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Topic: Leicester

Pro-Gaza activist with history of anti-Hindu statements — Majid Freeman faces terror charges in UK

The 36-year-old, also accused of 'supporting a proscribed organisation', had actively shared info proven to be false in 2022, at a time of Hindu-Muslim disturbances in Leicester city.

For decades, Leicester built communal walls. Waves of immigrants made it more toxic

East Ham and Waltham Forest are Pakistani Punjabi, Luton is Kashmiri Muslim, Southall is Punjabi Sikh, and Tower Hamlet is Bangladeshi. Each walled off their neighbourhoods to other immigrants.

RSS wasn’t involved in Leicester violence. But here’s why it won’t mind the blame

The amount of free publicity the RSS gets creates a mystique, which prevents centrist/moderate diaspora movements from taking shape.

Leicester fire a result of orthodox Muslim clergy of ’90s vs new communal Hindu migrants

Global Islam versus a newly globalised Hinduism will not only strengthen Britain’s Right-wing politics but also impose a burden that the State may not be able to carry.

Leicester clashes show UK is a hotbed of Islamic radicalism. But Hindus must keep calm

India must urge Hindu students in the UK to live up to their reputation of being a tolerant, peaceful, law-abiding community that does not partake in clashes.

On Camera

Life in Delhi isn’t easy for Northeast Indians. Racism is always round the corner

Racism is a problem for privileged mainlanders only when it's meted out to them abroad. In their own backyard, it's normalised as 'I was just kidding. Chill yaar'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.