political scapegoating

A tech billionaire. A closed-door lecture series in the shadow of the Vatican. A theological argument that turns two thousand years of Christian thought inside out. This is not a culture war spat. It is something far stranger.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticized Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's remarks targeting "Miya Muslims," deeming them unconstitutional and divisive. Owaisi accused Sarma of scapegoating the community for various issues and using intimidation for political gain, asserting that India's Constitution guarantees equality for all citizens.

If the first leak was a lapse, the second looks like a pattern. And patterns — especially those that risk lives — are rarely tolerated long in Washington, even in a Trump-led administration where loyalty often trumps protocol.

President Barack Obama defended police officers who have come under scrutiny like never before, saying the men and women who risk their lives to provide security are wrongly "scapegoated" for failing to deal with broader problems that lead people to commit crimes.

"The issue of H1B and the rhetoric that has been flying around all of that, I think is going to be a source of tension," former US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal said.

Charlie Kirk's assassination on a Utah campus sparked widespread debate about political violence and online radicalization. The suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, was apprehended after his father turned him in, with bizarre clues found at the scene. The incident ignited discussions on social media's role, misinformation, and the unfair scapegoating of gaming culture, highlighting deep societal fault lines.

Rohit K Dasgupta, an alumnus of St James' School and JU, has been elected as the chair of the London Borough of Newham, becoming the first Bengali Indian to hold the position. Dasgupta aims to strengthen ties between Newham and Kolkata, celebrating their shared heritage.

The "no-proof of Ram's existence" affidavit has opened up cracks within the Congress.

Anti-Muslim racism in France has been on the rise since the Hamas attack in October. Muslims in the country face scapegoating, particularly from far-right groups. The French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) criticized the exploitation of Middle Eastern violence to incite hatred against Muslims and refused to participate in an anti-antisemitism march. Islamophobic acts have also been reported, and political leaders have been silent on the issue.

West Bengal's opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari has strongly refuted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claims regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Adhikari accused Banerjee of a politically motivated attempt to derail the process, which he stated is crucial for fair elections and has exposed vulnerabilities in the voter list.

A protracted war in neighboring Afghanistan is Pakistan's "nightmare scenario,'' the country's national security advisor said Monday. He also slammed relentless blaming of Islamabad for the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.

A turbaned Sikh, who was forced out of Donald Trump's election rally after he protested the Republican presidential frontrunner's anti-Muslim speeches with a 'Stop Hate' banner, has said that he plans to take his peacful protests to other rallies of the real-estate tycoon.

Jeanette Vizguerra, a 53-year-old Mexican woman and immigration activist previously recognized by Time, was arrested by ICE in Denver after years of evading deportation orders. Former Denver ICE chief John Fabbricatore said he spent 15 years trying to arrest Vizguerra who led the "abolish ICE movement" in Colorado. She should have been deported in 2009, he said.

A prominent civil body in Manipur has urged chief minister N Biren Singh to appeal against the recent court order that acquitted seven persons, including former Autonomous District Council (ADC) Chandel chairman, Lhukhosei Zou, the prime accused in the 2018 massive drug haul case.