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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

Maharashtra: The new breeding ground for hate, oaths of allegiance to the Constitution brutally violated

Apart from criminal law, such hate speech violates the oath under the Constitution under which MPs & MLAs hold their power and clout; in constituencies where hate is spawned their mute inaction is a violation of this sworn Oath

No action taken by authorities as BJP MLA Raja Singh engages in communal hate speech again in Maharashtra

Known for inciting hate, he was still allowed to addresses a large gathering on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's birth anniversary in Latur district of the state

Memo seeking preventive action against Hindu Janajagruti Samiti event sent to authorities

A preemptive memorandum has been sent to District Collector and SP, Ratnagiri as well as Lok Sabha member, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

Get 10 Muslim girls for losing 1 Hindu girl, says Sri Ram Sene in Karnataka

Pramod Muthalik instigated Hindu men to abduct Muslim girls each time that a Hindu girl marries or falls in love with a Muslim man.

A saffron robe clad, Uttar Pradesh-based mendicant with venom on his lips!

Bajrang Muni Das, is a repeat offender, who has quickly escaped prosecution in the state, and continues to spew hatred; recently his reported comments mirror a yearlong trend of many north Indian mendicants openly calling for a genocide of Muslims

Pakistan Lynching: Muslims Should Call Out Their Own Theology

Those who argue that this is not about Islam are part of the problem; they should be called enablers of such incidents

Modus Operandi behind Muslim men’s murderous killings in Haryana, shocking claims by accused

Muslim men lynched by Bajrang Dal men were taken to the nearest police station in Haryana's Firozpur Jhirka while they were still alive, sources have told NDTV

Pay Rs 50 lakh compensation each to Junaid and Naseer, two men burnt to death: CPIM to Gehlot govt: Rajasthan

CPI (M) Delegation meets families of victims burnt alive by so-called Gaurakshaks (cow vigilantes): two Muslim men who are dairy farmers were killed after a false narrative was created; the Rajasthan police FIR does not include the charge of murder, the investigation stands the risk of being diluted by involvement of the Haryana police

A Hindu girl & Muslim man reportedly harassed by Bajrang Dal members, allegations of ‘Love-Jihad’ made

The incident took place in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh

As Swara Bhaskar announces her marriage to Fahad Ahmad, trolls prepare to add communal color

While some said that this marriage denotes Swara’s exit from Hinduism, some say that iner-faith marriage in Islam cannot be held valid

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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