Minorities

The country they called home, the identity they had to defend

An elderly couple’s journey through fear, evidence and the law ends with two Foreigners Tribunal victories aided by CJP’s legal aid team

Modi should show greater commitment to minority rights before talking about Guru Granth Sahib

Considering the track record of his government, at present his messaging sounds hollow and hypocritical

Raipur: Christian pastor thrashed in Police Station

Pastor accused of religious conversion, was assaulted by a mob while in police custody

Chargesheet calls me ‘veteran of sedition’, gives it a communal colour: Umar Khalid to court

Booked under UAPA in the Delhi Violence case, Khalid argued that the Police have no evidence against him

Indore: Muslim bangle seller beaten by mob, denied bail in molestation case

The Sessions Court denied him bail on the ground that he resides outside Indore and investigation is still going on

Allahabad HC questions if state funds to madrasas is consistent with India’s secular scheme

With a particular focus on madrasas, the Allahabad High Court has asked whether state funding to religious education institutions is in tandem with the Constitution's secular spirit

Tablighi Jamaat case: CJI says there is an attempt to give communal colour to news, it’s a problem

The SC heard a batch of petitions against certain news channels for spreading fake news, linking the spread of Covid-19 with the Nizamuddin Markaz event in 2020

Why is the Govt of India silent on the spurt of attacks on Muslims, Adivasis?

Hate crimes, abuse, violent attacks on Muslims are being flagged on social media, and reported on a regular basis

Those who do not remember the past, are bound to repeat it: Justice AP Shah

Text of the speech delivered by Justice AP Shah on August 25 to mark Kandhamal Day

Serial hate crimes against Muslims spiral, first MP, now Rajasthan

Days after a brute attack on a Muslim bangle seller in Madhya Pradesh (MP)’s Indore city, a family of destitute Muslims was assaulted in Ajmer

Hate Watch: Muslim bangle seller thrashed, wares looted in Indore

Video showing men mercilessly beating him and warning him to never enter any Hindu locality again, goes viral

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

The country they called home, the identity they had to defend

An elderly couple’s journey through fear, evidence and the law ends with two Foreigners Tribunal victories aided by CJP’s legal aid team

From Feeding Students to Fighting in the Supreme Court: The story of Mohammad Junaid Malik

How a young law graduate who spent 35 days feeding student protesters became a petitioner before the Supreme Court, alleging illegal detention, intimidation and coercive action against his family

Governments begin rolling back cases against protesters, but questions over violence, arrests and accountability remain

Official notifications in Bihar and Assam mark the first implementation of commitments made to protest leaders, even as fresh arrests in West Bengal, allegations of police excesses and questions over protest violence keep the movement alive

Reforming policing beyond force

Real change demands democratic policing, rigorous training, and accountability that makes officers answerable for brutality, sexual violence, and unlawful crowd control

July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended

Police and RAF conduct was brutal, FIRs have been filed despite assurances, protesters arrested, and Muslim families, especially, have faced scrutiny

Permission to Protest? Why the right to dissent needs no licence

In the light of the nation’s vibrant 100-citywide protests, the author, a legal researcher questions, why, the right (to protest) that is supposed to speak against power is, at its very threshold, made to genuflect before power (police permission)

Bail Stays, But Under Tight Curbs: Delhi HC’s order in Parvez-Mehraj UAPA case

Court finds trial judge failed to apply the stringent Section 43D (5) test, but declines to send accused back to prison; imposes sweeping restrictions as NIA's appeal continues