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‘What happened to Ali Mohammad was wrong’: UP temple’s Muslim caretaker held for offering namaz; Hindu priest to arrange bail, says he served with...

In Budaun, Times of India reported how a temple priest has offered to bail out a Muslim caretaker arrested for offering namaz on temple grounds. Paramanand Das condemned the video recording and emphasised Ali Mohammad's decades of faithful service. Despite the arrest and charges of defiling a place of worship, Das affirmed Ali's respect for all faiths and the temple's inclusive nature.

Muslim community comes together to perform last rites of Hindu neighbour

Pandurang Ubale’s relatives couldn’t come to Mumbai due to the coronavirus lockdown

Kolkata Imam offers mosque as quarantine centre facility

The 6,000 sq ft space will be offered to locals in the area

Driver names auto ‘Khidmat’, offers free rides to those in need during the lockdown

55-year-old Ayaz Faquih and others like him come forth to ferry passengers in need to their destinations

Right to dissent is at the core of democracy

Do not isolate and target students, unite as a nation: Civil society condemns Delhi Police for falsely implicating students and activists in Delhi riot cases

Journalists are not terrorists, journalism is not a crime

Muslim journalists, students and activists, booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), under which an individual 'labelled' a terrorist can jailed for up to seven years

Sikh NGO provides aid to the marginalized in NE

United Sikhs are serving two meals and breakfast and tea to the impoverished in Guwahati and Shillong

Unlocking hope in the face of a lockdown

Service to humanity is the only motivation for Aasif Mujtaba 

Setting an example: Muslim devotee donates sprayer for Tirupati temple sanitization

Abdul Ghani, 45, is an ardent disciple of Lord Venketeswara and has made several donations for public service there in the past

‘Seva’, the Sikh langar, from Bhai Kanhaiya to Delhi Violence, 2020

As I coordinate with someone in Delhi who wanted...

Hopeful in surreal, dystopian Delhi?

As Gurudwaras, standing as a pillar of solidarity, embrace all the affected, and Dalits lend a helping hand to the co-oppressed, a young girl, still full of hope, asks me, “What kind of action should an individual take to stop the genocide?”

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