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After Akbar Ali Mondal’s Killing, Pani Sol’s Hawkers Ask: How Will We Survive?

Ground Report I In Pani Sol, one of Bengal's largest villages of hawkers, Akbar Ali Mondal's killing has left thousands of Muslim traders fearful about earning a living and supporting their families

Christian academics, activists write to CBCI urging re-think on newly enacted Waqf law

Responding to a press note issued by the by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India urging political parties in Parliament to support the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, Christian academics and activists have, in an open letter dated April 8, urged a re-think on their stand

Black Armbands, State Crackdown: UP targets Muslims for peaceful protest against Waqf Act

On Jumat-ul-Vida, a symbolic act of dissent by Muslims in Muzaffarnagar met with legal intimidation and sweeping notices—exposing yet another instance of selective policing and criminalisation of Muslim expression in Uttar Pradesh.

Was the Waqf Beneficial for Muslim Society?

It Possibly Hindered the Economic Development Of The Muslim World

Letter to Minorities Minister: Waqf bell tolls for Christians too

Dear Shri Kiren Rijiju Ji,First of all, let me...

Uttarakhand HC orders unsealing of Madrassa, SC steps in to hear Jamiat’s petition against Dhami govt’s crackdown against Madrassa

Uttarakhand’s crackdown on illegal madrasas heats up with 136 sealed; High Court orders unsealing with strict conditions, as funding and education standards come under scrutiny, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said will take decisive action; amid legal battles, the Supreme Court agrees to review Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind's petition, while ensuring students' education remains uninterrupted and regulatory compliance upheld

‘Eid Gift’: Uttarakhand CM Dhami Renames17 Places With Muslim-Sounding Names

Incidentally, Miyanwala village near Dehradun has nothing to do with Muslims. It was named after the ‘Miyans’, a famous Rajput clan in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, known for their military valour.

The Waqf Amendment Bill: A majoritarian assault on minority rights

History will never forget how political parties in democratic...

My Eid Celebration at Sabzi Bagh

The festival of Eid has always held significance in...

Unnao’s Mohammad Sharif Killing: A tale of grief, injustice, and systemic bias

Sharif’s family mourns his death after an alleged assault for resisting Holi colours, but instead of justice, they face an FIR. “We lost a loved one, yet police target us,” says Minhaz, Sharif’s brother-in-law, from court, filing petitions against Uttar Pradesh Police as outrage grows over victimization and a post-mortem citing cardiac arrest

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After Akbar Ali Mondal’s Killing, Pani Sol’s Hawkers Ask: How Will We Survive?

Ground Report I In Pani Sol, one of Bengal's largest villages of hawkers, Akbar Ali Mondal's killing has left thousands of Muslim traders fearful about earning a living and supporting their families

The BEST Strike: Years of unfulfilled promises, structural neglect and the future of public transport in Mumbai

From unpaid employee dues and stalled budget reforms to controversial depot monetisation and the expansion of the wet-lease model, the strike has reopened fundamental questions about the future of public transport in Mumbai

Declared Foreigners, Facing Deportation: Supreme Court grants interim relief

Women detained after being declared foreigners argue that tribunals disregarded substantial evidence and relied on minor inconsistencies to reject their citizenship claims

Release Kashmiri HRD Khurram Pervez immediately & unconditionally: International HR Fora

In a strong joint statement issued on the occasion of Khurram Parvez’s 49th birthday on June 18, 2026, close to 100 international organisations and an equal number of individuals, including those associated with the United Nations like World Organization against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Frontline Defenders, Amnesty International, among others, have demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the Kashmiri human rights defender and the relentless campaign of judicial harassment.

The Court spoke, the police paraded anyway

The Rajasthan High Court's landmark judgment on public shaming was ignored within the month it was delivered; what have other High Courts said on this depreciable practice?

Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana

A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice

The telegram NEET case and the expansion of platform-level censorship in India

The Court's judgment marks a significant shift in Indian digital rights jurisprudence by accepting that the very design and architecture of a platform may justify extraordinary restrictions affecting millions of lawful users

From a daughter to her mother Indiramma, Kavitha Lankesh writes, “I will miss you. Everyday.”

By the morning of Monday, June 15, 2026, Indira Lankesh (Indiramma as we all knew her), mother of Kavitha and Gauri Lankesh, wife and partner of Parvathi Lankesh and grandmother to her beloved Esha, left peacefully in her sleep. She was 83 years old. Today, on the afternoon of Saturday June 20, about 1/1.30 p.m. her beautiful and loyal daughter, Kavitha Lankesh wrote this tribute to her on Meta/Facebook.