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Shared Muharram Heritage: Hindus lead Tazias, Sikhs serve water

Across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir, families and communities came together during Muharram through processions, acts of service and remembrance. Whether by preparing Tazias, organising processions, distributing water or joining commemorations, these local traditions continue to reflect mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among people from different communities.

Pakistan: Bheel family tortured, for fetching drinking water from mosque

Attackers reportedly related to a local Parliamentarian of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, police has not even registered a case 

Meerut: Hindu Jagran Manch leader booked for assault on Muslim youth

Sachin Sirohi, local Hindutva leader and another unnamed man booked for forcing a woman to assault her Muslim friend

RSS grows in West Bengal, but no match for Didi’s outreach during Covid

The recent victory of the BJP in 70 plus...

Jantar Mantar sloganeering case: Court denies bail to right-wing group President Vinod Sharma

The court noted that he might not have directly delivered inflammatory speeches but was instrumental in organising the event

Communal violence cases nearly doubled in 2020: NCRB Report

The annual report states that a total of 71,107 cases of offences against public tranquillity were registered, out of which 51,606 cases pertain to rioting

Slamming delay in probe, Allahabad HC directs police to speed up sexual assault probe

​​​​​​​The court reiterated section 173 of CrPC which was amended in 2018 to mandate that investigation in sexual violence cases should be completed within 2 months; yet in this case, the statements of the accused were recorded after 3 months of the FIR

TN govt to quash over 5,000 cases against protestors, journalists, farmers

The government sought information about cases filed against peaceful protesters, and cases that go against or stand to violate right to freedom of press, and has decided to withdraw them

Karnataka: Why has the Hindu Jagarana Vedike reactivated its aggression now?

Mob assaulted and manhandled a Muslim journalist, another disrupted a church service

Crimes against women highest in Uttar Pradesh: NCRB 2020 report

 49,385 cases of crimes against women have been registered in UP; report has revealed that 2020 has seen a rise in crimes against SC/ST members

Two years after she was found dead, family of Mainpuri school girl awaits justice

In September 2019 the body of the class 11 student was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the hostel of Centre-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

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