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Eid Milad 2026: Processions, clashes and the politics of communal provocation across India

From Mumbai’s Parel-Chinchpokli belt to Bengaluru and Rajasthan, August 26 saw a series of confrontations, disputes and allegations of provocation around Eid-e-Milad processions

Lucknow: Lulu mall authorities put up notices prohibiting religious prayers on mall premises

Video of people offering Namaz inside the mall had gone viral, Hindutva groups had called for boycott of the mall

Gyanvapi case: Fast-track court permits corrections to petition

Fast-track court is hearing a petition pertaining to prohibition of entry of Muslim devotees into the Gyanvapi mosque premises

Gyanvapi case: Hindu petitioners submit that the mosque stands on land owned by Hindu deity

Varanasi district court is hearing matter pertaining to maintainability of the suit under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC resumes hearing plea against proceedings in lower court

Kashi Vishwanath temple lawyer argues historical wrong can be adjudicated by court

Sikh community livid over incorrect naming of Dwarka Park

Members of the Sikh community accuse the administration of trying to erase community history by misnaming Sikh leader Banda Singh Bahadur

Gyanvapi case: Mosque authority finishes submissions, Hindu petitioners form Trust

Mosque management committee argued against maintainability of the suit in line with Order 7, Rule 11 of the CPC, case adjourned till July 13

Ajmer Dargah cleric arrested for calling for Nupur Sharma’s beheading

Police arrest him after his video goes viral on social media; incident comes just days after the horrific Udaipur beheading case

Hate Watch: Kerala Governor says madrasa education responsible for Udaipur beheading

Governor AM Khan claims madrasas violate the right to education, asks Sharia followers to leave India

Viral video shows UP Police physically abusing eight men in custody

Assault hailed as "return gift" by local right-wing leader; the court had released the men due to lack of evidence of involvement in anti-Nupur Sharma protest violence

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