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From caste to race: Reading ‘Black & Buddhist’ through an Indian lens
A few days ago, while visiting a local library in a relatively small town on the eastern coast of the United States, the person who took me there asked...
EXCLUSIVE: How close is Chandrachur Goswami, of ‘Gandhi-as-mahishasura’ fame to BJP
The state working president of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha president is known for peddling fake news and making hate speeches
BJP’s Vikram Saini disqualified after 23 days of conviction, wife a candidate now; SP’s Azam Khan removed very next day
This disproportionate action was pointed out by the Supreme Court; now the bypolls will be held on December 5
Zakir Naik, controversial cleric to preach during FIFA World Cup?
Media reports suggest that India born Naik, booked for inciteful speech is one of the religious preachers chosen by organisers
Gyanvapi mosque: Cannot conduct carbon dating of ‘Shivling’, says ASI
The ASI told the Allahabad High Court that carbon dating cannot be conducted on inanimate objects that do not contain fossil.
Assam: Forest guards shoot at woodcutters during patrol; one dead
The injured person is still undergoing treatment at the hospital and a third person is untraceable since the incident
K’taka: ‘cow urine’ used to purify tank as Dalit woman drank water from it
This incident happened in Heggotara Village of Chamarajanagar District in Karnataka.
Hate Watch: Himanta Biswas Sarma on ‘Love Jihad’ during the Gujarat poll campaign
Unmindful of the fact that the state he leads, Assam, is among the five worst when it comes to domestic violence, the aggressive chief minister, uses the murder of Shraddha Walkar to stigmatise inter-faith relationships
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma excludes “encroachers” from Mission Bashundhara 2.0
In another attempt to single out and discriminate against Bengali Muslims, Biswa asserts that they will only give legitimacy to those living in Assam for three generations
Hatebuster! Aaftab Poonawalla- Shraddha murder case had nothing to do with religion!
According to a social media video, 80% of Hindu women who marry Muslim men are later raped or killed
MP: Ahead of Assembly Polls, Govt Enacts PESA 1996, CM Believes ‘It Will Stop Tribal Conversion’
Tribal leaders pointed out that Gram Sabhas have been given partial executive powers without any financial powers.
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