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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
Don’t stop at Muslim-owned dhabas, VHP, Bajrang Dal warn buses in Gujarat
Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal warn bus operators on the Saurashtra-Surat highway of dire consequences if they stop at Muslim-owned eateries
Rejection of Narayan Guru is a rejection of Indian Pluralism and Dissent
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Karnataka govt’s ominous silence at the communal mobilisation of students
Saffron scarfs have been supplied to groups of students who are marching, in protest of the hijab worn by their Muslim peers
HateBuster: Pro-Pakistan slogans raised in Samajwadi Party rally, claim rightwingers
Original video of rally was examined, mention of Pakistan says Dist Election Officer, busting claim, fake news
Understanding Syncretic Islam of Kerala from a historical perspective
The famed religious collaboration is increasingly under peril both from Hindu and Muslim communal forces
To wear or not to wear the Hijab is not the point!
The hijab controversy plot thickens as supporters of Muslim students become targets of online bullying
Protection of Manual Scavengers under the law: The real picture
Mismanagement in providing compensation and low conviction rates render the law less effective
Gujarat’s people do not want communal tensions: Concerned citizens write to Governor
Communal elements, seek electoral benefits or fame and flare up tensions in the state, they write asking police to tackle all such attempts
HRDA demands justice for Baldev Murmu’s illegal detention
Police kept the Adivasi activist from Jharkhand in jail for two-days in clear violation of CrPC laws and Article 22
Direct police to apprehend criminals propagating anti-Muslim hate messages: Gujarat citizens to CM
The hate has folllowed Kishan Bharwad’s murder allegedly by two bike-borne men in Dhandhuka on January 25
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