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Despite ASI’s warning protesters in Bharuch march to collector to ‘preserve original identity’ of Bharuch mosque
The foot march happened just days after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which protects the mosque, wrote to the district administration to not allow any “large gathering” on June 10
CPI-M team headed by Brinda Karat meets Dalit family: 16-year old daughter killed two days ago
The brutal killing of the young teenager Dalit girl by Sahil Sarfaraz has set of another round of hate-letting
No justice for Rakbar Khan: Four convicted for culpable homicide, VHP leader Naval Kishore acquitted of all charges
Judgment receives criticism as only seven years’ imprisonment meted out, Khan’s family says order will be challenged in Rajasthan High Court
Uttarkashi: Muslims flee homes as right wing threatens the community over abduction of young girl
A minor girl was reportedly abducted by two men, one of whom was a Muslim which sparked outrage in the area
Ghastly murder of a minor girl on street fuels communal fire: Delhi
Violence of another kind grips Delhi: the victim, a 16-year-old girl, was stabbed more than 20 times, head bludgeoned with a stone as bystanders stand & watch
Gujarat: Kajal Hindusthani delivers two anti-Muslim speeches, urges Hindu women to take up arms
Hindusthani, who had been granted bail on April 13, called her arrest a conspiracy, alleged that the Gujarat police is biased and scared of Muslims
Why the K’taka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020 must be repealed: Idrees Pasha murder
This law, like similar laws in several north Indian states like Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat not only prohibit the slaughter of cattle but also their transportation and as has been closely analysed in the Idrees Pasha lynch-murder case, weaponises vigilantes and a complicit police to violence, even murder
Lord Rama Anantatma & Anantaroopa: He who is the Infinite Soul & who has infinite forms
This article is a letter, the fourth of a series, addressed to Lord Rama. The author engages in a conversation with the Lord, discussing His infinite essence and what it means to the author to embrace the diversity of His stories and worshipping traditions.
Rising anti-Muslim fury in Rajasthan: Haj pilgrims attacked, Hindutva outfits urge women to use firearms
Six have been booked for attacking a bus carrying Haj pilgrims from Kota to Jaipur with stones under influence of alcohol
Idrees Pasha Lynching in Sathanuru, Karnataka: Lapses in prevention of crime, nabbing accused, weak investigation
The brutal killing on the night of March 31 was preceded by inept prevention by local police, subsequent to the killing attackers were not apprehended even though police personnel witnessed assault and saw accused including Puneeth Kerejhalli using social media to broadcast the crimes; overall investigations faulty and weak, says the Fact Finding Report into the Murder of Idrees Pasha in Sathanuru, Ramnagar, Karnataka. The family was not even provided a copy of the post mortem report
Left parties, Muslim community submit a memorandum to BJP government: Shevgaon, Ahmednagar
When Ahmednagar’s guardian Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and MLA Monica Rajle visited Shevgaon last week, CPI's state secretary and Subhash Patil Lande submitted a memorandum to them and said that the riots in Shevgaon happened to serve political interests and the deliberate inaction by the local police
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Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
Sanitation accused their supervisor of coercion, wage manipulation and caste-based abuse, alleging that workers are being pressured to surrender a recently approved ₹2,000 wage increase while being denied entitled leave. The allegations reflect the broader vulnerabilities faced by sanitation workers in Uttar Pradesh, which has recorded the highest number of sewer and septic tank deaths in India since 2017
Rights
From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
Communal Organisations
51st Anniversary of Emergency in India: While the RSS supported the Emergency, it now ruthlessly presides over an ‘undeclared Emergency’
The RSS shakha, well documented for its recounting of a manipulated history has, over past decades laid claims to being part of the wider democratic struggle against the Emergency; archival documents from independent sources, civil servants and writers, as also its own archive clearly document otherwise.
Minorities
When the State Valued a Desecrated Grave at Rs 100: The Mathura cemetery controversy
The reported desecration of graves in a century-old Muslim cemetery in Mathura raises troubling questions about dignity, religious freedom and state accountability
India
To Karnataka’s Anti-SIR Movement: A note of caution and concern
While efforts have been afoot in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by civil rights groups and people’s movements to ensure inclusion of the maximum number of eligible voters under the ongoing, expanded, SIR process. The author argues how these efforts may come to naught, given the structural issues involved: a compromised ECI, rushed timelines and the unlawful and rigid document-test for citizenship. In fact, robust efforts in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where similar efforts were made also came to naught.
Minorities
After Akbar Ali Mondal’s Killing, Pani Sol’s Hawkers Ask: How Will We Survive?
Ground Report I In Pani Sol, one of Bengal's largest villages of hawkers, Akbar Ali Mondal's killing has left thousands of Muslim traders fearful about earning a living and supporting their families