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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
Muslim advocacy group’s tweet comparing Kumbh Mela with Tablighi Jamaat blocked
IAMC has been criticising the Modi regime’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic, now it finds itself among over 50 others whose Tweets were blocked
Minority miracle frontline workers leading battle against Coronavirus in Maharashtra
Concerned citizens have started a coordinated effort to ensure oxygen supply to patients and requested government backing for their initiative
Application for production of Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi in handcuffs ‘bereft of reasons’: Delhi Court
The court questioned the Delhi Police for filing an application calling them ‘high risk prisoners’ and handcuffing both their hands at the back
Unauthorised census portal asking people to register in Assam
Website asks for private information like Aadhaar card number, but no clarity on where the data will be stored and how securely
K’taka HC dismisses petition against “illegal crosses”, calls it motivated
The Court said that they get several petitions of Hindu temples constructed on government land
Kerala HC reclaims right of extra-judicial divorce for Muslim women
The court asserted rights of Muslim women to seeks extra-judicial dissolution of marriage as per Shariat Act, and laid out guidelines for Family Courts to deal with such declarations.
Delhi HC allows 50 persons to offer namaz at Nizamuddin Markaz mosque
The court said that the permission was granted only because other places of worship were open
No gathering can be permitted at Nizamuddin Markaz: Centre tells Delhi HC
The Centre had earlier stated that the mosque can be opened up as per the DDMA guidelines
SC dismisses Syed Waseem Rizvi’s PIL that sought deletion of certain verses from the Holy Quran
Former chairperson of Shia Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh, Rizvi had asked that certain verses of the holy book that he alleged “promote extremism” be deleted
Not surprised about ASI being asked to survey Gyanvapi complex: SM Yaseen
In an exclusive interview to senior research scholar Dr. Muniza Khan, SM Yaseen responds to the ongoing controversy surrounding the Kashi Vishwanath temple - Gyanvapi mosque compound in Varanasi
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