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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

Gyanvapi case: Plea moved before SC challenging Allahabad HC’s order dismissing PIL to verify “Shivling” claims

Allahabad HC had dismissed a plea to appoint a commission headed by a judge to determine nature of structure found in the Gyanvapi mosque’s ablution tank

Ahmedabad: Police detain man after meat-filled bags fall off his scooter

FSL confirms meat was not bovine, police say decapitated head was that of a goat

NCM acts on CJP’s complaint against Deepak Sharma’s Islamophobic diatribe on Clubhouse

Directs UP Police to investigate and respond with a report within 21 days

Gyanvapi case: Arguments continue in Allahabad HC

Case adjourned by HC to August 17; hearing expected to take place today before district judge in Shringar Gauri case

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Allahabad HC stays case seeking removal of Shahi Idgah

Respondents issued notice and given eight weeks to file counter affidavits, and petitioners four weeks after that to file rejoinders

Vadodara DPS drops mosque visit after Bajrang Dal threat

The school management had sought consent from the parents of the pre-nursery students for the field trip this Friday.

Deoband cleric calls out YouTuber Farmani Naaz for singing bhajan

Criticizing Farmani Naaz, Cleric Mufti Asad Qasmi said, "singing or dancing is haram in Islam."

UP: Finding No Evidence, Police Set to Release 6 Persons Arrested ‘in Haste’ After Kanpur Violence

Recently, a Saharanpur court had ordered release of 8 persons due to lack of evidence. They, too, were jailed after a protest against Prophet remarks made by BJP leaders.

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi Police confirm that Shobha Yatris were armed

Police chargesheet says yatris were “peaceful” until attacked

Karnataka: Prohibitory Orders in Mangaluru After Back-to-Back Murders of Youth from 2 Communities

Security has been beefed up in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in view of the tense situation, police said on Friday.

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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.

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.