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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

Artists Unite: More Than 450 Artists Sign On a Declaration for Democracy and Against Hate

The platform has also announced a national convention in...

1984: A Dark Chapter in Indian History

As the Delhi High Court sentences Congress leader Sajjan...

Justice delayed but not denied: Sajjan Kumar gets life term in 1984 riots case

The Delhi High Court has held Congress leader and...

Kamal Nath’s appointment as MP CM shows how being implicated in Mass Crimes costs Nothing

Considering recent political developments in India, Canada, which claims...

Bulandshahr Mayhem Reveals a new Nationalist Pecking Order

If the  politics of the  Narendra Modi tenure in...

Sycophancy and Saffronisation spreading in Indian Judiciary?

When the Indian Judiciary has, faced with Authoritarian Leaders,...

How Hinduism brought casteism to Manipur

As the pure-impure debate rages on social media in...

Islam: Why the Reformist Scholars Cannot Make a Difference

Islamic reform theologians such as Fazlur Rahman and Abdullah...

Kithab: Silencing Secular Minds

Kerala witnessed yet another controversy when Memunda Higher Secondary...

NewsChakra With Abhisar Sharma: Who’s Fooling You in the Name of Cow and Rama?

Abhisar Sharma explores and investigates who is actually fermenting...

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After ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protests, Neha Bora Moves Delhi HC against police notice; CJP leaders’ release remains unresolved

More than 100 protesters were detained in Delhi as police blocked the planned flag march, while demonstrations in Mumbai and Bengaluru took different courses

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The bulldozer retreated, and the court offered temporary relief. But who gets to decide which ideas can occupy Bengal’s public spaces?

After 772 Days in Detention, Ajabha Khatun Returns Home: CJP helps secure her release

Ajabha Khatun’s conditional release brings relief to her family, while her pending legal case and her plea for another detainee underline the fight that remains

Calcutta High Court says political dissent must not be stifled, directs police to protect CPI(M) bookstall near Durga Puja Pandal

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