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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
Karnataka: Hate speech increased four fold, moral policing by hindu vigilantes on the rise
A report showcasing communal incidents in Dakshin Kannada and Udupi district reveals a sharp increase in incidences of hate speech compared to the previous year
Times Now channel pulled up for communal report on “Zameen Jihad” in Haldwani
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The program gave a skewed account that portrayed Muslims who were protesting the eviction order as adversaries of the State
Hindu society at war, natural to be aggressive says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Organiser
Bhagwat’s sudden verbosity on Muslims, LGBTQIA community and Hindu aggression is curious
Following Pragya Thakur’s example, Sadhvi Aastha Maa justifies keeping weapons/knife at home
Shah Rukh Khan is the target of yet another Hindutva scam that incites hatred before the release of Pathaan
Censorship: Jyotishpeet Shankaracharya sets up ‘ Dharm Censor Board ‘ to review films, web series on OTT
In the midst of a controversy is going on over a song in the film, Pathan song which features Deepika Padukone in saffron attire, a religious censor board takes birth
Places of Worship Act: Again, Centre seeks more time, SC says Feb-end
The 1991 Places of Worship Act, enacted when the Babri Masjid still stood, mandates that the nature of all places of worship, barring the one at Ayodhya, be maintained as they stood on August 15, 1947
At a VHP event in MP, speaker terms religious minorities as “Be-Dharami”, urge’s violence
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Speaker spreads misinformation and hatred about conversions, says Christians are pitting Hindus against Hindus, castes against castes
Karnataka: Woman beaten, dragged out of temple, shows CCTV
While some publications have claimed she was a Dalit, the Police have denied the same
Review of 2022: A year of discrimination & violence experienced by India’s religious minorities
Religious minorities, especially Muslims and Christians, have experienced persistent stigmatisation and attack, with governments and law enforcement complicit in a culture of impunity
“Pour petrol on his house, not water”: Pakistani mullah incites death on Ahmadi Muslims
In another major escalation of anti-Ahmadiyya sentiment in Pakistan, a radical religious cleric "Syed Mohammad Sibtian Shah Naqvi of Sarghoda", with a significant social media following, has called for a total boycott of Ahmadi Muslims.
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Gauhati High Court treats documentary inconsistencies as fatal, upholds Foreigner Tribunal opinion
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Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026
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Rule of Law
SC greenlights SIR, upholds ECI’s power to revise electoral rolls
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Farm and Forest
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Communal Organisations
Attempts to communalise Mira Road Eid preparations defused by residents and police
Outside fringe mobilisation attempted to turn a long-standing local practice into a communal flashpoint
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Himalayan Courts: Young folds & new cracks in environmental jurisprudence
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Rights
Bhodu Sekh Case: Union agrees before Supreme Court to repatriate deported Bengali-speaking individuals pending citizenship inquiry
Union tells Court those sent to Bangladesh will be brought back and their citizenship claims examined in India; clarifies decision is confined to the exceptional facts of the case