Garba Muslim

Some Muslim men were arrested, tied to a pole, and flogged with canes by police personnel in the Kheda district. Crowds were seen cheering as officers watched plain-clothes cops hit the men.

The flogging of some Muslim men, accused of disruptinga Garba event in Gujarat's Kheda, was done by some local cops, sources have told NDTV.

The Trinamool has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission in connection with the public flogging of Muslim men by the Gujarat Police personnel, party spokesperson Saket Gokhale said on Friday.

The report of a panel investigating the police flogging of some Muslim men in Gujarat is expected tomorrow, the police said.

India needs to ask itself some hard questions - in our own times, in our own society, is evil triumphing over the good?

Since the start of the Navratri festivities, there have been several instances of Muslim men being held or beaten up in Madhya Pradesh's Indore.

Of 43 accused of throwing stones in a village in Gujarat's Kheda district, "10-11 were detained... police taught them lesson in public", says report

A Madhya Pradesh minister who less than a week ago had said identity cards will be needed for entering garba pandals in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh has now "welcomed" Muslims at the pandals, if "they are fine with idol worship."

Four Muslims, including two students, were arrested from a college Garba event in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Sunday after a large group of rightwing activists allegedly barged in and went on the rampage, accusing college of promoting "love jihad".

Right-wing groups in Gujarat have called for restricting entry of non-Hindus to Garba venues but at the state government's forthcoming annual Navratri festival, it is some Muslims who are working round the corner to make the event a success.

Weeks after BJP's Madhya Pradesh legislator and vice president Usha Thakur proposed banning entry of Muslim men in Garba Pandals to prevent 'Love Jihad', the party's state unit has clarified its stand on the issue.

For Mohammad Irshad Mansuri, 43, the big day is fast approaching. With nine nights of Navratri festivities ahead, he is dishing out last-minute Garba dancing tips to his students.

From ornate Gaghras (skirts) to intricate tattoos to ethnic jewelry, the colours of Navratris (nine-day Hindu festival) are beginning to unravel.

A lawmaker of the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh says she wants Muslims barred from the "Garba" or a Gujarati dance festival to be held in several northern states in October.

Some Muslim men were arrested, tied to a pole, and flogged with canes by police personnel in the Kheda district. Crowds were seen cheering as officers watched plain-clothes cops hit the men.

The flogging of some Muslim men, accused of disruptinga Garba event in Gujarat's Kheda, was done by some local cops, sources have told NDTV.

The Trinamool has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission in connection with the public flogging of Muslim men by the Gujarat Police personnel, party spokesperson Saket Gokhale said on Friday.

The report of a panel investigating the police flogging of some Muslim men in Gujarat is expected tomorrow, the police said.

India needs to ask itself some hard questions - in our own times, in our own society, is evil triumphing over the good?

Since the start of the Navratri festivities, there have been several instances of Muslim men being held or beaten up in Madhya Pradesh's Indore.

Of 43 accused of throwing stones in a village in Gujarat's Kheda district, "10-11 were detained... police taught them lesson in public", says report

A Madhya Pradesh minister who less than a week ago had said identity cards will be needed for entering garba pandals in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh has now "welcomed" Muslims at the pandals, if "they are fine with idol worship."

Four Muslims, including two students, were arrested from a college Garba event in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Sunday after a large group of rightwing activists allegedly barged in and went on the rampage, accusing college of promoting "love jihad".

Right-wing groups in Gujarat have called for restricting entry of non-Hindus to Garba venues but at the state government's forthcoming annual Navratri festival, it is some Muslims who are working round the corner to make the event a success.

Weeks after BJP's Madhya Pradesh legislator and vice president Usha Thakur proposed banning entry of Muslim men in Garba Pandals to prevent 'Love Jihad', the party's state unit has clarified its stand on the issue.

For Mohammad Irshad Mansuri, 43, the big day is fast approaching. With nine nights of Navratri festivities ahead, he is dishing out last-minute Garba dancing tips to his students.

From ornate Gaghras (skirts) to intricate tattoos to ethnic jewelry, the colours of Navratris (nine-day Hindu festival) are beginning to unravel.

A lawmaker of the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh says she wants Muslims barred from the "Garba" or a Gujarati dance festival to be held in several northern states in October.