Congress worker Manoj Dubey was allegedly murdered by a Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva activist in Ghatkopar on Sunday night, October 22. According to preliminary information, the incident occurred following an argument related to a Facebook post criticising Congress MLA Naseem Khan. Congress worker Manoj Dubey and a few others were[Read More…]
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Madhya Pradesh: FIR against Congress leader for posting morphed image of PM Modi
On September 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in an event for the Bohra community in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. One of the pictures from the same program of PM was morphed and shared on Facebook. A complaint was lodged by Indore Development Authority president Shankar Lalwani, in Palasia police station. Police[Read More…]
Bihar professor attacked by mob after Facebook post against Vajpayee
Sanjay Kumar, a Sociology Professor at the Mahatma Gandhi Central University, was attacked by the mob on Friday for writing a controversial Facebook post commenting on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death. Sanjay has suffered critical injuries in the assault and has been referred to Patna Medical College and[Read More…]
Jammu government doctor sacked over Facebook post
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated the services of the Registrar of the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu for an “anti-government” post on Facebook, an official said on Sunday. Amit Kumar was sacked after he violated rules that prevent a government servant from using social media to write anti-government[Read More…]
DU professor posts lewd remark for Goddess Durga, receives flak
In a clear incident of blasphemy, a Delhi University assistant professor allegedly insulted Hindu goddess Durga using obscene words in a Facebook post, which prompted a condemnation from the student wing of BJP (ABVP) and a police complaint by a teachers’ body. BJP-affiliated National Democratic Teachers Front filed the police[Read More…]
West Bengal violence: A man dies of stab wounds; fresh violence erupts in Basirhat
The violence in West Bengal that started with a Facebook post doesn’t seem to end anytime soon. In a recent development, a 65-year-old Hindu man died of stab wounds on Thursday. Besides, a fresh violence erupted in parts of West Bengal’s Basirhat region. Kartik Ghosh, a resident of Bhyabla in[Read More…]
Facebook post highlighting widening religious gap goes viral
A Facebook post portraying the latent Islamophobia and certain harmful social misconceptions of religion have been making rounds on social media. The post was made by a gentleman who claims to be a resident of Qatar, a former resident of Delhi. In the post, he narrates an incident which occurred[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor reacts on petition nominating him as UPA’s PM candidate in 2019
Days after an online petition proposed the name of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)’s prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the veteran congress leader finally reacted on it seeing the huge sentiments of people attached to the idea and the amount of[Read More…]
Why did Yahikkakka shave half his head?
Demonetisation has been the talk of the town for 3 week now. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from the financial system of India on November 8 came as a shock to many. Long lines at the ATM and banks have become a common sight[Read More…]