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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Why the love for the Mahatma’s Assassin Godse

Nathuram Godse, the killer of Mahatma Gandhi, still holds...

Reeling under cow-politics, Mewati villagers yearn for change

“I don’t even bring mutton home now, for fear...

Unfortunate! Dhruv Tyagi’s murder gets a communal colour

Delhi: In a very unfortunate turnaround, the murder of...

Opinion: Why does BJP shelter Godse’s ideological inheritors?

Pragya Thakur is not the only one coming forward...

In Decade Since 2009: 91% Hate Crimes Under NDA

Mumbai: Nearly 91% (262 of 287) of hate crimes...

He Freed The Cow, Who’s Going to Bell Yogi

Zero — that’s the number of seats we believe...

Kolkata: On the edge of a Precipice

Overnight Vidyasagar has been transformed into Bengal’s new political...

Movie ‘Nakkash’ Breaks Prejudices and is Beyond All Religious Boundaries

While our nation is plagued with communal politics, Zaigham...

How do the merchants of Hindutva compare to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?

Is there any politician today that is as educated,...

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Justice Saugata Bhattacharya stresses that democracy requires space for competing political ideologies, directing West Bengal Police to ensure the Left party can set up its traditional bookstall amid allegations of preferential treatment for the Hindu Jagran Manch.

Seeking justice for Ankita Bhandari, parents detained in pre-dawn crackdown at India Gate

The pre-dawn police action came as the family demanded that Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim Governor be put on hold until the CBI completes its probe into the alleged VIP angle

Mumbai Police detain Ambedkarite leaders demanding justice for Sahil Wakode; IIT Bombay refuses to hear delegation

As Sahil Wakode’s parents continue their hunger strike over his death and allegations of caste discrimination, Mumbai Police barricaded access to IIT Bombay and detained civil society leaders

Jantar Mantar shut to protest, CJP leaders sent to jail, Delhi police invoke ‘breach of peace’

Denotification of the protest site precedes preventive action against Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who attempted to enter the barricaded area and unfurl the Tricolour

Bihar custodial death: Six suspended after Dilshad Ansari’s death in custody; family demands high-level probe

Dilshad Ansari’s family disputes the police claim that he jumped from a moving vehicle, demanding a thorough probe into his fatal head injury

Supreme Court seeks senior Delhi Police officer’s presence over alleged assault on women journalists; NWMI seeks binding safeguards

The Network of Women in Media, India, has moved the Supreme Court under Article 32, alleging that the detention, physical handling and forcible removal of journalists covering protests violate Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(d) and 21 of the Constitution