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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

Amravati violence: Minority owned shops targeted during bandh by Hindutva groups

Curfew extended to four more towns, 60 arrested, 8 BJP members detained

A historicity of Savarkar’s rehabilitation project

An examination of claims made as part of the Hindutva leader’s image makeover

Amravati: Curfew, police lathi charge mark Bandh called by Hindutva groups

This was the second consecutive day a bandh was called in the area; Friday’s bandh was called by Raza Academy and saw stone pelting in many areas

Yati Narsinghanand and his ‘ecosystem of hate’: CJP moves NCM

The complaint highlights how Yati Narsinghanand, has seemingly created Dasna as a breeding ground for hate where politically-motivated Hindus are trained and manipulated to act against Muslims to disrupt harmony

Violence erupts in Maharashtra after bandh call by Raza Academy

The group had called for a bandh to protest the persecution of Muslims and destruction of mosques in Tripura, but several instances of violence were reported from Amravati, Malegaon and Nanded

CBI authenticated Tehelka sting tapes, but SIT ignored them: Zakia Jafri to SC

The tapes had right-wing leaders boasting having bombs and brutally killing people; were used to secure convictions in Naroda Patiya massacre case

Madhya Pradesh: NCPCR ‘inspects’ girls hostel run by nuns, alleges conversion

There are five Christian girls and 14 Hindu girls in residence; the Christian children hail from North Eastern states, the rest are from the interior villages of MP and have no proper access to schools back home

SIT was only ‘SIT’ting, not investigating: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri SLP

SIT not only failed to look into aspects like police officials concealing important records, but also readily accepted statements of accused without ‘tracking the footprint’ of such statements

Stop persecution of lawyers, citizens against communalism in Tripura: Citizens and Lawyer’s groups

Nearly 700 citizens have signed an online petition by Nagrik Adhikar Manch and All India Lawyers Union, demanding that Tripura Government “stop communal violence” and “stop persecution of lawyers and citizens against communalism”

Communal violence is like lava, leaving ground fertile for revenge: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri SLP

Petitioners highlight key failures of the SIT investigating the instances listed in the Zakia Jafri case before the Supreme Court during hearing in an SLP demanding an investigation

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On Birsa Munda’s death anniversary, over 200 renowned Adivasi-Mulvasi leaders, representatives of people’s organisations, traditional self-governance representatives, academics, and activists have issued a joint statement appealing to Adivasis and all Jharkhandis to observe next Tuesday, June 9, the martyrdom day of Dharti Abba Birsa Munda, across every corner of the state by commemorating his Adivasi culture, struggles, and the Ulgulan. Crucially, they have urged them to declare a solemn pledge to protect his legacy from manuvadi organizations such as the RSS, the Janajati Suraksha Manch, and the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram.

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

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.”

Why was a 200-year-old mosque in Varanasi demolished in the middle of the night?

Authorities reportedly carried out a heavily guarded overnight operation in Varanasi riding roughshod over history in a crude bid for clearing land for an ambitious transport hub project linked to Kashi railway station.

Brute Violence in Bengal sparks citizens’ urgent warning

A joint statement signed by more than 140 activists, academics, former ministers, artists and scientists has warned of “all out fratricide” in India following violent attacks on opposition leaders in West Bengal.

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.

Rethinking the ‘Rajput State’: The Neemuchana & Tiladi agrarian movements

The legacy of colonial historiography and further amplified by Hindutva rhetoric has trapped our historical consciousness in the world of kings and dynasties, erasing public memory of our modern agrarian and working-class struggles.