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Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026
With police deployments, cattle regulations, housing society disputes and political mobilisation surrounding Eid-ul-Adha, the festival reflected the tensions of contemporary India
Karnataka: K. Eshwarappa reiterates demand for saffron to replace the tricolour as the national flag
The BJP MLA reiterates the long-standing philosophy of the RSS
Communal Hate boils over in Assam in wake of Batadraba incident
Local hate offender calls deceased fisherman’s family “Jihadi”; CM’s political secretary calls them criminals, says they deserve no sympathy
Aligarh college professor to face probe for namaz?
In a country that regularly plays religious prayers in schools, an assistant teachers offering of namaz has led to a controversy
Gyanvapi case: District court adjourns hearings in maintainability suit till July 4
Mosque committee asserts ownership of land; fresh suit filed before a fast-track court
Kashi temple Mahant quits following “Shivling” controversy
He was one of the two priests to debunk claims of a “Shivling” being found in the Wazu Khana of the Gyanvapi Mosque
After Times Now debate Nupur Sharma gets online threats from trolls
Right Wing’s online army pins blame on fact checker Mohammed Zubair , who too has been getting vile abuse and threats
Now Mangalore university to implement hijab ban
Mangalore University rekindles hijab controversy by implementing CDC guidelines
Temple-mosque politics: Right Wing’s communal hit list getting longer?
Hardliners want more than just Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura
Communal posters found and removed in Borivali train after CJP intervenes
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GRP removes the posters from the train; CJP had approached authorities after receiving information from a rights group
Krishna Janmabhoomi: Mathura ADJ directs lower court to hear plea for appointment of Court Commissioner for survey of mosque
Additional District Judge directed the lower court to dispose of the plea after conducting day-to-day hearings from the next date of hearing i.e July 1
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