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Shared Muharram Heritage: Hindus lead Tazias, Sikhs serve water

Across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir, families and communities came together during Muharram through processions, acts of service and remembrance. Whether by preparing Tazias, organising processions, distributing water or joining commemorations, these local traditions continue to reflect mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among people from different communities.

Why India’s society and politics need both the strength and gentleness of a Hanuman

What the writer, Rajni Bakshi, founder of the YouTube series shares in this telling account is that reaching out to those who appear to be on the “other side” may breach the overwhelming narrative about society’s polarisation

Left parties, Muslim community submit a memorandum to BJP government: Shevgaon, Ahmednagar

When Ahmednagar’s guardian Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and MLA Monica Rajle visited Shevgaon last week, CPI's state secretary and Subhash Patil Lande submitted a memorandum to them and said that the riots in Shevgaon happened to serve political interests and the deliberate inaction by the local police

Kolhapur: Destruction of shrine at Panhala fort rebuffed with local Hindus and Muslims rebuilding the shrine within an hour

Mischief and destruction was wrought on the Hajrat Peer Shahduddin Khattalshah Wali Dargah located at the foot of the Panhalgad fort in Kolapur district by unknown persons reported Tarun Bharat; acts that were immediately set right were peace loving residents

Why was this BJP leader was forced to call off marriage of his daughter with Muslim boy

A marriage of two individuals belonging to different faiths...

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To Lord Ram, we must talk spirituality and politics

This third letter addressed to Lord Ram is a heartfelt reflection on the intersection of spirituality, politics, and social justice, in light of recent events in India

Even as Manipur burns, humanity thrives

Two communities clashing on the ground, with mobs on the rampage did not stop Kuki women from protecting the Meiteis and helping them get away from the angry mob, shows a ground report

An unusual Pilgrimage, Reclaiming Hindusim from Hindutva: Hindus for Human Rights

Hindus for Human Rights undertook a pilgrimage to seek out voices for peace and dialogue from among the Hindu faith; they met with appreciation but apprehension and fear among many who seek peace

Pakistani Hindu girl apologises for cricketer’s “Jai Shree Ram” post on Eid

A former Pakistani Hindu cricketer had posted “Jai Shree Ram” on an Eid poster

Eid Mubarak: Mussalmans & a United Nation- India

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Promising Principles Poor Outcomes: What the judicial record on security force accountability actually shows

The Supreme Court has said that AFSPA is not a license to kill, sovereign immunity does not protect the State from liability for custodial death, and rape by a soldier requires no special court. At the same time, the number of armed forces personnel convicted by an ordinary civilian criminal court for rape in a conflict area is, on the available record, low.

The arbitrary detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya: A call for justice

The appeal by the Palestinian Embassy in New Delhi has called on all Indians to support and join the call for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya; advocating for the protection of Palestinian healthcare workers, hospitals, ambulances, and medical facilities in accordance with international humanitarian law.

Though sewer deaths have crossed the 100 mark this year, government is silent: SKA

With three deaths on the same day in two different incidents in Madhya Pradesh, 101 people have died so far in sewers and septic tanks across the country in 188 days this year, according the data compiled by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA). NCR Delhi alone accounts for 12 deaths.

The Battle of Belonging: Why India’s Passport Controversy Matters

A passport is undeniably a travel document, but it is also the republic’s assurance of belonging and sovereign protection in moments of crisis. Reducing it to mere travel facilitation strips it of its civic meaning, since passports are issued not to transients but to members of a political community.

Rajasthan: From Giral to Islampur, how locals are contesting development and historical identity

The author traces similarities of people’s mobilisations in Giral, Barmer and Islampur, Jhunjunu wherein both involve local communities asserting agency against decisions made elsewhere. In Giral, villagers have been robustly protesting the “benefits from mineral extraction in the name of development,” while in Islampur, residents have been questioning the communal (read majoriatrian moves to re-name and thereby, re-define a region’s identity