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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
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Appoint retd HC Judge to probe police flogging, police inquiry inspires no faith: MCC
The Gujarat police itself looking into the shocking incident of public flogging of Muslim minority youth inspires no confidence, says MCC
Buddhism a religion of choice, why does this worry the BJP?
An event organised by the Jai Bheem Mission, founded by AAP minister, Rajendra Pal Gautam angers the BJP when just days ago, in Ahmedabad, the conversion of 140 persons to Buddhism went by unquestioned
Jharkhand: Muslim man allegedly killed for being in a relationship with a non-Muslim woman
11 people arrested so far, investigation underway
Gyanvapi case: Order in “shivling” carbon dating matter deferred
Next hearing scheduled for October 11 after Hindu petitioners seek time to amend their demands
Hate speeches amplified by television, incited targeted violence against Muslims: CCR Report, Feb ‘20 Delhi riots
Looking at the build-up to the violence, as also the impact and fallout, 2 ½ years after the riots in North East Delhi in February 2020, a Citizens Inquiry Committee of retired judges and civil servants releases its report
Kheda flogging incident: Assailant identified as cop, colleagues helped him beat four men
Incident took place day after stone pelting at a garba event; video of beating went viral on social media
Mob shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram, forcibly enters heritage madrasa on Dussehra, performs puja: Karnataka
A mob, unruly and potentially threatening, participating in a...
Raavan Islamised! Purging the complex Ramayan text evident in attacks by far right on Adipurush
AK Ramanujan’s, Three Hundred Ramayans, extracted from The Collected Essays by the author and published in Communalism Combat in May 2008 (Year 14, No 131) actually told the epic’s spectacular and varied journey through the ages
Uttar Pradesh: Jagran singer asks people to stock up on machetes to fight for Hindu Rashtra
Dharmendra Pandey, while performing at an event in Itwa, Siddharthnagar, also urged women to sharpen their tongs
When Navratri’s joyous Garba dance becomes a garb for exclusion: Gujarat, MP
The extra constitutional moral policing by outfits like the Bajrang Dal(BD) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) all affiliates of the omnipresent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) introduce violence and exclusion in the 9-day festival of dance
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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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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
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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
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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.