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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

In UP’s Hindutva Hotbed, Young Hardliners Look Beyond 2019

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Ali vs Bajrang Bali, Yogi’s Divisive Politics Continues

Meerut: Known for his communal remarks, the Uttar Pradesh...

Indian communities in New York call for defense of democracy

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Gujarat BJP Chief Abuses Opponents, Says public should recognise the ‘Haramzada’

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Elderly Muslim man beaten for selling beef in Assam, forced to eat pork

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

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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’

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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