Religious Discrimination

Kashmiri student says father, sister denied Oyo room based on identity; hotel claims orders from Delhi Police, cops deny it

Delhi University student Nauman Rafiq took his father and sister, who'd come all the way from Jammu and Kashmir to visit, to Asha Residency, an Oyo registered four-star hotel in Vijay Nagar near North Campus. But to his dismay, the hotel refused to allow them to stay

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill dishonours freedom fighters, says Asaduddin Owaisi; AIMIM chief accuses Centre of reviving Jinnah's two-nation theory

AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi said in New Delhi on Wednesday that the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) if implemented "will make India Israel", which is known for "discrimination"

Airtel slammed on Twitter for giving in to 'bigotry' after woman refuses to interact with Muslim executive, carrier denies charge

Airtel landed in a Twitter controversy on Monday after a woman posted that she did not want to interact with a customer resolution officer as he was a Muslim.

Donald Trump administration sets up task force to tackle rising hate crimes in US

The Trump administration has made fighting violent crime one of its top priorities and set up a task force to look into the recent surge in hate crimes in the US, including those against the Hindu and Sikh communities.

Journalist quizzed over 'misreporting' on alleged discrimination against Muslims in AYUSH ministry

A Delhi-based journalist was on Tuesday questioned by police for his news report claiming that the AYUSH Ministry had been discriminating against Muslims.

Denied house for being Muslim, blind DU professor speaks out in video message to Kejriwal

In a video message to Arvind Kejriwal, a DU professor has alleged that she was denied rented accommodation in the national capital on grounds that she is a Muslim.

Discriminated due to his turban, Sikh postman wins battle against Disney

A Sikh postman employed with Disney alleged that he was being segregated from customers at the park due to violating what they called a 'look policy'

PM Modi's tough talk on hate speech, religious bias not only against Hindus: Shiv Sena

Modi's straight talk on zero tolerance to religious discrimination is not only aimed at "pro-Hindutva" forces but also "bigots" converting Hindus, Shiv Sena said on Thursday as it raked up core saffron agenda including Article 370 and uniform civil code.

FIR against diamond company that refused to give job to Muslim MBA grad

On Tuesday, Zeeshan Ali Khan, a recent MBA graduate applied for a marketing job with a Mumbai-based diamond export company along with two of his classmates Mukund Mani and Omkar Bansode.

Attacks on Delhi churches: Christians take to streets as Rajnath Singh steps up security

As Christians took to streets of Delhi over recent attacks on churches, Home Minister Rajnath Singh promised to step up security at their religious places.