Sun 26 April 2020: After Princess Hend Al Qassimi of UAE called out an Indian national working in Dubai for posting racist tweets, a fake news story was revived on social media to vilify her. A newspaper clipping is being circulated on social media after old, Islamophobic tweets by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya targetting Arab women resurfaced […]
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Sat 25 April 2020: India on Friday reported 1,752 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest single-day spike in the country, bringing the total number of cases to 23,452, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll in the country has risen to 723, as 37 new fatalities were registered over the […]
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Fri 24 April 2020: The apex court also stayed all coercive action against the Republic TV anchor for three weeks, to allow him to apply for anticipatory bail. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the probes into a majority of FIRs filed against Republic TV editor-in-chief and anchor Arnab Goswami for hate speech and defamation […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the BJP alleging that the party is spreading communal virus in the society when the need is to take coronavirus unitedly, while she applauded the success story of fighting Covid-19. “When we should be tackling the coronavirus unitedly, the BJP continues […]
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Wed 22 April 2020: Hospitals across India denying treatment to Muslims or discriminating against them, angering global Muslim community A private hospital in northern India has apologized for running a controversial newspaper advertisement denying treatment to Muslims who have not tested negative for the novel coronavirus. The Valentis Cancer Hospital, located in Meerut district in […]
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Tue 21 April 2020: Azad Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan said Monday that India has been using the “cover of the coronavirus” to “mow down” Kashmiri youth and change the Muslim-majority character of the disputed region. In a video statement addressing countries “friendly” to the Kashmir movement, Khan said “together, we will succeed [against COVID-19]. […]
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FILE PHOTO Mon 20 April 2020: At least 4 civilians, including 2 children killed in recent border fire between Pakistan, Indian troops As the world battles the COVID-19, Kashmiris across the Line of Control (LoC) struggle to escape from bullets. The de facto border divides the disputed Kashmir valley between Pakistan and India and a […]
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Sun 19 April 2020: Around 100,000 people attend funeral of Muslim leader in eastern Bangladesh, local media reports Tens of thousands of people defied government restrictions to attend the funeral of a religious leader in eastern Bangladesh on Saturday. People from different parts of the country traveled to the eastern Brahmanbaria district for the last […]
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Sat 18 April 2020: (REUTERS) At least 20 officials working at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s palace have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the 70-year-old leader to limit most of his contact with staff to digital communication, government sources said on Saturday. An official document delivered to the Presidential Palace in Kabul is thought to have […]
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Fri 17 April 2020: Charity groups have been trying to ensure that poor do not go to bed hungry amid nationwide lockdown Muslim charities and other voluntary organizations are helping the poor in India during a nationwide lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. As of Thursday, the death toll from the […]
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