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Hindu boy retaliates to video of Mufti Salman Azhari shared by Muslim classmate, mob chants ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’: Details of the video and...

Anurag - 8 October, 2024

A viral Instagram post about Prophet Muhammad led to mass protests. The Muslim boy who shared viral screenshot of Hindu boy's Insta chat had shared video of controversial Islamic cleric Mufti Salman Azhari where he had called Hindus "dogs".

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Why misusing High Court and wasting court’s time: Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL seeking action against State BJP leaders over their speeches

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2024

While dismissing the plea, the Karnataka High Court asserted, “Why are you misusing the platform of the High Court by filing such petitions? Why are you wasting the time of courts by filing such petitions with omnibus prayers?"

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USCIRF publishes another report claiming increase in hate speech in India during Modi govt, Secretary of State Antony Blinken uses it to target India

ANI - 27 June, 2024

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has again raised 'concerns' over religious freedoms in India, citing the alleged rise in 'hate speech', demolitions and anti-conversion laws.

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Delhi L-G grants prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy under UAPA in 2010 provocative speech case

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2024

The complainant, Sushil Pandit, a Kashmiri activist, filed a complaint under Section 156(3) of the CrPC with the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in New Delhi.

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Kamran Akmal apologises to Harbhajan Singh after making derogatory anti-Sikh statement referring to Arshdeep Singh

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2024

Hours after Harbhajan Singh slammed Kamran Akmal for his “12 baj gaye hain” remark, the former Pakistani cricketer apologised to Harbhajan Singh instead of apologising to Arshdeep Singh against whom he made the hateful comment.

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‘Chor, ch*mar, Jaanvar, Keeda’: Old video shows Muslim cleric Salman Azhari hurling abuses at CM Yogi over bulldozer action against criminals

OpIndia Staff - 20 February, 2024

Mufti Salman Azhari has a history of delivering inflammatory speeches and instigating Muslim youths against Hinduism. He was recently arrested by Gujarat police for his inflammatory remarks

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Sharjeel Imam’s speeches might be the reason for riots, Delhi Court says as it rejects his bail plea in sedition and UAPA case

OpIndia Staff - 17 February, 2024

Sharjeel Imam was arrested by Delhi Police on 28th January 2020, from Bihar over inflammatory speeches against the Citizenship Amendment Act, advocating for the secession of Assam from the rest of India

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Salman Azhari withdrew more than ₹27 lakhs from his ‘charitable trust’ in 2023, court sends Islamic hate preacher to police remand

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2024

The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Junagadh district police a whopping ₹52 lakh was deposited in the bank account of Salman Azhari-run charitable trust 'Al-Amaan Education and Welfare Trust' in 2023.

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Gujarat ATS to investigate terror angle in Mufti Salman Azhari provocative speech case, funding sources to be looked into too

OpIndia Staff - 8 February, 2024

“Since he (Azhari) is an accused in this offence, his activities in addition to his Trust’s activities and financing will be investigated in detail,” SP Jat said adding that more stringent sections will be added in the case depending upon the findings of the investigation.

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