Rukhsana Sayed aka Advocate Ms Alvi said that her heart bleeds seeing a reel of a Hindu family going to a 'Haram' Garba event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the 'sacred land' where the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born and the Quran, Muslims believe, was revealed.
The shirt worn by the detainee during his presentation to the media appeared virtually identical to a shirt frequently worn by a senior police officer in Rangpur, leading the public to question how an officer's clothing ended up on an accused person.
The real question is not why Zoya Hasan’s Independence Day appearance was cancelled, but why Sardar Patel Vidyalaya invited her in the first place despite her record of opposing the CAA, advocating for the Palestinian cause, and defending a controversial textbook cartoon involving Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
FIR registered under BNS and SC ST Act on complaint of Akash Kumar after Muslim men entered the Dalit family’s home, assaulted women and used casteist abuses. Police have deployed additional force in the village.
Rushdie’s comments echoed long-standing activist narratives on India, shaped largely by selectively informed journalists, even as he remained silent on the radicalism that targeted him, raising questions about selective outrage and the inconsistencies in his public positions.
Nisha Pal was surrounded by Muslim youth who hurled abuses, tried snatching her mic and filmed her while accusing her of spreading hate. She said similar intimidation has happened repeatedly, raising concerns about rising threats to on-ground reporters.