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  Bihar Custodial Death Case: Nails ‘Hammered’ Into Two Men; Probe Ordered Days after two Muslim men were allegedly tortured to death in police custody in Bihar, photos and videos of their bodies being circulated by their families show marks of nails being hammered into them. “We have filmed videos and have still photographs of the injury marks caused by …

‘Dalit, minority voters missing from electoral rolls’ Members of various opposition parties in a joint press conference held on Sunday, alleged that names of people belonging to downtrodden sections of society, like Dalits and other minorities, were missing from electoral rolls in Uttarakhand. The leaders claimed that the data emerged after an internal voter survey was conducted ahead of Lok …

Gujarat Police Accused of Filing FIR against Victims after Muslims’ Homes Burnt Down in Khambat On 24 February, a group of people pelted stones and burnt down the homes of Muslims living in Khambat’s Akbarpura area. The incident charged the area with communal animosity. Acting on the incident, the police filed an FIR against 52 people of which 35 are …

Human Rights Watch: Cow Mobs Enjoy Political and Administrative Patronage Almost all cow vigilante groups in India that has been instrumental in lynching people on pretext of cow protection are somehow connected to the Hindutva organisations in India. Lynchers enjoy political and administrative patronage. In almost all of the cases, the police initially stalled investigations, ignored procedures, or even played …

  IAMC condemns dastardly terror attack in Kashmir  The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), today condemned in the strongest terms the dastardly act of terror in Kashmir that has claimed the lives of 40 personnel from India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The brave CRPF personnel who laid down their lives reflected the diversity of India united in their ultimate …

Pressure mounts on MIT to disinvite Subramanian Swamy from the India Conference 2019   With online petitions, phone calls to MIT’s President’s Office, and now a letter signed by the faculty members, pressure is mounting on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to disinvite Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy from the MIT India Conference 2019 scheduled to be held here …

In this issue of IAMC News Digest Announcements Indian-Americans celebrate Republic Day across US with pledges to uphold the Constitution and combat hate News Headlines US-based ‘cyber expert’ alleges 2014 General Elections were rigged, makes other sensational claims Kasganj Roundabout to be Renamed After Man Whose ‘Tiranga Yatra’ Triggered Communal Strife Hindu group linked to India’s ruling BJP praises British …

In this issue of IAMC News Digest Announcements Indian-Americans celebrate Republic Day across US with pledges to uphold the Constitution and combat hate News Headlines US-based ‘cyber expert’ alleges 2014 General Elections were rigged, makes other sensational claims Kasganj Roundabout to be Renamed After Man Whose ‘Tiranga Yatra’ Triggered Communal Strife Hindu group linked to India’s ruling BJP praises British …