A 10th-grade student in the district of Kathua in Jammu was sent to a hospital after his school teacher and principal severely beat him for writing "Jai Shri Ram" (Glory to Lord Rama) on his classroom’s blackboard, triggering protests in the area and led to the closure of his school.

The number of ex-Muslims worldwide is growing continuously, and India, where Muslims comprise a significant minority, is no exception. With the help of the Internet, ex-Muslims in India and elsewhere are finding ways to share their thoughts and connect while retaining their anonymity.

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The 101 of ex muslim movement in India. Good job @IndiaToday

A 50-year-old Indian Muslim man and his wife in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) were reportedly beaten to death with iron rods and sticks by their neighbors on August 18 over their son’s alleged affair with their neighbor’s daughter, who belonged to a different faith.

UP: Muslim Couple 'Beaten to Death' Over Son's Affair With Neighbour's Daughter https://t.co/HQan5MWsAb

A railway guard in India shocked the country after going on a shooting rampage while inside a train, killing his colleague and three other passengers.

An Indian railway security constable has been arrested after he allegedly shot dead a colleague and three passengers on board a train https://t.co/Wba5BuKsHD

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When Christopher Nolan’s latest film Oppenheimer was released worldwide, it sparked a new Internet phenomenon called Barbenheimer after being screened with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie on the same date, and it also reignited debates on whether the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II were justifiable and necessary.