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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

Kerala nun rape case: Court dismisses Bishop Mulakkal’s discharge plea

Mulakkal has been charged with rape, unnatural sex, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation.

Is the Delhi Pogrom 2020 really over?

Nearly a month later, the survivors are still traumatised from the loss of life, livelihood, homes, and have little hope from the authorities

Adivasi scholar and activist Abhay Xaxa passes away

37-year-old died while conducting a workshop in Jalpaigudi

Denying Forest Dwellers Rights, Gauhati HC orders removal of Adivasi “encroachers”

Denying forest dwellers rights in the Chariduar Reserved Forest, the Guwahati HC has directed the evacuation of “encroachers

FIR Against VHP Leader For Hate Speech in Lal Kuan Communal Violence Case: Delhi

This order by a lower court in Delhi in a hate speech case where the complainant in this case was Harsh Mander, comes as a boost to the campaign against hate speech.

I refuse, I reject and I resist! (a poem by Abhay Xaxa)

A day after the shocking news of the death of research scholar and activist, Abhay Xaxa, we bring you his poem

Challenges to Bahujan mission today: Kanshiram’s 87th birth anniversary

On Kanshiram's 87th birth anniversary, March 15, 2020, the author asks if the BSP, founded by him, has the vision to rise above the narrow personal interests of its leadership?

History repeats itself, first time as evil, second time as evil: UP, Nazi Germany

Is there some similarity between what is happening in Uttar Pradesh (UP) 2020 and what unfolded, under Hitler, in Nazi Germany?

Delhi violence: Concerned citizens write to Delhi govt asking for enhanced compensation

The letter suggests CM to take into account some additional factors while determining compensation to the affected persons

Delhi HC adjourns all riot related cases till March 20

Court also issues notice in cases of hate speech allegations against Sonia Gandhi, Waris Pathan, Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra, and others.

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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