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Protests over Waqf (Amendment) Act escalate into violence in West Bengal; Calcutta HC intervenes

sabrangindia - April 14, 2025

Three reported dead in Murshidabad clashes; court steps in, directs authorities to maintain peace and investigate violence. As political parties trade blame, locals allege involvement of unidentified outsiders, adding new layers to the unfolding crisis. None of the deceased – Ijaz Ahmed, a student, and a father and son of one Das family, Haragovinda and Chandan – were actively instigating violence or part of any political outfit, as their friends and neighbours claimed, and yet they were killed.

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Kashmiri Artist Quits Corporate Job to Create Art from Discarded Animal Bones & Fallen Wood

Samreen Syed - April 14, 2025

Aziz Ul Rehman walked away from a stable job to carve a new path — literally. He transforms discarded animal bones, wood, and metal scraps into breathtaking art. Once doubted, his craft went viral, earning him thousands of followers and a growing global fanbase.

Minorities

From Protectors to Perpetrators? Police assaulted women, Children, Christian priests in Odisha: Fact-finding report

sabrangindia - April 14, 2025

A team of lawyers and activists has found that sections of the Odisha police assaulted children and priests with lathis even as women were ‘beaten and molested’; all inside the Juba Catholic Church in Gajapati district in Odisha on March 22, 2025; the fact-finding team met some of the girls, women and the priests to bring to light the brutalities faced by them.

Communalism

On his 135th birth anniversary, we ask, would Ambedkar be allowed free speech in India today?

Shamsul Islam - April 14, 2025

April 14, 2025If we observe the glorification of Dr. BR Ambedkar by the RSS-BJP rulers on his birth anniversary, it appears that they, the...

India

Whither PMAY? Affordable housing in decline as Indian real estate shifts focus to premium segments

rajiv shah - April 14, 2025

A leading property consultant that seeks to provide comprehensive real estate services to developers, corporates, financial institutions, and the government has reported that, while...

India

Why Sayyid Qutb’s Symbolism during a Waqf Protest Was dangerous and self-defeating

New Age Islam Staff Writer - April 14, 2025

Controversial figures like Sayyid Qutb can undermine the legitimacy of the movement and distract from the genuine concerns of the Muslim community in India

India

My Ambedkar is a leftist Ambedkar

ABHAY KUMAR - April 14, 2025

Since school textbooks are often designed by those who represent the interests and ideology of the ruling classes, the contributions and thoughts of Dr....

Culture

Tamas and the Shadow Over Empuraan: A Nation Still Disturbed With Itself

Sridhar Radhakrishnan - April 14, 2025

Tamas encountered legal and political challenges in the late 1980s. The government attempted to prevent the series from airing. There was fear it would provoke unrest. Now, if Empuraan disturbed us, it should, for who we are: a culture that justifies and forgets.

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