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Bengali-Speaking Migrants Detained En Masse in Odisha: National security or targeted persecution?
Over 440 people, mostly Bengali-speaking migrant workers, have been detained in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district under suspicion of being “illegal Bangladeshis”, prompting a political storm, allegations of ethnic profiling, and appeals for immediate release
Right-wing outfits and NCP MLA’s protest led to dismissal of 114 Muslim workers at Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra
In Ahmednagar’s Shri Shani Shingnapur temple, 114 Muslim workers were among 167 dismissed by the Shri Shaneshwar Devasthan trust. While the reasons cited were alleged disciplinary lapses it is no coincidence that right-wing groups—Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), Sakal Hindu Samaj (SHS), and an MLA belonging to the NCP—had earlier protested and demanded the removal of Muslim employees at temple, claiming temple donations serve ‘Hindu causes’ and that the ‘sanctity of temple’ would be marred; following dismissals, these groups hailed the action, while the temple trust denied religious bias
Bombay High Court stays SC/ST/OBC reservations in minority-run junior colleges for FYJC admissions
Bench grants interim stay as it find substance in petitioner’s arguments against State’s move to impose SC/ST/OBC quotas on open seats in minority colleges
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
‘Reforms’: Sachar Committee, the 2013 Amendments and the motive behind the proposed changes in the Waqf Regime
While, like instant triple talaq and Uniform Civil Code (UCC), more stringent regulations on Waqf properties have figured in the BJP’s electoral manifestos in 1998 and 2009; the specific amendments have the potential to be the means for property grab and control of what has historically and legally been established as minority land holdings
Amendments to the Waqf Law were needed, but the grab-and-control Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 is not the answer
In a menacingly bipolar polity and society, an era...
Terrorism’s Shadow: Rising hatred against Indian Muslims after Pahalgam terror attack
Pahalgam attack: A blot on humanityThe first and foremost...
Nainital on communal edge after 75-year-old Muslim man booked for alleged rape of minor girl
Communal tensions flare in Haldwani, Nainital after a 75-year-old Muslim man is booked for alleged rape of a minor, a BJP leader and right-wings’ ultimatum targeting Muslim-run businesses sparks communal tensions in the state, leading to attacks on shops, staff, and a mosque, while police inaction persists despite video evidence, and no FIR is filed against the perpetrators of the violence and assault
Gujarat HC refuses stay demolition, AMC launches massive demolition in Muslim-majority Chandola Lake area
Suspected as illegal Bangladeshi migrants, over 6500 Siyasatnagar residents faced a massive roundup, undeterred by their urgent Gujarat HC petition, a force of 2000 police, 15 SRP units, and 74 JCBs descended, as the AMC initiated the razing of 2000 homes, 3 resorts, and parking in the Muslim-majority area, the High Court having refused to intervene, residents called it “illegal and arbitrary”
Amid over 17 attacks, Kashmiri Students Abandon Studies or Live in Fear
"There’s no degree worth dying for: We came here for a better future. Now, we only want to survive," say students. The cost of returning is not only giving up career dreams but also safety concerns on the journey back home.
Ram and Hanuman Vs Ravana of anti-waqf (amendment act) agitation
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