Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions
Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march
Years after Ramjanmabhoomi, ASI to survey Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath complex
Court was hearing plea demanding return of said premises to Hindus, orders UP government to bear cost of survey
Allegations of sexual assault against CRPF jawan in West Bengal
Derek O’Brien writes to Election Commission about incident in Hooghly
Man who allegedly removed Sai Baba idol from Delhi temple, arrested
The idol was removed from a Shiv Mandir in Shahpur Jat on March 25, and has since been replaced by a Ganesh idol
England cricketers, sports fans clean bowl Taslima Nasreen’s xenophobic comments on Moeen Ali
England’s cricketing stars give a befitting reply to Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasreen who targeted their teammate Moeen Ali for his faith
Kerala: Sabarimala issue re enters the spotlight even on poll day
Nair Service Society (NSS) general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair said Ayyappa devotees were “still bitter” about the events that “hurt their faith, political reactions flew thick and fast
Mumbai court takes cognisance of hate speech complaint against Payal Rohatgi
The tweets in question were posted in June 2020 making objectionable comments about Muslim women and the Quran
The process itself is the punishment: HRF on NIA Raids
NIA had raised premises of several Adivasi, Dalit and human rights activists in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on April 1
Guj Court convicts three men for 2013 assault on Amrabhai Boricha
The same men are also accused in the 2021 murder of the Dalit farmer and RTI activist
Sai Baba devotees file police complaint, after idol removed from S Delhi temple
Videos of Idol removal go viral, the sage was called Muslim, labed ‘‘jihadi’, Hindutva hardliners continue to fuel communal fires
Bombay HC directs corrective measures for sexual assault survivor
The Single Bench strictly pulled up the investigating officer for not following the law and failing to provide rehabilitation to the girl
Trending
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
India
Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls
India
Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy
Majoriatrianisnm that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions
Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march
Communalism
‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate
From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence
India
Karnataka: SIR Interrogated
A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka
India
‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event
Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children
India
The West as Enigma: Why Muslims Must Understand the Occident on Its Own Terms
The ideas of Shariati, Mawdudi, Qutb, and Nadwi provide important critiques of Western materialism, imperialism, and secularism, but remain largely reactive in their approach.
India
September 26 ECI Press Note: Does it not render SIR redundant?
The author de-constructs the September 26 press note, point by point, and evolves a list of Ten Demands for a People’s Movement for Accountability & Transparency in India’s Electoral Process