jihadists’: Dutch MP, who backed Nupur Sharma, condemns Udaipur tailor’s killing
Dutch MP Geert Wilder, who had come out in support of Nupur Sharma, has now spoken out against the murder of the tailor in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Read more »
India blocks twitter accounts of Pakistan Embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran & Egypt
Twitter India has banned official accounts of Pakistan Embassies in the UN, Turkey, Iran & Egypt. Earlier, Twitter also withheld the account of Radio Pakistan. Read more »
Bombay HC grants bail to UAPA accused arrested for ISIS links
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted bail to Mohammad Raisuddin, a man arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in 2016 for allegedly being linked to the Islamic State (ISIS). Read more »
Bihar: Mohammad Shamshad held for marrying 12 girls, including minors, pushing them into prostitution
Purnia Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for marrying 12 girls, including minors, and pushing them into prostitution. Read more »
Bangladesh: Hindu college principal forced to wear garland of shoes because a Hindu student hailed Nupur Sharma
A video showing a Hindu college principal being compelled to wear a garland of shoes has provoked fury on social media in Bangladesh. Read more »
Madrasa graduates have less favorable attitude towards women: UNESCO report
According to a Worldwide Education Monitoring report published by UNESCO, it was found that madrassa graduates had less positive opinions of women with higher education and working mothers as they believe that the primary role of wives was to raise children. Read more »