Hate & Harmony

Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana

A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice

‘Forcible Conversions’ in Narayanpur and Kondagaon districts in Chhattisgarh – Part II

In the previous article, we saw that forcible conversions...

Behind one of UP’s biggest ‘anti-conversion’ case; 54 persons booked

While UP Police continues to investigate the case of a church in Fatehpur accused of alleged ‘forceful conversions’, an on ground report shows a different side to the story.

Church vandalised in Karnataka’s Mysuru, statue of Baby Jesus damaged

Mysuru Police claim to have organised several teams to locate and apprehend the attackers

PCI censures ‘Star of Mysore’ newspaper for anti-Muslim editorial

The evening newspaper had in its editorial blamed the community for spread of the corona pandemic

Gujarat: Four people detained for beating up Dalit youth in Vadodara

In a video that has now gone viral, seven “upper caste” men can be seen physically assaulting a Dalit man in a public space

Same sex marriage is not an elitist concern: Akkai Padmashali

She wrote a letter to MP Sushil Modi after he opposed same sex marriages in his Parliament speech

‘Forcible Conversions’ in Narayanpur and Chhattisgarh – Part 1

The first part of a special report after a fact-finding team’s visit to the Congress-ruled state in central India  

At a VHP event in Rajasthan, hate speeches are made and religious minorities are termed as “top enemies”

Speaker spreads misinformation and hatred about conversions, says Mother Teresa converted thousands of Hindus to Christianity

Kerala man takes on 300 km journey in a wheelchair to pray for a Muslim teacher

Kannan in a wheel chair. Photo: Times of India.Its...

UP school teachers abuse Dalit students daily, no police action yet

The police arrived at the spot to disperse the community members, however instead of filing suo moto complaint, said that no written complaint has been filed by victims

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