‘Not Just Manipal’: Muslim Students across India say they are being targeted with Hate Speech in Classrooms

'Not Just Manipal': Muslim Students across India say they are being targeted with Hate Speech in Classrooms

Muslims students say they face hate inside the classroom, both from peers and, even more troublingly, from teachers By: Zafar Aafaq Last week when the video of a Muslim student confronting his teacher at Manipal University in Karnataka went viral, it triggered an unpleasant memory in the mind of 21-year-old Humza Siddique. In the video, which sparked a massive uproar on social media, a young engineering student berates his teacher, telling him that it was not funny to crack jokes about his religious identity. The teacher had compared his Muslim…

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Modi government’s advertisement spending: Rs 8.54 lakh per hour, Rs 2.05 crore per day, every day since 2014

Modi government's advertisement spending: Rs 8.54 lakh per hour, Rs 2.05 crore per day, every day since 2014

The central government has spent Rs 2.05 Crore, every day, since it came into power in 2014, till December this year. The Narendra Modi-led government has spent Rs 6491.56 Crore from 2014 till December 7, 2022, averaging out to Rs 750 Crore every year. These advertisement include those in print media and electronic media, through the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), official figures available on CBC website reveal. Incidentally, the advertising spending has reduced by 68% in the last full financial year, as compared to the financial year 2014-15. As…

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