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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
Survey of Churches, anti conversion laws only empower radical mobs: Archbishop Peter Machado
In an exclusive interview to SabrangIndia's Karuna John, Archbishop Peter Machado speaks about the dangerous implications of the proposed survey of Christians and an anti-conversion law
South Asian peace activists express solidarity with Bangladesh
The group has urged the Government of Bangladesh to reconstruct all places of worship, provide compensation to those affected
BJP MP says Aamir Khan’s CEAT Tyres Diwali ad hurts Hindu sentiments
In the ad Aamir Khan is seen advising against bursting crackers on roads and BJP MP points out that namaz is also performed by blocking roads
Furfura Sharif cleric Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui adds fuel to communal fire
Siddiqui’s hate speech against those who allegedly placed a Quran at a Durga Puja pandal in Bangladesh is a call to violence
Chhattisgarh: A dead woman’s ‘ghar wapsi’ before final rites were allowed
Family of a deceased tribal Christian woman was made to “re convert’ her before village allowed her last rites
UP: Two injured during Buddhist-Sanatan clashes
The pilgrimage area is a long-disputed land between the two religious groups
Nearly 20 days later, MoEFCC shares FCA proposal in regional languages
While the amendment proposal is now available in local languages, the Ministry states it stands by the English interpretation
Will Karnataka soon enact a tough “anti-conversion law”?
Karnataka’s legislative committee on backward classes and minority welfare is likely to soon launch its “survey of churches”
Hate Watch: Muslim man assaulted in crowded train, no one intervenes
The woman assaulting him is a Hindutva outfit leader, and also claims to be a BJP worker
MP: Communal flare up after 10-year-old Muslim boy allegedly turns up at garbha venue
A Hindu teenager objected to the Muslim boy’s presence, and the arguments eventually turned into communal clash; 20 Muslims and 6 Hindus have been named in FIRs
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