Hate & Harmony

From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira

Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha

NBDSA acts on CJP’s complaint, directs Zee Hindustan to take down “Vaccine Jihad” video

Reporting was replete with fake news, misinformation and communal bias; even “correction” did not follow guidelines

Friday protests: More people booked for unlawful assembly

Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Bengaluru together report 17 arrests for protesting without permission

June 14, Kabir Jayanti must be a day to celebrate inter-faith harmony

Indians must also remember both the great learning and the courage of the great saint-poet

Why is Jharkhand governor in favour of doxing alleged riot participants’ names?

The governor, a BJP member, suggested “naming and shaming” those who allegedly engaged in violence during anti-Nupur Sharma protests in the state

Ilyas Sharafuddin has a history of making anti-Hindu comments, yet he is invited repeatedly to TV news debates!

Channels allegedly invite him to Hindu-Muslim debates to get more TRPs, only to kick him out of the show as they pretend to be shocked by his anti-Hindu slurs

Indian Muslims group supports free speech; condemns hate speech, death threats 

No god, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing of fellow humans

Bulldozer Injustice: How far is the regime planning to go?

After Afreen Fatima’s home is demolished, questions arise about due process; tension prevails across the nation

Right-wing calls Ranchi boy’s ordeal a “victim card” tactic

The internet was once again split in two with one side sharply condemning the police and the others suspecting the boy

Ranchi: 2 dead and Muslim boy terrorised for Friday protests

Up police also reported using light force to dispel protesting youths

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