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Eid Milad 2026: Processions, clashes and the politics of communal provocation across India

From Mumbai’s Parel-Chinchpokli belt to Bengaluru and Rajasthan, August 26 saw a series of confrontations, disputes and allegations of provocation around Eid-e-Milad processions

UP: Yati Narsinghanand delivered provocative anti-Muslim hate speech, invoked Love-Jihad, temple demolition

He announced a ‘Hindu Bachao Morcha’, a group that will take revenge if any Hindu is killed by a Muslim

Days before Bakri Eid, threats of violence issued, calls for ban on Halal meat made

“If you find blood in the drain, you tell me, and I will tell these people how Eid is celebrated”: Bajrang Dal Member

Balasore Train tragedy: The claim that a Muslim Junior Engineer caused accident false: Railways

“This is factually incorrect. The entire staff is present & a part of inquiry”: Railway officer clarifies to news spread by the infamous Sudarshan News

“Only Hindus allowed”: Hindu man drives Muslims away from Ganga Ghat

In this incident reported from Agrasen Ganga Ghat in Haridwar, anti-Muslim sentiments are on the rise again

Head tonsured, forced to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’: the state of Muslims in Yogi’s UP

Yet, the police arrested the victim and have kept him in custody

Family of Purola minor denies religious motive, says it never was a ‘love jihad case’, Uttarakhand

The uncle of the girl said he wanted to express his support for Muslims and was upset that the incident was ‘used’ to drive communal agendas.

The speaker called Muslims necrophiles, demanded a central law on ‘Love-Jihad’ treating it as genocide or organised crime

The speaker, who referred to Muslims as necrophiles, called for a central law that classifies 'Love Jihad' as genocide or organised crime

Diversity attacked, school teacher suspended for playing azaan during morning assembly in Mumbai

Parents of some students, led by a BJP MLA, staged a protest outside the school.

Don’t invite enmity with friends: Ex MP Hussain Dalwai to M’tra’s Muslim youth!

Exhorting Muslims not to get provoked with the singular and vicious agenda of Hindutva outfits promoted by the present government, Dalwai writes: Most Hindus in not only Maharashra, but in the whole country, are even today working hard to maintain Hindu-Muslim unity. Incidents like what happened in Kolhapur will create trouble for those who believe in communal harmony. Those who are instigating Muslims in the name of religion are not the saviours of Muslims, they are in fact their enemies...

Savarkar’s grandson calls for trade boycott of Muslims: HJS, GOA

Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, on Friday, June 16 called for an economic boycott of the Muslim community and exhorted Hindus to carry out “only Hindu-to-Hindu” trade. He was an invitee and speaker at the inauguration of a six-day ‘Vaishvik Hindu Rashtra Mahotsav’ being held in Goa.

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