Hate & Harmony

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.

Baby bowls over India, Pakistan cricket teams

Indian cricket team wins match, but gets floored by Pakistan captain’s baby

UP elections: Right-wing continues to push its communal agenda

RSS-affiliated groups attempt to spark Hindu-Muslim controversy days before sixth and seventh phase of UP elections

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

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

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