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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
CJP moves NBSA against Zee News’ ‘Population Control’ show
The programme, Taal Thok Ke, promoted offensive ideas against a particular minority community
Madrasas: Islamic or Sectarian?
Instead Of Trying To Falsify Each Other, They Should Accept A Diversity Of Views
CJP approaches NCM against Vikas Sehrawat for his abusive statements against Muslims
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Sehrawat is also the serial hate offender Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati’s disciple
Is ‘Chadar aur Father Mukt Bharat’ the next anti-minority plot?
A half yearly report (2021) of an evangelist Christian group records 145 incidents of religious persecution against Christians
Over 27 lakh people deprived of Aadhaar benefits in Assam due to exclusion from NRC
Their biometrics were collected during the Claims and Objections process and suspended after publication of the final NRC
Role of RSS & police in communal riots, Aligarh: Parliamentary debates
In the debate held in Lok Sabha in December 1978, former Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, leader of the opposition Y.B. Chavan, the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai, and many other veteran parliamentarians participated. The PM, Morarji Desai conceded on the floor of the house that U.P. PAC committed excesses against Muslims during 1978 communal riots in Aligarh.
Can Delhi’s demolished church, and shattered trust be repaired?
Delhi CM puts the onus of church demolition on DDA, which denies charges
“Help! I’m being threatened because I’m a Christian”
A distress helpline for Christians under attack, has recorded around 154 incidents of violence in just six months, over 1,000 calls were made from across India
Heartless government poised to evict thousands amidst Covid-19, monsoon in Assam
Nearly 50 families living near a temple in Dhalpur have already been forced out of their homes, which were then bulldozed!
Poll violence, attacks on Dalits, Muslims: What is happening in UP?
Dalits OBCs may get a couple of Cabinet berths, but nothing seems to have changed on the streets of the state
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