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SCs, Muslims both live in highly segregated neighbourhoods with poorer public services: International Study

The international working paper found that government services – like secondary schools, clinics and hospitals, electricity, water and sewerage – were all “systematically worse” in marginalised neighbourhoods

UP SIT probe says there is no ‘love jihad’, rules out conspiracy, outside funding

Conclusion reached,  report submitted after probing 14 cases of  relationships between Hindu women and Muslim men lodged in police stations across Kanpur district

Another supplementary charge sheet against Umar Khalid!  

The 930-page chargesheet by the Delhi Police cites Khalid’s trip to Patna as part of ‘conspiracy’ leading to riots

CJP moves Ministry of I&B against Pushpendra Kulshreshtha’s hate speech

His blatant anti-Islamic speeches generate hateful and discriminatory content against Muslims in India

Bihar: BJP victory procession allegedly attacks local mosque

An impromptu victory procession turns violent when BJP members at Jamua village in Bihar attack a local mosque following a verbal disagreement.

Jharkhand Scholarship Scam: ADM calls for phone records for investigation

Students from economically backward families have been duped of a scholarship scheme, allegedly by a strong nexus of government, bank and school officials

Krishna Janmabhoomi: Plea in Allahabad HC to remove Idgah Mosque

The plea seeks to hand over land to Hindus to freely practise their religion under Article 25 of the Constitution

Hindutva goons continue threatening Muslim fire-cracker shop owners in MP!

Digvijaya Singh has demanded that the district administration take action; wants PM to make a law forbidding use of pictures of gods of any religion on firecrackers

The Secular onslaught on the Muslim public psyche

 As I write this piece, the public discourse is...

The Age of Darkness

Hatred and violence can never win, though for some time, they can make us despair  

You will have to pay for anti CAA-NRC protests: Open threat by right-wing extremists

Hindutva goons threaten Muslim shopkeeper with dire consequences if he stocks or sells 'Lakshmi-Ganesh' firecrackers this Diwali

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