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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

Why is Jharkhand governor in favour of doxing alleged riot participants’ names?

The governor, a BJP member, suggested “naming and shaming” those who allegedly engaged in violence during anti-Nupur Sharma protests in the state

Ilyas Sharafuddin has a history of making anti-Hindu comments, yet he is invited repeatedly to TV news debates!

Channels allegedly invite him to Hindu-Muslim debates to get more TRPs, only to kick him out of the show as they pretend to be shocked by his anti-Hindu slurs

Indian Muslims group supports free speech; condemns hate speech, death threats 

No god, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing of fellow humans

Bulldozer Injustice: How far is the regime planning to go?

After Afreen Fatima’s home is demolished, questions arise about due process; tension prevails across the nation

Right-wing calls Ranchi boy’s ordeal a “victim card” tactic

The internet was once again split in two with one side sharply condemning the police and the others suspecting the boy

Ranchi: 2 dead and Muslim boy terrorised for Friday protests

Up police also reported using light force to dispel protesting youths

A Hinduism that is the mirror opposite of Hindutva

First Published on: December 5, 2015The making of “Ram...

UP: Media adds communal tone to Kanpur Qazi’s words

In second statement, the Qazi clarifies that he was only speaking for those wrongly arrested by the police

Hate speech impact on Kashmir Valley & Jammu, communal tension reported

Ex BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s statements lead to protests, communal tension in several towns of erstwhile J & K

Shivaji in ‘secular’ Maharashtra

First published on: 19 Dec 2015The Shiv Sena threatens...

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

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

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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

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

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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.