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Days of Demands, Hours of Protest: Swatantra Bhardwaj finally detained in assault case
Delhi Police detain the influencer hours after CJP, Nishu Azad, Congress representatives and opposition MPs press for his arrest at Parliament Street; the case began at a CJP and wider student protest at Jantar Mantar
Is the VHP above the law in this new age of impunity?
VHP leader Sharan Pumpwell publicly states that the murder of Fazil was committed by their Hindutva activists
No discussion on who killed Mahatma Gandhi is complete without addressing idea of a Hindu Rashtra
First published on: 28 Jul 2016The murder of Mahatma...
Bajrang Dal barges into a birthday celebration, thrashes Muslim friends, hands them over to police
The incident took place on January 21 when the woman was celebrating her birthday in an apartment.
Goa: ABVP disrupts classes in St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa
The ABVP forced their way into the college raising demands for forming students council and disrupted classes
K’taka: Bajrang Dal allegedly demonstrated outside a mosque
They were apparently protesting the arrest of one of its members, Nitesh, in connection with harassing a minor Muslim girl in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru
Mohan Bhagwat: Distorted History-Sectarian Agenda
In a series of lectures in Vigyan Bhavan in...
Real Impact, Real Change: CJP’s year of monitoring violations: a review
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Approaching several authorities to curtail hate speech and demand action against those guilty of targeted violence, CJP has had an action-packed year, and achieved tangible results
ABVP’s strong arm tactics have received a soft touch from law enforcement & the Indian state: 2014-2022
As we near the end of 2022, we see how over the past year especially, as before, the immunity enjoyed by the ABVP continues continuing a pattern set in 2014 and fine-tuned in 2016
What is the Ram Temple Really about?
Teesta Setalvad presents a ready reckoner on what the Ram Temple movement really is
VHP leader promises free ‘licenses’ swords, knives and sticks after ‘training’
Swords and blades over nine inches in length and which are not kitchen appliances require a licence under the Arms Act.
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