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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings

Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly

A 15-year-old boy “accused”, family shop and home demolished in direct contravention of SC orders?

Claims by a VHP worker of “anti-India slogans” after Sunday’s India-Pak Match: led to spot demolitions of the home and shop of 1 15 year old Muslim boy in Malvan, Konkan, Maharashtra, actions of the Sindhudurg police that are in direct contravention of the Supreme Court order on “bulldozer justice” dated November 13, 2024

5 Years of Delhi Riots: Some Punished, Some Rewarded!

The story of five years of Delhi riots in short is -- one of the accused, Umar Khalid, has not got bail yet, while another accused (although Delhi Police does not consider him so) Kapil Mishra has become Delhi’s Law and Justice Minister.

Hizb ut-Tahrir: Radical thoughts influencing global mainstream politics – Part 1

Its stated objective is the re-establishment of the Islamic Caliphate, which it sees as the only legitimate governing system for Muslims worldwide

Communal Tensions Erupt in Bihar’s Jamui: Alleged stone-pelting during religious procession leads to violence

Religious procession turns violent, internet services suspended, and political tensions rise as state assembly polls approach

Honour for killers of Gauri Lankesh and MM Kalburgi in Karnataka, public felicitation and terms like “Hindu tigers” for accused Amit Baddi and Ganesh...

From garlanding accused assassins to honouring convicted rapists and lynchers, the organised glorification of hate criminals by far-right Hindutva groups is eroding India's rule of law and normalising violence

Why Muslim Nations Should Abandon Blasphemy Laws

The Quran, the primary source of Islamic teachings, does not support the harsh and punitive blasphemy laws enacted in many Muslim nations

Destroying Secularism: Hindu Rashtra Constitution unveiled at the Kumbh?

On January 28, 2025, the well-known Calcutta daily ‘The...

Discrimination targets Gujarat’s Muslim businesses

In a highly contentious move, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) recently revoked licenses for 27 highway hotels across the state, all of which were Muslim-owned establishments registered under Hindu names. This action, framed as a crackdown on "misleading naming practices," has drawn sharp criticism from Muslim entrepreneurs and community leaders, who view it as part of a broader pattern of religious discrimination.

Tridents for Men and Daggers for Women

Why are “legally permissible weapons” being distributed in Delhi on election eve, and why is there criminal silence about it?

Can RSS co-opt Subhas Chandra Bose, a staunch secular-socialist and a fond admirer of Tipu Sultan?

January 23, the birthdate of the socialist-secular fighter Netaji...

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35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms

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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings

Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly

Varanasi, UP: No to war, we want peace

A vibrant protest and silent hunger strike (maun upwas) was undertaken by citizens of Varanasi protesting US-Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran; the protest took place at the symbolic Ambedkar Park on Saturday, March 7, under the banner of Sanjha Sanskriti Manch

Why Cricket should remain above religious nationalism

The sight of the captain of the victorious Indian T-20 team, Surya Kumar Yadav, jubilantly accompanying ICC Chairman Jay Shah to a temple in Ahmedabad has drawn sharp comments on social media.

A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar

On March 9, 2026, a Monday, noted historian and alumni of the indomitable Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), K.N.Panikkar, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvanthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. Born on April 26, 1936, KN as he was fondly known by fellow academics and activists alike, was one of the pioneers of the Marxist school of historiography

US-Israel War on Iran sees spirals in Hate against Muslim Americans: CSOH

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Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill: Legislating suspicion in the name of “love jihad”

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