Secularism

How defending a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper triggered FIRs, highway blockades, and a law-and-order crisis in Uttarakhand

What began as a local intervention against alleged intimidation over a shop’s name spiralled into right-wing mobilisation, multiple FIRs, and a national debate on selective policing, free speech, and communal harmony in Kotdwar

Jogeshwari’s secular Shobha yatra sets the bar

While other regions reported violence, Jogeshwari went the extra mile to display its Hindu-Muslim unity

Hindus worldwide denounce hate

A Hindu organisation and various individual groups identifying with the religion sign a joint letter denouncing the climate of anti-minority hatred n India

Wave white scarves on Labour Day to battle hate

A citizens’ campaign suggests organic ways to assert their stand against communal attacks in India

Senior Indian Army officers offer Namaz in Kashmir, shut trolls down

The Indian Army’s social media team had been criticised, since April 21, after it deleted a photo of an Iftar party held in Doda district of Jammu

Peace and harmony: Indian Army officers offer Namaz in Kashmir

A now viral photo showing namaz being offered by...

Telangana Muslim family offers home for Hindu girl’s wedding

The Muslim family came to the aid of the Hindu girl who had lost her father to Covid-19

Jahangirpuri: Hindu, Muslim citizens take out peace march holding Tricolour

Days after Jahangirpuri violence, bulldozer attack, Hindus and Muslims take out 'Tiranga Yatra' for peace

Maharashtra’s Barad village stands together against loudspeaker controversy

Resolving to maintain peace in the village, citizens remained united in not using loudspeakers at any religious structure

Belur Temple to continue reciting Koranic verses, have stalls by non-Hindus

Decision to uphold interfaith harmony sets refreshing precedent amidst an atmosphere of growing intolerance and hate

Aurangabad: Ram Navami procession shows respect to mosque

While passing by the mosque, DJ turned off the music; Aurangabad’s Hindus take a stand for secularism

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