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Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026
With police deployments, cattle regulations, housing society disputes and political mobilisation surrounding Eid-ul-Adha, the festival reflected the tensions of contemporary India
A roundup of the CJP’s efforts to curb hate speeches by Hindu Janajagruiti Samaj, from filing preemptive complaints to following up with officers
Complaints fall on deaf ears as, despite the SC guidelines, hate speech continues unabated, blatant inaction by the police
Dalit Sanitation Worker Dies by Suicide in Gram Panchayat Office in Telangana
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It is claimed that his salary has not been paid for the past four months
Maharashtra: Vitriolic speaker from Gujarat calls for economic boycott of Muslims in Mira-Bhayandar
Kajal Singhala, a so-called “activist” from Gujarat was called to Maharashtra by the Hindu Janakrosh morcha (event organised by Sakal Hindu Samaj ) to deliver a vicious speech that resorted to slur and hate against Muslims. She not only called for an economic boycott of the Muslim community but used derogatory terms and cooked up bizarre conspiracies to justify herself.
Heated exchanges over minister’s ‘1 lakh love jihad cases’ remark
Samajwadi Party's Abu Asim Azmi also demanded that Lodha apologise for his comment. Shelar, however, countered it saying there should be a law instead to prevent instances of 'love jihad' and that even a single case of 'love jihad' was serious.
Zomato delivery boy assaulted with sticks and bricks on Holi
4 Arrested after the video went viral; local Police investigated for refusal to file FIR
Jaunpur Horror: Thakurs allegedly shot Muslim man, assaulted 9-month-old baby
The family was assaulted as the men was asked to not drink in front of their puncture shop
Altnews editor receives serial threats from Hindutva influencers
AltNews co-founder Mohammad Zubair has received numerous online threats from...
Modi govt’s interference in judicial appointments is aimed at overthrowing the Republic & establishing Hindu Rashtra: former VC, NLS, Prof Mohan Gopal
In an interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, the former Vice-Chancellor of one of India’s premier law universities makes a scathing critique of this regime’s practices
A pat on the back for brands that refuse to bow to right wing trolls
Brands often face flak by right wing trolls if they come up with progressive ads or ads that are even remotely critical of problematic Hindu traditions, however, there are some that hold their ground and persist
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