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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
Did Karnataka’s Education Minister defend a mob that targeted a Muslim woman?
BC Nagesh claims saffron scarf-wearing mob of "students didn't want to gherao” the Muslim girl, says no student was around her when she shouted "Allah hu Akbar"
Busted! Times Now anchor fails to make important distinction between ban on Islamic traditional veils
Tries to school Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai for her Tweet about the Hijab controversy in Karnataka; gets fact checked and schooled himself!
Opinion: A salute to Muslim sisters from Karnataka
The hijab controversy could be a deliberate attempt by the right-wing to attack how Islam is understood and practiced by its followers
Paigam-e-Mohabbat: UP citizens call for harmony
To answer the growing threat of communalism, Varanasi’s civil society groups come together to spread the message of love and societal unity
Hijab controversy: All schools and colleges to remain be shut for the next three days in Karnataka
The Karnataka High Court will continue to hear the hijab case on Wednesday February 9; videos of right-wing groups creating unrest flood the internet
HC paves way for Assam government’s move to ‘secularise’ provincialised Madrasas
Gauhati HC upholds Assam Repealing Act 2020 that was used by the state government to convert gov’t funded madrasas into regular government schools
No Hijab in class: Will Puducherry be able to nip the controversy in the bud?
Meanwhile, Karnataka High Court will hear a plea against the hijab ban in several junior colleges today
Dharam Sansad: Hate monger Yati Narsinghanand granted bail
The court observed that the person who filed FIR was not present at the event
Mangalore: Why was the 40-year-old St. Antony Holy Cross prayer hall demolished?
On January 28, JMFC Court, Mangaluru, had restrained the defendants from demolishing any structure, next hearing is on February 14
Busted! Suresh Chavanke’s claims about SRK at Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral
Chavhanke claims actor Shah Rukh Khan spat near body, gets schooled 100s explain actor was blowing air as a traditional act
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