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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

News of anti-Christian violence precedes Modi in Vatican call

Will the October 30 meeting, in any way, mitigate the hate and violence that Indian Christians have been subject to, especially since 2014?

Hate Watch: Bajrang Dal threats force Munawar Faruqui to cancel shows in Mumbai

The organisers of the show were threatened by Bajrang Dal members from Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh: Mob gives Catholic school 15 days to install a statue of goddess Saraswati

There were thousands of children, belonging to various religions, in the school at the time the group visited

Hate Watch: Hindutva group raises slogans outside Muslim-owned shop in Gujarat

Men and women can be seen and heard shouting slogans and posing for photos for cameras outside what is reportedly a Muslim-owned business

Will no one from Team India speak up for Mohammad Shami?

Team India took a knee for BLM, but failed to address the vicious diatribe against their Muslim teammate after losing match to Pakistan

Bhopal: Bajrang Dal goons vandalise web show set, throw ink at director Prakash Jha

The group claimed the show was an assault on Hinduism; they chased some crew members down, allegedly beating one of them

Aamir Khan: Surviving in the regime’s crosshairs

Over the years, Khan has become the favourite whipping-boy for right-wing trolls, drawing flak for everything ranging from his views on rehabilitation of people displaced due to the Narmada dam, to his remark on intolerance, to marrying and divorcing two Hindu women, to finally the new Ceat Tyres commercial

Tripura: Right-wing mobs vandalise mosques in response to the attack on minority Hindus in Bangladesh

Section 144 has been imposed in the state and some Muslim families have been forced to flee their homes

Survey of Churches, anti conversion laws only empower radical mobs: Archbishop Peter Machado

In an exclusive interview to SabrangIndia's Karuna John, Archbishop Peter Machado speaks about the dangerous implications of the proposed survey of Christians and an anti-conversion law

South Asian peace activists express solidarity with Bangladesh

The group has urged the Government of Bangladesh to reconstruct all places of worship, provide compensation to those affected

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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