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The Double Stage on Campus: Caste, crisis & UGC equity regulations (2026) controversy
This paper applies the theoretical concepts of the “scene” and the “obscene,” developed in my earlier work on caste and “schizophrenic modernity”, to analyse the dispute over the University...
Haryana will soon enact its ‘anti conversion law’, why is civil society quiet?
Bharatiya Janata Party led Haryana government has introduced the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Bill, 2022 in the Vidhan Sabha
Aland Dargah appropriation: Why were only Muslims arrested?
All cases have been registered against Muslims for allegedly throwing stones and displaying weapons, during attempts by both groups to access Ladle Mashak Dargah after a Hindutva leader performed a "purification" ceremony
Delhi: Christian pastor assaulted, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
The pastor was accused of conducting "conversions", tied on road divider, thrashed and even called “Bangladeshi"
Mumbai court rejects bail plea of Bu**i Bai app case accused Vishak Kumar Jha
Citizens for Justice and Peace, and human rights organisations had written to Mumbai Police Commissioner, urging a deeper probe into the matter
Jharkhand: Police physically assault Adivasi farmer
Police justify the brutality inflicted upon the middle-aged farmer by claiming they mistook him for someone with "Maoist inks"
Harsha Jingade’s sister distances herself from calls for boycott of Muslims
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Her brother Harsha's death had led to widespread communal violence with right-wing extremists blaming it on the hijab ban; Ashwini though has repeatedly appealed for communal harmony
If Muslims don’t vote for me, they will get branded: Fateh Bahadur Singh, BJP MLA
Hate speech, communal threats have taken on many tones in the Uttar Pradesh elections, and Fateh Bahadur Singh, has his own ‘style’
Maharashtra police books Narsinghanand for hate speech against former President Kalam
The serial hate offender had been released from Uttarakhand's Haridwar district jail after he was granted bail in two cases against him
Whats wrong with being Muslim, Mr. Chief Minister?
UP CM Adityanath told voters that BSP's list of candidates for UP polls resembles 'Muslim League', claiming the Opposition was dividing communities
Who is lobbying to get activist actor Chetan Kumar deported to the US?
The actor-activist is currently out on bail, and the right-wing has been lobbying hard for at least a year to have him deported
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