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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings

Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly

Three suspected Bangladeshi cattle-smugglers lynched in Assam

Second such incident in Karimganj, near the Bangladesh border, since June 1 this year

Man accused of killing Bulandshahr cop, gets plum role to run PM’s welfare campaign

Insp Subodh Kumar Singh was killed in mob violence, on December 3, 2018. Key accused Shikar Agarwal now appointed campaign ‘Mahamantri”

Terrorised by trolls, comedians apologise for hurting religious sentiments

Many comedians reported that their numbers and addresses had been leaked and that they were getting threats to life and that of their families too

‘Nepali’ man tonsured, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by Vishwa Hindu Sena

The video surfaced after Nepalese PM KP Oli stoked a controversy saying that the ‘real Ayodhya’ was in Nepal

Tharu Adivasis emerge resilient, return to farmlands

Community members, undeterred by the oppression of forest officials who assaulted them for tilling land, ares back in the fields with their agricultural implements

North-East Delhi Riots: Minorities Commission investigations reveal role of Delhi Police, politicians

DMC’s fact finding committee recommends that government set up a high-powered probe headed by a High Court judge

Hate Speech by BJP’s Top Brass fuelled Build Up to Delhi Violence: Minorities Commission

As in all bouts of mass targeted violence all over the country for decades, Delhi 2020 was no different. A systemic build up of bloody eyed cadres on the streets was readied through the provocative speeches of top leaders of the ruling BJP including union minister of state, Anurag Thakur and BJP MP, ParveshVerma who were both actually banned from electioneering on January 29, 2020 by the Election Commission

SC decision quashing ST reservation reflects Manuwadi mindset: Review petition 

The petition filed by social organisations and activists states that the reservation will undo the wrong that has been meted out to the oppressed for centuries

Rape survivor jailed in Bihar, Human Rights groups write to Patna HC

A lower court judge in Araria had sent the survivor and two women's rights activists helping her to judicial custody after accusing them of 'contempt of court'

Will Delhi Police now handle cases of Hindus arrested for communal riots differently?

Orders “due care and precaution” while arresting, senior officers asked “suitably” guide Investigating Officers (IOs)

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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings

Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly

Varanasi, UP: No to war, we want peace

A vibrant protest and silent hunger strike (maun upwas) was undertaken by citizens of Varanasi protesting US-Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran; the protest took place at the symbolic Ambedkar Park on Saturday, March 7, under the banner of Sanjha Sanskriti Manch

Why Cricket should remain above religious nationalism

The sight of the captain of the victorious Indian T-20 team, Surya Kumar Yadav, jubilantly accompanying ICC Chairman Jay Shah to a temple in Ahmedabad has drawn sharp comments on social media.

A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar

On March 9, 2026, a Monday, noted historian and alumni of the indomitable Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), K.N.Panikkar, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvanthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. Born on April 26, 1936, KN as he was fondly known by fellow academics and activists alike, was one of the pioneers of the Marxist school of historiography

US-Israel War on Iran sees spirals in Hate against Muslim Americans: CSOH

The Centre for the Study of Organised Hate has analysed how Islamophobic discourse has spiralled post February 28 when the US-Israel launched an attack on Iran

Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill: Legislating suspicion in the name of “love jihad”

The proposed Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 2026 seeks to criminalise alleged forced conversions with harsh penalties and intrusive state oversight

Bail for Monu Manesar, along with his grand welcome, rekindles fear and grief in Junaid–Nasir Lynching case

Two years after the brutal killing of the Rajasthan cousins allegedly by cow vigilantes, the bail granted to Bajrang Dal-linked accused Monu Manesar has intensified fears of witness intimidation and renewed debate over delayed trials in mob violence cases