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Rath Yatra retraced: Evidence presented to the Liberhan Commission

Sheaves of documentary and other evidence was presented before the Justice MS Liberhan Commission of Enquiry appointed by the then Narasimha Rao-led union government on December 16, 1992, twelve...

‘Curly Tales’ Kamiya Jani, faces BJP flak on “beef-eating” claims after a visit to Puri’s Jagannath temple

A you-tuber who visits dhams and temples and has done a show on Ayodhya and Ram Mandir in the past is today at the receiving end of BJP’s slanderous politics after a visit to Jagannath Mandir, Puri, Orissa causing a flashpoint between BJP and BJD in Odisha

Madhya Pradesh: District after district polices Christmas celebrations, children can’t dress like Santa Claus without “parent permission”

Signalling a rigid control on school celebrations, Madhya Pradesh that recently elected one more time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power in the state, district collectors first in Shajapur, then Ujjain districts have issued written orders strictly policing Christmas celebrations

Karnataka: Hindutva groups call for economic boycott of Muslim vendors at Siddheshwar Temple

A pattern of boycott calls and intimidation by Hindutva groups continues across Karnataka even as a traders’ association in coastal Karnataka has urged district authorities to allow Muslim vendors to participate in temple fairs

2023: Muslims speak up on life amid targeted hatred

What is daily life like for the Muslim in India?

Bihar: Hindutva leaders cry ISIS style murder, police reveal girlfriend real killer

Manoj Kumar Shah, a caretaker at Gopalgunj’s Shiv Temple in Danapur found dead after missing for five days. While BJP leaders initially called it an ISIS style murder, these allegations were busted when the investigation by the police revealed that the victim’s ex-girlfriend killed him because he threatened her with posting compromising images online.

Students called “Pakistani” after school debate justifies Israeli violence against Palestinians

A school in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur held a debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict, after which Muslim students were designated as “Pakistani” when they expressed their discomfort

USCIRF signals alarm in India’s ‘Increased Transnational Targeting’ of religious minorities 

This bipartisan commission has also implored the US government to desginate India as a country of particular concern for religious freedom due to the "systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief".

Madhya Pradesh: One day after BJP’s victory, Muslim homes and meat shops demolished

Just a day after the chief minister Mohan Yadav took to office, reports of homes of Muslims and allegedly “illegal” meat shops being demolished have arisen from the state.

United Christian Forum: Average two Christians attacked in India every day, 287 incidents reported from UP itself

As per their statement, in 335 days of 2023, 687 incidents of violence against Christians reported, 88 more than last year; Manipur saw well-orchestrated attacks on Christians

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Recognising the tenacious battle of women wrestlers and their lawyers in the long and tedious battle for justice against serious allegations of sexual harassment at the workplace by Brij Bhushan Singh, former MP (BJP) and then president of the Wrestlers Federation, the statement in support lauds the courage of the women wrestlers against the highly politicised power structures of sports associations in India, where money and muscle power rule the arena.

#STOPKILLINGUS Protest at Jantar Mantar on August 4 against GOI’s “cover-up” of Manual Scavenging deaths

The Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), a nationwide movement to abolish manual scavenging is organising a demonstration on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against continued government apathy towards sewer and septic tank deaths across country and its attempts to fudge the actual data.

Violence being normalised, U.P. moving towards police state, say retired cops

The present government under chief minister Ajay Bisht (aka Yogi Adityanath) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making the police uncivilized, says retired IPS officer of U.P. cadre Vibhuti Narain Rai while former DGP Sulkhan Singh points out that the State is normalising violence leading to an environment where society accepts such violent actions as a form of ‘instant justice’