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Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE

This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups

Assam Becomes Third State to Adopt UCC: Reform for Gender Justice or Communal Politics?

The third UCC law enacted by a BJP-governed state has reignited concerns over whether the promise of gender justice is being pursued through a communally charged political framework

High-Level Committee on Demographic Change (HLC-DC): Another Offensive on Indian Muslims!

Based on the hypothetical fallacy of large-scale Muslim immigration affecting demographic change, the discourse of this government, evident in the terms of reference of the HLC-DC defies figures and logic: In fact, indeed, the fertility rate among Hindus in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is higher than the fertility rate among Muslims in many southern states. In other words, Muslim women in the southern states are, on average, having fewer children than Hindu women in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Under heavy police protection, decades-old Mumbai dargah razed

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities demolished the Barkat Ali Shah Baba Dargah in Mumbai under heavy police deployment. The action reportedly followed a notice seeking legal papers and came amid the civic body's anti-encroachment drive. Most ancient places of worship do not have “documents to prove their existence.”

Why was a 200-year-old mosque in Varanasi demolished in the middle of the night?

Authorities reportedly carried out a heavily guarded overnight operation in Varanasi riding roughshod over history in a crude bid for clearing land for an ambitious transport hub project linked to Kashi railway station.

Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026

With police deployments, cattle regulations, housing society disputes and political mobilisation surrounding Eid-ul-Adha, the festival reflected the tensions of contemporary India

Attempts to communalise Mira Road Eid preparations defused by residents and police

Outside fringe mobilisation attempted to turn a long-standing local practice into a communal flashpoint

Bhojshala Judgment: MP High Court declares Dhar site a Saraswati Temple, ends Namaz rights at complex

Relying on ASI findings, historical records and the Ayodhya framework, the Court held the structure was built over a pre-existing temple and Sanskrit learning centre linked to Raja Bhoj

A Reminder Congress Didn’t Ask For: Karnataka Muslim convention demands accountability from the Congress

A unique effort, the Karnataka Muslim Convention, held recently is a culmination of months of discussions within Karnataka’s Muslim community: the effort positions itself as an exercise in constitutional responsibility and democratic accountability, not confrontation.

Karnataka revises school uniform policy, permits religious symbols alongside uniforms

The state has revoked the BJP-era order banning hijabs in classrooms, allowing students to wear limited religious symbols including hijab, turban and sacred thread in educational institutions

Delhi: Ayaan Saifi, a 16-year old, stabbed to death in nation’s capital on April 30

Man stabbed in Trilokpuri: While media focusses on the just concluded state polls, and television channels turn the other way, two media outlets, The Tribune and Observer Post report the stabbing of 19 year old Ayaan Saifi on April 30

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