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On Thursday, the Delhi Police registered an FIR against the unknown creators of an app named ‘Sulli Deals’, which was uploaded on the open-source software platform GitHub. The app had collected images of women along with their names from social media accounts without their consent and allowed the users to share the images and participate in their ‘auction’.

A Bengaluru school has got involved in a major controversy after one of its teachers allegedly forced students to say Islamic prayers as punishment. Reportedly, a math teacher in Orchid International School forced students to pray in the name of Allah for failing to solve a problem, and also instructed them to keep silent about the matter. However, the school, which has campuses in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, has denied the allegations.

It is an intuition ingrained in the Hindu psyche to inhabit our entire environment - celestial, physical, vegetable, animal, and human - with innumerable Gods and Goddesses. Some of these divinities are installed in temples as icons and worshipped with well-defined rituals. Some others are worshipped as and where they are invoked. Hindu shastras, saints, and sages have paid homage to many Gods and Goddesses in many sublime hymns.

Someone comes to Muhammad from a great distance, yet without any sign of fatigue, and says: Muhammad, inform me about al-Islam. The Messenger of Allah replies: Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and you establish prayer, pay zakat, observe the fast of Ramzan [Ramadan] and perform the pilgrimage. Later on, when the inquirer is gone, Muhammad tells Umar: He was Gabriel.  He came to you to instruct you in matters of religion. This is the very first hadis narrated by Umar, the future KhalIfa, through several chains ...

Internet might be the biggest boon of the 21st century. It is because of the Internet that people can communicate with one another more fluidly than at any other time in history. It has empowered people to work from remote places without having the need to visit their offices, something which was treasured during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also played a part in mobilizing help for the needy like witnessed during the COVID times when online campaigns were run to help those adversely affected by the pandemic.

A Muslim man named ‘Raju’ (not real name) from Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh groomed a 15-year-old student and abducted her while she was on the way to school. He then lured her into converting to Islam and ‘marrying’ him.  The pedophile then reportedly released a video alongside the girl where he was seen justifying his actions. 

Earlier today, in a major security lapse by the Punjab government, PM Modi’s convoy was deliberately endangered by the Punjab Police. The PM was on his way to the National Martyr’s Memorial in Hussainiwala when the PM’s vehicle was stopped by a group of political protestors.

A lot of noise is being made over criticism of MK Gandhi after Kalicharan Maharaj’s recent speech at the Raipur Dharma Sansad. The Chhattisgarh government headed by Congress’ Bhupesh Baghel has now arrested Kalicharan and many people are asking an important question. Is MK Gandhi beyond criticism? Why are some political leaders so touchy and indignant about Gandhi being criticized?

The recent controversy over targeting women for sexual exploitation and harassment based on their religion has created a lot of stir on media and social media. Social media users had highlighted certain apps and channels that were sharing images of Hindu women for potential sexual harassment.