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112 Years Ago, Raksha Bandhan Stood for Hindu-Muslim Unity

Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years of the Quit India Movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India (Chodo Bharat) slogan was given from Mumbai after the Indian National Congress passed the resolution on the agitation on August 7, 1942.

Krishna Janmabhoomi: Allahabad High Court orders fresh hearings

Petitioner had demanded that the Shahi Idgah mosque be removed and the land be handed to Hindus to build a temple

Who will put the Genie of Communalism back in the bottle, and how?

“When religion & politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way”-Frank Herbert

Chhattisgarh: A minor dead in missile strike on Koya Adivasis

Enraged by the state-oppression, activist Soni Sori calls for a pan-India outrage

Punjab and Haryana HC expands scope of Sec 377 IPC and “sexual intent”

The Court held that penetration was not a necessary ingredient for invoking the offence and the sexual intent was an imperative aspect

Chorus grows for Hidme Markam’s release

A year after Markam’s arrest, Adivasis still haven’t seen a legitimate warrant for the activist’s imprisonment

Anil Bhanot, Director-Trustee, Hindu Council UK, quits when called out for Islamophobia

A self-proclaimed Hindutva hardliner, Anil Bhanot, who was previously awarded an OBE for interfaith work, was caught making Islamophobic statements

Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami got booted out, yet plans to bring in UCC?

Dhami who lost his own seat, has vowed to constitute a high-level committee to work on implementing the Uniform Civil Code

UP’s tribal belts show unusual voter activity

While a higher voter turnout usually indicates an anti-incumbency factor and favours the Opposition, the opposite proved true for UP’s tribal districts

Hate Offender Keshav Prasad Maurya emerges as one of the biggest losers in UP Assembly elections 

Dr Pallavi Patel defeated the former Deputy Chief Minister, showing how people in UP are rejecting a culture of hate, even if it is in isolated pockets

Karnataka invokes sections of UAPA against 10 accused in Bajrang Dal member’s death

Shivamogga district police are now exploring a 'larger conspiracy' behind the murder

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