Communalism

CPIM, Annie Raja, former civil servants and clerics seek FIRs, an independent SIT and binding guidelines on speech by constitutional functionaries, alleging sustained communal targeting and abuse of executive authority

Close to a dozen public intellectuals including Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, former DGP, Assam and author, Dr. Indrani Dutta, former Director, Omiyo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, among so many others, have in a letter petition to CJ, Gauhati High Court, Justice Vijay Bishnoi drawn attention of the Court to series of inciteful statements by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister and urged suo moto cognisance

The onslaught on the syncretic Gogamedi shrine, that has, for 10 centuries (1,000 years) attracted Hindu and Muslim devotees alike—that too launched by an outside Brahmin influencer --is nothing but a hegemonizing project of appropriation and erasure

Uttarakhand is increasingly emerging as a hotspot of hate crimes

CJP moves NBDSA against Zee News for communal framing and editorial failure; seeks takedown, apology, and regulatory action

Based on field investigations and testimonies, the report documents violence, intimidation, and displacement of Muslim families across the state over four years

Hours after saying it cannot conduct fresh counselling, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) had a change of heart and called students for counselling on January 24; Following nationwide outrage on the original move to cancel admissions, these students will now be adjusted in seven government-run medical colleges across J&K based on NEET-UG merit, their preferences

Bodies of Mohammad Arman and Kajal Saini were buried behind a temple after the brothers allegedly murdered them for their relationship; two accused taken into custody

More than two weeks after a Hindutva mob assaulted and humiliated Pastor Bipin Bihari Naik in Dhenkanal, police inaction and a counter-FIR against the victim raise serious questions about justice and religious freedom

While police remain uncertain whether the violence stemmed from a puja subscription dispute or a traffic altercation, political parties have come forward with their conflicting versions of events.