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Mumbai Walks for Peace | Citizens Unite Against Hate
Over 500 Mumbaikars came together in a peaceful march to stand up for love, unity, and the Indian Constitution. Organised by Mumbai for Peace, this rally brought together people...
Is the Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, so intrinsic to Delhi, being made irrelevant?
The syncretic spiritual practices, literature, aesthetics, culinary traditions, crafts and weaves that encompass the long-standing tradition called Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb are very much present in contemporary North India. Why then, do a section of communally charged people deny its relevance and existence?
Harmony over hate: Married Muslim man to be head priest of a Lingayat math
A follower of Basavanna’s philosophy Diwan Sharief will begin his duties as the main priest on February 26
This is my India
Representation Image Away from the crammed, cacophonous life in a...
Mahatma Gandhi: ‘My Ramrajya means Khuda ki Basti… but a Secular State’
First published on: 02 Oct 2016“By Ram Rajya I do...
Kerala mosque opens doors for Hindu wedding
The wedding of Sarath and Anju was conducted as per Hindu rituals and solemnized by a Hindu priest
Sikh-Muslim friendships started with Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Stories of Sikh-Muslim friendships date back centuries, and those who try to spin the Sikh-Mughal conflict as Sikhs against Muslims are harboring false and damaging beliefs. Here, we bring you stories of the true bonds between Sikh Gurus and their Muslim counterparts.
Rohith Vemula March: The Caste Turn for Student Delhites?
First published on February 23, 2016Rohith Vemula gives them...
In a first, BJP leader, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi objects to the ‘Go to Pakistan’ slogan for Indian Muslims
Pakistan and ‘suspect loyalties to India’ have always been used by the supremacist right wing to beat and bait Indian Muslims with
Let Us Strengthen the Idea of India and Defend Our Secular Constitution
I wish you all purposeful days ahead. 2020 is...
One Country, Many New Years
As we enter the year 2020, let us explore the unique New Year traditions across different parts of India and appreciate the strength of our diversity.
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India
Assam: Academics, lawyers, academics condemn ‘push back’ of persons to Bangladesh
This non transparent action launched post May 23, 2025 ‘falls on the wrong side of constitutionality’ and violates the rights to life and equality of those expelled, they said in a statement
India
CJP’s submits supplementary memo to NHRC revealing returnee testimonies after Assam’s allegedly unlawful expulsion of persons to Bangladesh
Latest submission documents the late night detentions and expulsions that violated all procedures, family testimonies, amounting to the forced abandonment of persons in Bangladeshi borderlands.
Gender and Sexuality
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In an expansive order, a division bench of the Madras High Court also court observed that the concept of "family" has to be understood expansively and marriage is not the sole mode to start a family. The court also pulled up the police in Vellore district for showing insensitivity and being non-responsive to the complaints by the petitioner
Minorities
Nine years, Najeeb from JNU is almost forgotten, India’s CBI investigation has found none guilty
The investigation marks a shocking failure in the capabilities of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), increasingly critiqued for malfunctioning under political pressure; in 2018 the CBI filed a closure report and seven years later, today, June 5, the Court is likely to hear and decide whether to accept that a missing student from one of India’s premier institutes, the JNU simply cannot be found nor the circumstances behind his disappearance
Environment
Cries for Environmental Justice: India at a low 176/180 countries in the 2024 Environmental Performance Index
June 5, World Environment Day is a sombre reminder that on the 2024 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), India is ranked at a pathetically low position of 176 out of 180 countries
Environment
June 5: World environment day & the increasing importance of seed conservation by farmers and rural communities
Fifty-three years after the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm Sweden, marked a landmark event of environmental activists, indigenous people, scientists and officialdom, World Environment Day, June 5, Bharat Dogra writes on how Indian local communities, especially women, are taking charge of seed conservation and rejuvenating efforts, defeating attempts by corporates to monopolise and monetise this traditional wisdom
Rights
Gauhati HC directs State to confirm custody or deportation of two men detained in midnight police action in Assam
Following petitions filed by family members, High Court seeks clarity on status of two individuals previously declared ‘foreigners’ but released on bail and reporting regularly to police under Supreme Court guidelines