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Eid Milad 2026: Processions, clashes and the politics of communal provocation across India

From Mumbai’s Parel-Chinchpokli belt to Bengaluru and Rajasthan, August 26 saw a series of confrontations, disputes and allegations of provocation around Eid-e-Milad processions

Hate Watch: Right-wing group vandalises vegetarian food cart run by Muslim vendor

Uttar Pradesh chief of 'Sangeet Som Sena', 30 others booked for vandalising vegetarian soya biryani cart

Are increasing calls for economic boycott of Muslims a sinister precursor to something worse?

This is more than a political ploy to lay the groundwork for an upcoming election in Karnataka; it furthers an anti-minority agenda that could culminate in targetted violence

Meat sale banned in Ghaziabad, demands brew for a repeat in MP

Bajrang Dal has reportedly threatened that “if the government doesn't prohibit the sale of meat,” they themselves will “evict the shopkeepers”

How Halal is your harassment?

Right wing ecosystem, wants to “Boycott Himalaya” products for its Halal Certificate, do they even know that Adani, Patanjali and Reliance have one too?

Bajrang Dal smells an opportunity in stirring the halal pot, pastes boycott posters

Hindutva call to boycott Halal food, continues to grow unchecked both online and on the streets

857 communal riots in 2020 alone!

Home Affairs Ministry says it will amend criminal laws to match up to existing social reality

‘Halal food is economic jehad’: BJP gen sec CT Ravi cooks up fresh hate

Ravi’s words follow social media messages asking to Hindus to boycott Halal meat, offered by some a day after Ugadi, that marks the Hindu New Year in Karnataka

Hate-monger Sangeet Som’s Sena bristles at hate video

Not warming to a taste of their own medicine, the former MLA’s supporters demand immediate arrest of the video creators

Tripura: Muslim man lynched on suspicion of cattle theft

The victim was identified as Litan Miah, resident of Tarapukur in Sonamura; those arrested were identified as Sentu Debnath and Amar Chandra Das

Hate Watch: Saffron flags greet Tejasvi Surya’s cycle rally outside mosque

The Karnataka based Bharatiya Janata Party leader had recently organised a cycle rally from Bangalore to Kolar

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