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From the violence of 2024 to the Bakri Eid tensions of 2026, a fact-finding report examines Mira Road’s deepening communal fault lines

A two-part fact-finding report examines how political competition, hate speech, state action and outside mobilisation have repeatedly transformed local disputes into communal flashpoints in Mira Road

Extremists assaulted Muslim woman; hijab stripped of in broad daylight in Bengaluru and Muzaffarnagar

Two shocking incidents of moral policing and harassment involving members of the Muslim community emerged this week. In Muzaffarnagar, a Muslim woman was assaulted and forcibly stripped of her hijab, while in Bengaluru, a young woman was harassed for being in an interfaith relationship with a Hindu man. Both incidents, captured on video, highlight a disturbing rise in intolerance and moral policing, particularly targeting interfaith relationships

Fresh Unrest in Bengal: Violent clashes erupt over Waqf (Amendment) Act in South 24 Parganas

ISF supporters clash with police enroute to protest; vehicles torched, multiple injured, and over 200 arrested in earlier Murshidabad violence amid rising communal tensions.

Amid rumours blaming Muslims, drunk café owner Siddharth Singh arrested for vandalising Veer Tejaji idol in Jaipur

On March 29, 2025, protests erupted in Jaipur’s Sanganer area after idols at Veer Tejaji Mandir were desecrated, sparking unrest among locals and religious groups, the protestors blocked Tonk Road for hours, with tensions escalating, Police swiftly arrested Siddharth Singh, who admitted to vandalising the temple due to financial distress, investigations confirmed Singh’s involvement, and multiple cases were filed against him

In Congress-ruled Himachal, Hindutva goons ask minorities to leave state, saying ‘Don’t pollute Himachal’

"Please leave the state as soon as possible. Otherwise, things can turn out ugly," said one of the Hindu Jagran members is reported to have threatened

‘Eid Gift’: Uttarakhand CM Dhami Renames17 Places With Muslim-Sounding Names

Incidentally, Miyanwala village near Dehradun has nothing to do with Muslims. It was named after the ‘Miyans’, a famous Rajput clan in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, known for their military valour.

CJP files three complaints against pro-right-wing leader and BJP Minister Nitesh Rane over alleged hate speech in Maharashtra

CJP Acts against hate speech, filed complaints across Maharashtra against BJP Minister Nitesh Rane for incendiary speeches in Pune, Sindhudurg, and Ratnagiri, invoking the Supreme Court’s Amish Devgan judgment, CJP called for swift investigation and accountability, emphasising that leaders must uphold constitutional values and resist using divisive rhetoric that threatens communal peace

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In UP’s Mosque Coverings, a New Chapter From The Hindutva Playbook Unfolds

Religious processions have often led to riots. But what is unfolding now is different: the nature of the mob, the digital afterlife of these processions and the state abandoning neutrality. Brace for more tarpaulin sheets.

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From the violence of 2024 to the Bakri Eid tensions of 2026, a fact-finding report examines Mira Road’s deepening communal fault lines

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