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4 days after Kanpur violence, BJP youth leader arrested for comments on Prophet Muhammad

Harshit Srivastava, a BJP youth wing functionary, was arrested by the Kanpur police over allegedly inflammatory tweets.

Prophet Muhammad row: Actor Kangana Ranaut backs Nupur Sharma, says she is ‘entitled to her opinions’

Nupur Sharma was suspended from BJP amid criticism from Arab countries for quoting Islamic Hadiths on Prophet Muhammad

Violence erupts during PFI protest march to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence over arrests made in Alappuzha hate speech row

In a PFI rally at Alappuzha, a Muslim boy had chanted slogans calling for death of Hindus and Christians.

Kolkata Police arrests vlogger Roddur Roy from Goa for ‘derogatory’ remarks against Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee

YouTuber Roddur Roy was arrested by the Kolkata Police in Goa on Tuesday after TMC leader Riju Dutta filed a police complaint against him.

‘Bag containing money sent to CM Pinarayi Vijayan in Dubai’: Swapna Suresh says she has more to reveal in Kerala Gold scam case, alleges...

Swapna Suresh revealed that in 2016 a bag containing currency notes was sent to CM Pinarayi Vijayan when he was in Dubai

Why did the government act the way it did in the Nupur Sharma episode

Following BJP's decision to suspend Nupur Sharma, the party leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been getting a lot of flak from the party's supporters

Brits wave at the hologram of Queen Elizabeth; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle booed: How the UK is celebrating Queen’s 70 years

The people in the crowd were seen cheering and waving back at the hologram of Queen Elizabeth as it passed through the streets of London

ED raids premises of AAP minister Satyendra Jain, recovers over 2.8 crore cash, 133 gold coins

The officials stated that the raids, including that at the residential premises of Jain in Delhi and other locations, were being conducted as part of a follow up in the case.

Jamia Millia: Islamists and Leftist students bar ABVP from holding awareness event on waste management, shut campus gates amid chants of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’

CFI and DISSC members stopped ABVP members from holding an event on environment claiming the speakers would give 'provocative speech'.

As support for Nupur Sharma grows, an old video of her debating fiercely with Arnab Goswami goes viral: What it says about her

An old video of Nupur Sharma debating fiercely with Arnab Goswami has been going viral on the internet.

Many Hindus still think what Nupur Sharma said was ‘unnecessary’: Here is a necessary read for them

On the 5th of June, BJP suspended the now-former spokesperson of the party, Nupur Sharma, after certain Muslim countries started getting irate about certain comments she had made during a debate

Rape crimes haunt Hyderabad: After the gang-rape of the 17-year-old by kin of AIMIM and TRS leaders, 4 more cases come to the fore

While the nation continues to be shaken by the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in the Jubliee Hills area in Hyderabad, four more rape incidents, have been reported in Telangana's capital city.

Six RSS offices including those in Lucknow and Unnao receive bomb threats via Whatsapp, accused Raj Mohammad arrested in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu police have nabbed a man named Raj Mohammed who had, on Monday, June 6, sent threatening messages to blow up 6 RSS offices.

If any action was taken against Saba Naqvi, Mahua Moitra, or even Economic Times for mocking Shivling, the entire Nupur Sharma episode wouldn’t have...

Apart from the usual anonymous trolls on Twitter, several "blue ticked" handles joined in to mock Shivling and the Hindu beliefs.

Hyderabad gang rape: Accused had misbehaved with another girl on the same day, their families pressurising victim’s kins to drop charges

The Hyderabad gang rape accused's family attempted to negotiate with the victim's family through a few influential people, but the survivor's family has been steadfast

Maharashtra: 22-year-old Nusrat Imran Qureshi killed for dowry in Jalna, in-laws arrested, 7 others booked

Nusrat got married to Imran Qureshi in March 2022. After a month or so, the victim's in-laws began to harass her for dowry.

Samajwadi Party sacks Student Wing leader Ankur Yadav for supporting Nupur Sharma

Samajwadi Party sacked Student Wing leader Ankur Sharma for a FB post supporting Nupur Sharma

Canada: Ex-NHL player calls Toronto Pearson Airport ‘worst place on earth’, was stuck for a day due to delays and mismanagement

According to Toronto airport authorities, the problem has arisen due to understaffing of management at a time when the terminal is seeing approximately 45,000 international arrivals in a day.

West Bengal: Sariful Sheikh chops off wife’s hand to prevent her from taking up a government job, hides severed body part so that doctors cannot...

A 26-year-old man identified as Sariful Sheikh alias Sher Mohammed chopped off his wife's right hand to prevent her from taking up a government job in West Bengal

Maharashtra: ‘Nupur Sharma deserves the same fate as Kamlesh Tiwari, needs to be silenced’, say MDP chief and Islamic leaders

"Kamlesh Tiwari was executed years after he made objectionable comments on Prophet Muhammad. People stabbed him to death. Don't think you'll (Sharma) be forgiven. Do not ever play with the 1100 volt current", Mohammad Hamid threatened.

Tamil Nadu YouTuber threatens Delhi Police after spreading fake news on HM Amit Shah and former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma

Savukku Shankar had alleged that HM Amit Shah congratulated Nupur Sharma over her remarks on Prophet Muhammad

Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders supports Nupur Sharma, cautions India against appeasement of Islamic countries

Geert Wilders, known for his vocal stand against Islamic ideology in The Netherlands, has stated that what Nupur Sharma stated about Prophet Muhammad is the truth and India should not apologise for it.

Washington Post reporter who got away with racism against Indians gets suspended over sexist tweet

Washington Post suspended reporter David Weigel over a sexist RT. Weigel had got away with racist comments against Indians last year.

Shiv Sena MLAs shifted to a hotel in Mumbai ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls

The Shiv Sena members were removed to a resort in Malad ahead of Rajya Sabha elections on June 10.

Iraq sentences a British geologist to 15 years in jail for smuggling ancient artefacts, his family says he had ‘no idea it was a...

A retired British geologist was sentenced to 15 years in prison by an Iraq court on Monday for attempting to smuggle ancient artefacts out of the country

Mumbai Police to summon Nupur Sharma over her alleged ‘blasphemous’ remarks against Prophet Muhammad

Mumbai Police is going to summon former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her alleged blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad and record her statement.

Elon Musk slams Twitter for “resisting and thwarting” his right to information about fake accounts, warns of dropping deal

Elon Musk has alleged that Twitter is withholding information about active fake accounts on its platform from him.

Punjab: Hindu organisations protest against growing population of Muslims in Batala; cite the increased crime rate and incidents of eve-teasing

Hindu Organizations take action against Muslim shopkeepers who were allegedly indulged in eve-teasing in Batala, Punjab

Kanpur violence: UP police releases poster of 40 suspects, had earlier released the names of 36 rioters with Samajwadi Party leader Nizam Qureshi among...

The Kanpur police on Monday released a poster of 40 suspects involved in the clash that took place on June 3

Tamil Nadu BJP hits out at DMK MP for his casteist ‘Hindi will make people shudras’ remark

DMK MP said that Hindi is the language of under-developed states, and it is only spoken in under-developed states like UP, MP, Rajasthan, and Bihar.

‘Why have you come here, to stir conflict?’: Odisha villagers deny entry to ‘activist’ Medha Patkar to area of proposed Jindal steel plant

The so-called 'environmental activist' who is often accused of stalling infrastructure projects through campaigns, was stopped by Dhinkia villagers from entering the village and was sent back.

Turkey-based organisation that hailed Talibani terrorists and Palestinian jihadists behind Twitter storm over anti-India remarks on Prophet Muhammad

The IOSPI was the first one to tweet that later went on to become a Twitter storm over remarks on Prophet Muhammad

“Agla Chief Minister NCP se hoga”, says Dhananjay Munde. Congress calls it ‘daydreaming’

NCP has the 2nd largest number of MLAs among MVA members, and controls several important portfolios like Finance Ministry and Home Ministry.

Hyderabad gang rape case: Waqf board leader’s car was taken to a farmhouse, was wiped clean to destroy evidence, say reports

The five accused had tried to destroy evidence of the crime by wiping off the white Innova car, in which the 17-year-old girl was raped in Hyderabad, as per reports.

RBI denies reports of issuing currency notes with the faces of Abdul Kalam or Tagore, says no such proposal

On June 5, several media outlets published reports citing 'government sources' that the RBI is considering the usage of watermark images of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and Rabindranath Tagore on currency notes.

Delhi police registers FIR against unidentified people over death threats to Nupur Sharma, initiates probe

The Delhi police have registered an FIR and initiated a probe against unidentified people over the threats faced by Nupur Sharma

“Absurdity of a serial violator of minority rights commenting on minorities”, MEA calls out Pakistan’s propaganda to foment communal disharmony in India

Ministry of External Affairs called out Pakistan's propaganda and schooled it over rising atrocities against minorities on its own land.

‘You will end up like Moosewala’: Maharashtra govt increases security of Salman Khan after actor receives a death threat

The Maharashtra department of Home Affairs on Monday tightened the security of Salman Khan after a threat was sent to him and his father, Salim Khan.

BJP suspends Nupur Sharma: I am sad, disgusted, and worried

Nupur Sharma was suspended from the primary membership of the party for her comments on Prophet Mohammad, and we need to talk about it

Police access Whatsapp chats of Kanpur violence mastermind Hayat Zafar Hashmi, 141 chat groups under the scanner over the violence

The police have revealed that a total of 141 WhatsApp groups have been found on Hashmi's mobile and most of the conversations are regarding the Kanpur clashes

MEA calls out OIC’s ‘motivated, misleading and mischievous’ comments over Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad

MEA called out OIC over its motivated, misleading and mischievous rant against India.

‘Delhi se hoon, BC’ gets real as road rage incident gets caught on camera, video viral

A video has surfaced on social media wherein a Delhi man hits a biker with his four-wheeler following a heated verbal exchange with the biker group

Nigeria: ‘Gunmen’ storm Church in Ondo, kill over 50 Christians gathered for Sunday prayers and kidnap priest amid rising Islamic insurgency

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. However, in recent times, Nigeria has been fighting the rising Islamic insurgency where armed groups carry out such attacks and hold people for ransom.

ED raids residence and other locations linked to Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain in connection with hawala transactions: Details

Satyendra Jain is currently in ED’s custody till June 9 in connection to the money laundering case involving a company from Kolkata.

Qatar, which had given citizenship to MF Hussain after painting nude Hindu Goddesses, gets upset at alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in India

MF Hussain, afraid of the legal troubles in India, fled away to Qatar in 2006. In 2010, he was granted citizenship of Qatar.

Gujarat: Elderly man incites Muslims to avenge alleged blasphemy by Nupur Sharma. Here is how he is instigating people on the streets

The man recording the video hailed the bearded Islamist as Aashiq-e-Rasool (devout follower of the Prophet).

After Qatar, Kuwait summons Indian ambassador over ‘blasphemous’ comments by BJP leaders, demands public apology

Foreign Affairs ministry of Kuwait summoned Indian Ambassador and handed over a note condemning comments by BJP leaders on Prophet