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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

Anil Bhanot, Director-Trustee, Hindu Council UK, quits when called out for Islamophobia

A self-proclaimed Hindutva hardliner, Anil Bhanot, who was previously awarded an OBE for interfaith work, was caught making Islamophobic statements

Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami got booted out, yet plans to bring in UCC?

Dhami who lost his own seat, has vowed to constitute a high-level committee to work on implementing the Uniform Civil Code

Hate Offender Keshav Prasad Maurya emerges as one of the biggest losers in UP Assembly elections 

Dr Pallavi Patel defeated the former Deputy Chief Minister, showing how people in UP are rejecting a culture of hate, even if it is in isolated pockets

Karnataka invokes sections of UAPA against 10 accused in Bajrang Dal member’s death

Shivamogga district police are now exploring a 'larger conspiracy' behind the murder

UP elections: Right-wing continues to push its communal agenda

RSS-affiliated groups attempt to spark Hindu-Muslim controversy days before sixth and seventh phase of UP elections

Haryana will soon enact its ‘anti conversion law’, why is civil society quiet?

Bharatiya Janata Party led Haryana government has introduced the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Bill, 2022 in the Vidhan Sabha

Aland Dargah appropriation: Why were only Muslims arrested?

All cases have been registered against Muslims for allegedly throwing stones and displaying weapons, during attempts by both groups to access Ladle Mashak Dargah after a Hindutva leader performed a "purification" ceremony

Delhi: Christian pastor assaulted, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ 

The pastor was accused of conducting "conversions", tied on road divider, thrashed and even called “Bangladeshi"

Harsha Jingade’s sister distances herself from calls for boycott of Muslims

Her brother Harsha's death had led to widespread communal violence with right-wing extremists blaming it on the hijab ban; Ashwini though has repeatedly appealed for communal harmony

If Muslims don’t vote for me, they will get branded: Fateh Bahadur Singh, BJP MLA

Hate speech, communal threats have taken on many tones in the Uttar Pradesh elections, and Fateh Bahadur Singh, has his own ‘style’ 

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