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Himachal Haryana, racial harassment and attacks on Kashmiri shawl sellers rage on

Himachal Pradesh, presently Congress-ruled and Haryana, BJP ruled have seen recent attacks on Kashmiri shawl sellers increase

Are Karnataka’s BJP leaders already playing good cop – bad cop ahead of election year? 

Bharatiya Janata Party is all set for Elections 2022, two senior leaders speak up against anti-Muslim violence; CM yet to condemn it strongly

Hate meme touting questionable statistics – worrying or laughable?

A crude hate-inducing meme on social media mocks logic and brings into focus the very flimsy basis of right-wing hate mongering

Gujarat: Locals blame election politics for Ram Navami violence

Gujarat locals say they suspected violence in light of upcoming state elections but had no one to turn to

Suspend authorities who failed to prevent and control Karauli violence: PUCL

Who allowed the rally organised by a Hindutva group to pass through a Muslim neighbourhood and why did authorities act like mere bystanders when violence ensued?

Communal confrontations mar Ram Navami celebrations in five states

At least one dead and people in 10 different towns and districts injured on Sunday; right-wing groups fan the flames

Sheath the swords, while there is still time!

Swords, tridents, axes, just a few of the weapons Hindutva groups want your neighbours to stock up

Ajmer Collector bans crowds, religious flags and loudspeakers after Karauli violence

Fearing violence during religious festivals, the Ajmer administration calls for a slew of bans and restrictions until May 7

Rajasthan: All you need to know about the Karauli violence

Curfew extended till April 10, as many as 23 arrested out of the 44 identified, but conspirators BJP Mayor’s husband Rajaram Gurjar, Matloob Ahamad are still absconding

Karnataka police allegedly delays FIR against claim of “spitting jihad”

Activists eager for police action against hate-spreader criticise officials for their inefficiency in lodging an FIR against a reported hate-monger

Bajrang Muni Das openly threatens Muslim women with sexual assault

The 'Mahant' and Hindutva leader from Khairabad, Uttar Pradesh, while sitting in a vehicle parked outside a Sitapur mosque, threatened to abduct and rape Muslim women; crowd cheered him on chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’

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