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When Faith Becomes a Licence for Control: The 2026 Kanwar yatra, violence, vigilantism and the politics of meat
From attacks on vehicles and commuters to the targeting of Muslim-owned businesses and meat shops, the 2026 pilgrimage raises urgent questions about vigilantism, selective policing and the State's accommodation of majoritarian demands
Ethnicity and Migration: The Assam Story
Enlightened, democratic sections of Assam have NOT cheered on gunning down of alleged encroachers, and the BJP is today posing as the saviour of the native Assamese and stoking communal chauvinism
Inquiry into rights violations by UP police during 2019 anti-CAA protests: NHRC
Responding to a two-year-old complaint that had seen interim actions by the Commission, the inquiry will look into state overreach that involved internet clampdowns, imposition of sec 144, illegal detentions and the opening fire at peaceful protestors. A NHRC team led by Rajvir Singh will investigate
Siddique Kappan not a “responsible journalist”, incites Muslims: UP Special Task force
The chargesheet alleges that his articles during the anti-CAA portrayed Muslims as victims; Kappan has also been linked to the Delhi violence of 2020
Varanasi: Madrasa students join ABVP
60 madrasa students join the student wing of the BJP amidst ambitious membership drive
EXCLUSIVE! Assam priest’s widow shoots down claims of “forced conversion”
Two Assam BJP leaders had alleged that the wife and son of Shiva temple priest were forcibly converted to Islam, but Parbati Das tells us that her marriage to a Muslim man happened after her first husband died, and her conversion was voluntary
Images from Dhalpur: A photo feature showcasing the struggles of evicted families
Our team brings to you these heart-rending images of people as they struggle to put their lives together, even as levelled out spots where their modest homes once stood, still dot a desolate landscape
Hate Watch: Police debunk Panchjanya Editor’s communally dangerous claim
Muslim residents of Noor Nagar have moved HC to protect temple complex from any damage, demolition
Mathura: Three arrested after being ‘rescued’ from cow vigilantes
The two Muslim men were thrashed by right wing cow vigilantes, then arrested along with their driver who is a Hindu
Understanding the ‘Haritha Moment’: The Gender-ed Turn in Kerala Muslim Politics
Kerala Muslims, arguably the most powerful Muslim community of...
Assam Police Firing: Fourth consecutive day without evictions in Dhalpur
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