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Police, Bajrang Dal and the Making of Anti-‘Love Jihad’ Squad in Madhya Pradesh

A Bhopal gym turns into a flashpoint as cops and Hindutva groups push communal claims, banning Muslims, in the name of ‘love jihad’.

Karnataka: Hindu outfit attempts to enter Srirangapatna mosque; demand demolition

A young Hindu devotee climbed atop a Muslim household where a green flag was erected and replaced with the saffron flag amidst chants of "Jai Sri Ram"

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“Hitler Was Great”: Israeli envoy flags hate after ‘The Kashmir Files’ fallout

The direct message on his twitter handle came days after the Israeli envoy Naor Gilon publicly denounced a filmmaker from his country who called 'The Kashmir Files' "propaganda" and "a vulgar movie" at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.

Delhi 2020 Riots: Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi discharged in Khajuri Khas FIR

A Delhi Court on Saturday, December 3,discharged student activist Umar Khalid and United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi in a case connected to the 2020 North East Delhi riots, reports Livelaw.

“I will stand & fight again, against what is wrong & for what is right, for women everywhere’: Bilkis Bano

'Though numb with shock on the convicts release, and though the decision to once again stand up and knock on the doors of justice was not easy for me…. “ Bilkis speaks on how, once again she has approached the portals of justice

The (Love and) Hate for India’s Super Star, SRK

Shah Rukh Khan, undoubtedly one of India’s much loved superstars also has his shameful detractors, and it is no surprise they hail from the Hindu-tva Right

How Hate has laced the Gujarat 2022 Election Campaign

From the Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswas Sarma to his UP counterpart, Ajay Bisht a la Adityanath and actor Paresh Rawal, the actor, hate speech is clearly the BJP’s preferred campaign weapon; speeches are likely to worsen after the first phase

Six Govt Law college teachers taken off duty after ABVP complaint: MP

A state government run law college in Indore, MP responded promptly to the RSS-affiliated ABVP’s complaints allegedly accusing the teachers of radical views

Stop drama or die: Threats to Tipu Sultan play in Mysuru

Death threats were received by the director, of a play based on Tipu Sultan, C Cariappa, being staged in Mysuru; the threat letters from Shivamogga

I feel ashamed of this reaction of an Israeli diplomat on Kashmir Files: Nadav Lapid, IFFI head of jury

Not taking anything back, I stand totally behind every word I said; it was my duty, my obligation to speak: Nadav Lapid to Karan Thapar for The Wire on his comments on the Kashmir Files and the furore they've created.

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After three hearings, Court finds continued detention of Hasinur “expressly illegal”, a result of State overreach; bench affirms liberty of man held despite pending writ and full bail compliance

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Mixed Messaging: Free speech jurisprudence from the Supreme Court

An emerging jurisprudence of contradiction: the Supreme Court and the precarious state of free expression

Hundreds of Thousands form ‘Red Line’ Around the Hague

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Bombay High Court stays SC/ST/OBC reservations in minority-run junior colleges for FYJC admissions

Bench grants interim stay as it find substance in petitioner’s arguments against State’s move to impose SC/ST/OBC quotas on open seats in minority colleges

Trimmed at the edges, dangerous at the core? Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill still raises alarms, to be reintroduced during Monsoon session

Amendments exclude individuals and clarify definitions, yet fears of political misuse and targeting of opposition groups remain unaddressed

Gauhati High Court flags potential illegality in detention of man complying with bail; police directed to verify weekly reporting

Bench observes detention may be illegal if bail conditions were being followed, grants visitation rights to the family of the person detained