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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

Love in times of Bhagwa: Bajrang Dal and Shiv Sena causes disruptions in many parts of the country, harass couples on Valentine’s Day

From forcing them to run, assaulting them, and even making them tie rakhi to each other, self-appointed guardians of “Hindu culture” cause havoc

Chhattisgarh: Sahu Samaj leader calls for mass violence against Muslims

He said there is no space for Muslims in this country where we worship god and goddesses

Scapegoats and Holy Cows: Crime and Justice Delivery in the Age of Sectarian Nationalism

Representation ImageIn the case of Jamia violence of 2019,...

Hatebuster: Is it Love Jihad or just love?

Despite what right wing goons will have you believe with their saffron teekas, sticks and threatening looks, the Constitution only encourages you to love more and love everyone

Madhya Pradesh: Church Defiled by miscreants, ‘Ram’ written on walls

According to reports, the vandals allegedly set fire to holy literature stored inside the church

Crackdown on child marriage claims four lives, including three women and one child

As of Friday, February 10, 2789 individuals have been arrested in Assam for child marriage, causing chaos in the jails and administration due to limited space.

Jamia shooter, Ram Bhakt Gopal upgrades arm-power from regular gun to an AK 47?

The infamous hate offender is seen walking around with an army of men holding what appear to be AK 47 rifles; as if for his security, them escorting him around

Finally, Aarey police detain, then free right wing members of Hindu Jan Akrosh Morcha, no FIR filed

After their third rally in the state in recent weeks, where hate speech and provocative exhortations have targeted the Muslim minority, some action is taken against the agent provocateurs

22-year-old jailed for life, Gujarat court comments on how cow’s urine can cure many incurable diseases & how problems on earth will be solved...

Charged with transporting cows and bullocks from Gujarat to Maharashtra under the stringent Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2017, a 22- year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment

Assam: Man lynched on suspicion of cow theft

14 persons have been arrested so far, with locals protesting the arrest, saying that the deceased was accused of stealing cows earlier as well

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