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61 hate crimes against Muslims, Dalits reported across India in April: Report

Hyderabad: A total of 61 alleged hate crime incidents were reported across India in April, including 49 cases targeting Muslims, 10 involving...

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Imam found dead near Bareilly tracks; family says wife witnessed train assault on video call, police assure action

‘A group of intoxicated men had caught him, abused him and accused him of theft’ Bareilly: A 30-year-old Imam from Bihar, Maulana...

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12-year-old fasting boy shot dead in Lucknow; police call it accidental, family alleges murder

Lucknow: A 12-year-old boy died after being shot at a house in Lucknow, with police describing the incident as an “accidental fire”...

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Jammu & Kashmir

School partly demolished despite panchayat NOC after rumours labelled it a madrasa in MP

Betul: Authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district demolished part of a school under construction in Dhaba village on Tuesday after a campaign...

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India

Seven lives saved: Muslim cleric hailed as hero after using mosque speaker to alert villagers about sinking car in Assam

Sribhumi: A Muslim cleric in Assam is being praised for saving seven people after he used a mosque loudspeaker at dawn to...

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Crime

Kashmiri student assaulted by mob in MP; arrested, later released

A Muslim student from Jammu and Kashmir was brutally assaulted by members of Hindutva organisations after attending a Garba event during Navratri...

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India

Mosques and madrasas at forefront as Muslims come together for Punjab flood victims

Amritsar: As Punjab faces its worst floods in years, the Muslim community from across Punjab and neighbouring Haryana has stepped forward with...

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India

Karnataka BJP MLC calls Muslim IAS officer Fouzia Taranum ‘Pakistani’, police case filed

Bengaluru: A political storm has erupted in Karnataka after BJP MLC N Ravikumar made a controversial communal remark against Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner...

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India

Violence erupts in Assam’s Silchar during protest against Waqf Act

Protests against the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act turned violent on Sunday in Assam’s Cachar district, following similar unrest in West Bengal...