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112 Years Ago, Raksha Bandhan Stood for Hindu-Muslim Unity
Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years of the Quit India Movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India (Chodo Bharat) slogan was given from Mumbai after the Indian National Congress passed the resolution on the agitation on August 7, 1942.
Allahabad HC reunites interfaith couple, provides police protection
The court held that the woman has attained majority, thus is free to move and live on her own terms
93rd anniversary of Kakori martyrs
Remembering their egalitarian secular ideology and joint martyrdoms can be a bulwark against the Hindutva onslaught
Great friends and fellow martyrs
Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan are immortal symbols of communal harmony
Why inter-faith harmony is today more important than ever before
The biggest challenges of the survival crisis just cannot be met in conditions of suspicion and hatred created on the basis of religion and faith
Secularism in action: Diyas lit at Nizamuddin dargah on Diwali
Trustee Ajmal Nizami explains the annual tradition of lighting diyas in celebration of Diwali and its success amid the coronavirus pandemic
Charges against Faisal Khan are wholly misplaced: Hindu Voices for Peace
Release Faisal Khan who offered namaz in temple, as well as those who recited Hanuman Chalisa in mosque, requests a group which has eminent Hindu monks as members
US and India must learn from MLK and Gandhi, end the politics of hate
People of colour, indigenous people and Muslims continue to face discrimination and othering
Bid Curb Inter-faith marriages: Ruse to Restrict Women’s Freedom
Allahabad High Court in its recent judgment opposed the...
Khudai Khidmatgar convener Faisal Khan sent to 14-day judicial custody
The arrest has been condemned across the country, many organisations have issued statements of solidarity and demanded that all peace activists be released immediately
Kolkata group organises drive to gift sarees to women from low-income neighbourhoods
Organisation hopes to gift new sarees to 500 women who work in the unorganised sector and have been hit hard by the economic crisis
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