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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

CJP serves a notice to News18 over debate show justifying flogging of Muslim men by Gujarat Police

The show intended to spread hatred against Muslims by questioning why should they take part in Garbacelebrations at all

No hope for Rape Survivors: Muzaffarnagar Riots 2013

In February 2017, on the eve of the Uttar...

Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA Vikram Saini, 11 others convicted, sentenced

The MLA and others have been taken into custody and later immediately granted bail on furnishing two sureties each of Rs 25,000

Who to blame for the ‘sar tan se juda’ fatwa?

Theological legitimacy for beheading the blasphemers comes from the Hanbali follower and pioneer of Salafism—Ibn Taymiyyah

Virat Hindu Sabha: Is the Delhi Police’s FIR a white wash?

VHP claims all necessary permissions were taken from the police and police personnel were even present at the spot

Did Nand Kishore Gurjar admit to role in North East Delhi riots?

New video of Gurjar speaking at VHP rally in Dilshad Garden shows him speak about bringing people from Loni

Prohibitory orders in some parts of Kolkata after communal violence on Sunday

The BJP, which is silent on violence in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh during Navratri, claimed that several businesses and properties of Hindus in the area were damaged.

Three homes raised after conflict over Garba Pandal, five more Muslim families served eviction notices: MP

The Mandsaur district administration had allegedly already demolished three Muslim-owned homes, citing lack of 'building permission' as a reason for the demolitions.

BJP MP Parvesh Verma calls for total boycott of a particular community

Though he does not specifically name the community, he was referring to an alleged case of murder where all accused are from the Muslim community

When lilting songs and music spread a particular brand of hate: Hindutva pop

A burgeoning industry on You-Tube reveals a dangerously heady mix of caste superiority, minority-bashing, and outright threats

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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission

From alleged house arrests and detentions to police checks on train journeys and restrictions in Delhi, activists say authorities are trying to stop citizens from reaching the October 10 protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR

Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls

Nearly 14 lakh voters have been added to Bihar’s electoral rolls since SIR, the additions and subsequent enrolment exercise put the focus on eligible voters who have missed the 2025 Assembly election and the consequences of their exclusion

Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?

Karnataka has received 91,278 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions, but officials say no names have been deleted so far. Complaints from Mangaluru, Kodagu and other districts allege bulk filings against eligible voters, including Muslims, as police investigate and electoral hearings continue

‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move

Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote

Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls

Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.