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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

India Cries for Justice

In India, the cries for justice, are becoming louder...

Junaid Nasir murder: Magistrate summons relatives, villagers of victims for breach of peace

The Pahari (Bharatpur) Magistrate has summoned a few relatives of Junaid and Nasir to court for breach of peace and to execute a bond of Rs. 10,000 each

Bihar: New day, new atrocities reported against the Muslim community

Three Muslim men mercilessly thrashed by mob, two in critical condition, one succumbed to his injuries

Citizens’ attempts to prevent hate speech event ignored, Hate Event allowed by Ratnagiri Police

At the event, Hate speech was given, calls for establishment of Hindu Rashtra were made, bogey issues of Love-Jihad, conversions and Halal boycott brought in to incite audience

Harassment of Christians over forceful conversion allegations; prayers obstructed

In this month alone, February 2023, four-five such incidents have been reported in northern India, mainly Chhattisgarh, MP, UP and Jammu

In his Twitter exchange with a journalist, Vivek Agnihotri makes Islamophobic remarks about Muslims

Agnihotir’s claims of winning the prestigious Phalke award fact checked by Zubair, Agnihotri responds using derogatory terms

Monu Manesar not an accused in Junaid Nasir murder

The Rajasthan Police released a list of the accused which does not feature Bajrang Dal leader and leader of the gang of cow vigilantes or Gau Rashaks who terrorise people over cow protection

Women protest at Karnataka DGP headquarters, say ‘Why no action against Muthalik?’

Pramod Muthalik had asked Hindu youth to target Muslim girls in response to allegations of ‘Love Jihad’

UP seer calls for genocide prompts letter petition to Allahabad HC

CJP has sent a letter petition to the High Court’s acting Chief Justice seeking directions to the police to take action against Mahant Bajrang Muni Das

Gau Rakshak Dal issues open threats to Rajasthan Police for investigating Junaid-Nasir murder

When the police were doing their job, VHP-bajrang Dal briefly jammed the Highway to obstruct them

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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission

From alleged house arrests and detentions to police checks on train journeys and restrictions in Delhi, activists say authorities are trying to stop citizens from reaching the October 10 protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR

Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls

Nearly 14 lakh voters have been added to Bihar’s electoral rolls since SIR, the additions and subsequent enrolment exercise put the focus on eligible voters who have missed the 2025 Assembly election and the consequences of their exclusion

Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?

Karnataka has received 91,278 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions, but officials say no names have been deleted so far. Complaints from Mangaluru, Kodagu and other districts allege bulk filings against eligible voters, including Muslims, as police investigate and electoral hearings continue

‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move

Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote

Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls

Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.

From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions

Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march