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Christian families assaulted, humiliated and forced into Durga Puja rituals in West Bengal village
Three Christian families in Paschim Medinipur allege three days of violence, threats and religious coercion by people identified as Bajrang Dal members; 13 people have been named in an FIR, but no arrests have been reported
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Anti-Dalit violence all pervasive even in April 2023, #DalitHistory month
More incidents of caste-based atrocities reported across states serving as a bitter reminder that the road to equality and a casteless society is hard
‘Rationalisation’ of Text books or Communalisation of the Polity?
Representation ImageText books of schools are also a site...
A Malyalee festival that is not about killing, one that connects us to the earth: Vishu
Vishu, a festival of harvest, celebrated world over by Malyalees (Malyalis), is also the first day according to the Malyalam month, Medam, when the Sun reached the equator
Red for blood, love and Ramzan
The author, an activist and lawyer recounts her personal experience of shared pain among Hindus and Muslims, even as Gujarat and India are now coloured with the poison of hate
Manual Scavenging continues unabated, Indian Govts turns a deaf ear to acknowledge this systemic, extreme violence
Even as Supreme Court directs governments to meet to discuss implementation of a central law, abolition of manual scavenging, a callous system has a lukewarm response
Young Muslim boy in Rajasthan dies by suicide; teachers called him “terrorist”
More than two months since the incident, no action has been taken after filing FIR despite a suicide note discovered from the deceased naming the teachers, claims the brother.
In false cow slaughter cases, four Hindu Mahasabha members held: UP Police
Now, the police are now looking for the remaining three accused, all Muslims, reports The Indian Express. According to the investigation, the five accused Muslim men had enmity with the four named in the false cow slaughter FIR.
CJP complaint to Aaj Tak for airing show using the term “Mazaar Jihad”
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In the show, hosted by Sudhir Chaudhary, he encouraged people to look for shrines around them and report them to the police to verify if they are real or fake.
Haryana: More cow vigilantism incidents were reported in April, state district-level special committees fail to act
In all three incidents, the attacking mob has uploaded pictures of themselves with the truck
Oath for economic boycott of minorities administered in Chhattisgarh
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Christian families assaulted, humiliated and forced into Durga Puja rituals in West Bengal village
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