Religion

‘No dogs and Muslims’: Day after Delhi blast, ISI Kolkata boys’ hostel defaced with hateful graffiti

Indradeep Bhattacharyya12th November 202513th November 2025

A day after a car-bomb explosion killed at least 13 people in the heart of the national capital, anti-Muslim graffiti saying “Muslims and dogs should not enter the premises” and…

Hindu youths desecrated temples in UP with ‘I love Muhammad’ graffiti to frame Muslim peers, arrested

Shinjinee Majumder31st October 20253rd November 2025

Visuals with the words “I love Muhmad” and “I love Mamud” spray-painted on the walls of two temples are viral on social media. In one of the videos showing the…

Muslim man kidnapped minor Hindu girl? Jammu case falsely communalized

Shinjinee Majumder24th October 202524th October 2025

The story uses only screenshot of relevant social media posts and not the actual posts to protect the identity of the minor girl. A video of a young couple has…

After Ayodhya sets Guinness record on Diwali, AI-generated image of illuminated river bank goes viral

Prantik Ali23rd October 2025

An aerial photograph, apparently showing Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya brightly lit with diyas on the occasion of Diwali is viral on social media. Users have been sharing the image, taking pride…

UP woman cop put Muslim harassers in their place? No, viral video is scripted

Prantik Ali22nd October 2025

A video of two men having an altercation with a female constable has gone viral. In the clip, one of the men is seen wearing a skull cap. The constable…

Scrolling through Assam BJP’s X handle: An exhibition of hate, xenophobia & anti-Muslim propaganda

Diti Pujara13th October 2025

How far is taking something too far during election campaigning? With each social media post, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assam unit hits a new low. Over the past several weeks, Assam…

Durgapur ‘gang rape’: BJP leaders leave out non-Muslim name from list of accused; give communal spin to crime

Shinjinee Majumder & Indradeep Bhattacharyya12th October 202513th October 2025

Reacting to the alleged gang rape of an MBBS student in West Bengal’s Durgapur, leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikai on October 12 claimed on X that four…

NBDSA orders removal of Zee News’ ‘Mehendi Jihad’ reports, pulls up Times Now Navbharat for ‘Love Jihad’ bulletin

Shinjinee Majumder8th October 20258th October 2025

Acting on two specific complaints, the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has come down heavily on Zee News and Times Now Navbharat over reports on ‘Mehendi Jihad’ and…

Sudarshan News fabricates communal angle, blames ‘Jihadis’ for temple desecration in Maharashtra

Prantik Ali26th September 2025

Sudarshan News on September 22 ran a segment where the channel’s deputy editor, Pradosh Chavhanke, alleged that ‘Jihadis’ desecrated a Shiva temple dating back 1,200 years in Anwa, in Maharashtra’s…

Ganesha idol desecrated in Karnataka’s Belur: False communal angle, ‘conversion mafia’ theory pop up

Abhishek Kumar24th September 202524th September 2025

Following the discovery of the desecration of an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesha in a temple in Hassan district of Karnataka on September 21, a section of social media…