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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
Had a happy Christmas weekend? Have a look at how communal mobs celebrated theirs
Christians, and others, celebrating the festival of joy, including at schools, were targeted by right-wing groups across the country
Activists counter call for genocide with a call for secularity
Human rights activists and experts talk about the dangers of increasing hate-speech in India during a press conference organized today
‘India must be declared a Hindu nation’, says controversial ex-cop, DG Vanzara
DG Vanzara claimed "Hindus are in danger", and "till India remains a secular state, Hindus will never be able to become owners of this country”
Uttarakhand: Will Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi nee Wasim Rizvi benefit from the FIR against him, or will he be the scapegoat?
Uttarakhand police filed an FIR against Tragi-Rizvi for speaking at the ‘Dharma Sansad’ that became a platform for Hindutva 'leaders’ to spew anti-Muslim hate speech and call for communal violence
Victims of Vilification 2021
Professionals, students, politicians and activists were attacked, trolled, sued, even jailed… simply for doing their duty, and for speaking up for victims
BJP govt “underplayed” Tripura violence: Fact finding report
Editors’ Guild of India’s fact-finding report says Tripura police and administration displayed a “lack of professionalism and integrity” in dealing with communal violence, and with those reporting on the issue
Hundreds march in protest: Karnataka anti-conversion law
The bill, ironically called the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 was tabled on December 21 by Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra, and is likely to be passed by the Assembly soon
Karnataka: Another Church vandalised, this time in Chikkaballapur
Anti-Christian activities and attacks seem to be at an all time high in Bharatiya Janata Party governed Karnataka as Christmas nears
How did Uttarakhand govt allow calls for Muslim genocide in Haridwar?
A ‘Dharma Sansad’ held between December 17-19 was a platform for Hindutva 'leaders’ to spew hate speech and call for communal violence.
Karnataka becomes fifth BJP-ruled state to introduce Anti-Conversion Bill
The Bill tabled in the Assembly appears to be more stringent than the laws passed in other BJP-ruled states so far as it provides for longer terms of imprisonment and higher monetary penalties; was torn into pieces by the Opposition
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Gender and Sexuality
Varanasi: Transgender Community demands action against communal social media posts, CP denies them entry into premises
The Transgender Community in Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s constituency has demanded penal action against those social media posts that fan intra-community tensions; they submitted a memorandum to the Commissioner of Police today
Minorities
Under heavy police protection, decades-old Mumbai dargah razed
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities demolished the Barkat Ali Shah Baba Dargah in Mumbai under heavy police deployment. The action reportedly followed a notice seeking legal papers and came amid the civic body's anti-encroachment drive. Most ancient places of worship do not have “documents to prove their existence.”
Minorities
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Brute Violence in Bengal sparks citizens’ urgent warning
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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Demolitions of homes of Gujjar Bakerwals in Jammu unconstitutional & violation of FRA 2006: AIUFWP
The All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) along with the Delhi Solidarity Group (DSG) and Wullar Bachav Front have strongly condemned the reported brutal attack, demolition of the houses, harassment, and attempts to evict members of the Gujjar Bakerwal community in Jammu region a few days ago.
Farm and Forest
Rethinking the ‘Rajput State’: The Neemuchana & Tiladi agrarian movements
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India
Jharkhand’s Biggest Democratic Test Yet: The SIR Challenge
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