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West Bengal: Outpour of anguish from the Christian community over recent attacks on churches

Hundreds of people from the Christian community marched to Kolkata’s Esplanade on Thursday (November 5, 2026) in protest against the rising cases of mob attacks on churches across the state

Oh, Ayodhya! It’s time for Muslims to introspect

Burhaan Kinu/HT PHOTOWith a constitution bench of the...

Hate Speech on FB is BJP’s weapon of choice in Assam: Report

While the Assamese language that has been used potently to spew hate targeting the state’s Muslim minority, leaving them vulnerable to targeted violence; Facebook has been, so far, unresponsive

The BSF have left the 300 plus livestock to die a slow death

Cattle killers: Will the BSF be pulled up for the inhuman killing of cattle in West Bengal?

“Nationalism is ideological poison”: Hamid Ansari

Former VP says, religiosity and strident nationalism are a threat to a democratic society

Why is Periyar not taught in Indian schools and colleges?

Iconic statue of EVR Periyar at the Periyar Thidal....

Modi-Shah strike at critique, GOI to revoke Aatish Taseer’s Overseas Citizen of India card

MHA claims Aatish Taseer attempted to “conceal information” that his father was of Pakistani origin

Bengali speaking workers face likely ban in Bengaluru apartments, what’s next?

Anticipating police action and interrogation, many housing complexes in Bengaluru have decided to not employ Bengali speaking people as labourers or domestic help, especially minorities. In this quest of weeding out illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, many citizens have also been targeted which has led to this prejudicial ban, leading them to lose their livelihoods.

Himanta Sarma in Assam claims protection of Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Christians from detention centers after Citizenship Amendment Bill is passed

Himanta Biswa Sarma, a BJP leader in Assam –now the finance minister of the state--who has on previous occasions,too used the CAB to reassure non-Muslim communities, is once again playing the CAB card and pushing its agenda, to keep the weather ripe for acceptance of CAB before its re-introduction in the winter session of the Parliament in November.

Jharkhand becomes ‘lynching capital’, records one more death by mob violence

This is the 22nd death by mob violence in Jharkhand in the past three-and-a-half years

Haryana Dalits Face Boycott Over Using Village Hand-Pump; Approach SC

Members of a Dalit community from Bhatla village in Hisar, Haryana have approached the Supreme Court to seek relief from a series of atrocities that they have been facing at the hands of a caste-dominant community, including the blocking of access to drinking water from a village hand-pump.

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