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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

AIUFWP calls out BJP for the repeated attacks on Adivasis by its affiliates

Gau rakshaks had brutally murdered two Adivasi men in Seoni; group also condemns atrocities on Muslim minority in Khargone, drawing parallels between both incidents

Rajasthan HC grants interim protection to News 18 anchor Aman Chopra

The TV channel is accused of spreading misinformation, inciting communal disharmony shortly after the Jahangirpuri demolitions

BJP MLA compares Muslims to Ravan, demands such ‘demons’ should be set ablaze  

Haribhushan Thakur Bauchal’s open calls for violence against Muslims is dangerous

Pramod Muthalik stirs the Hanuman Chalisa vs Azaan pot

Karnataka police on high alert after Hanuman Chalisa is played from temples using loudspeakers during early morning Azaan in the state

Gyanvapi case: Videographic survey of Maa Shringar Gauri temple begins

Minor disruption due to slogan chanting by members of two communities

A ‘Hindu Rashtra’ convention planned in Bengaluru?

Convention organised by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti on Sunday, May 8, poster on social media is an open invite

Gujarat: Harassed, discriminated, Muslim fishermen plea for mass euthanasia

The fishermen say they are facing “political persecution,” and seek permission “to end their lives"

Poisoning young minds, one film at a time

The Kashmir Files, has inspired another propaganda film, which hit the market hoping for the same commercial success

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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

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