Protests against former BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) spread to more areas of West Bengal state in India yesterday (June 11, 2022). Fresh bouts of violence were reported in Howrah district where 60 people were arrested on charges of rioting, attempt to murder and causing damage to public properties, police said.

Indian police shot dead two protesters and arrested more than 130 others during street rallies sparked by a ruling party official’s remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), authorities told AFP yesterday.

The West Bengal State Commission for Protection of Child Rights today sent a show-cause notice to the Pirzada of Furfura Sharif for using children in violent demonstrations over comments made by suspended BJP spokesperson on Prophet Muhammad (PUBH), after videos surfaced in social media on this.

A fresh bout of clashes broke out today between police and protesters of remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammed (PUBH) for the second consecutive day in West Bengal's Howrah district.

Two persons were killed and over two dozen people, including security personnel, were critically injured as violent protests hit the eastern Indian city of Ranchi over the controversial comments made by two suspended BJP spokespersons on Prophet Mohammad (PUBH), officials concerned said today (June 11, 2022).

Kolkata Police has assured the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata of enhanced security in the wake of the shooting by a police constable deployed outside the diplomatic mission, which left a woman dead and two others injured yesterday (June 10, 2022).

An attempt was made to kill Bollywood superstar Salman Khan by a sharpshooter sent by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Three people were injured – including a woman critically wounded – today (June 10, 2022) as a constable of Kolkata armed police opened fire indiscriminately before shooting himself dead near Bangladesh mission in Kolkata.

Protests broke out in several cities across India – including Delhi and Kolkata – after Friday prayers today, demanding arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her offensive remarks on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), police said.

A 24-year-old Indian woman from Gujarat today married herself – in what is considered to be the first recorded instance of sologamy in the state.

Delhi Police registered a case against nine people, including former BJP members Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal and journalist Saba Naqvi, for allegedly spreading hatred.

India tightened public security yesterday after the circulation of a letter warning of Islamist militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by an official of the ruling Hindu nationalist party.

Amidst the controversy over now-suspended BJP spokesperson’s comments on the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah today expressed hope that the “hate wave” against Muslims would dissipate even if it doesn’t happen in his lifetime.

A former director general of India’s elite National Security Guard (NSG) has commended Bangladesh’s “amazing” cooperation to help India contain insurgency issues in the country’s north-eastern states.

“‘Fringe’ is BJP’s core,” India’s opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted today.

Police in northern India arrested a youth leader from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about the Prophet Mohammad led to a diplomatic furore, officials said on Wednesday (June 8, 2022).

A 16-year-old boy allegedly shot his mother dead who stopped him from playing online game PUBG in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said today.

Terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has threatened suicide strikes in Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai to "fight for the dignity of our Prophet" amid the raging row over offensive remarks by now-suspended BJP leaders, ANI reported today.

Before the three sisters and their children were found dead in a well, they left a message blaming the family they had married into.

Malaysia has unreservedly condemned the derogatory remarks by politicians in India against Prophet Muhammad.