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Equal Inheritance Rights for Muslim Women: Upholding Constitutional Justice and Gender Equality

March 17, 2026 Press Statement by Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) wholeheartedly welcomes the recent observations made by the Supreme Court of India during...

HC notice to J&K Govt on PIL on Hindi as official language

Urdu was the official language in the state before its special status was scrapped in 2019

Did Hindutva extremists mobilise rioters in NE Delhi in February?

Chargesheets accessed by various media houses show that the members of a Whatsapp group 'Kattar Hindu Ekta' talked about killing minorities and making them chant Jai Shri Ram

Kafeel Khan describes prison to be ‘a living hell’ in letter from jail

The doctor said there is absolutely no social distancing in prison and there are 1600 inmates in a barrack meant for 534

All non-Muslim minorities are Hindus: Puri Shankaracharya wants amendments to Article 25 of Indian Constitution

He says doing so will make Hindus the second largest religious group in the world

Ahmedabad violence: HC grants bail to 4 accused as no specific case is made out

The four are among the 27 people arrested for being a part of a mob that allegedly assaulted the police and pelted stones at them

Students protested without permission; tear gas was “avoidable”: NHRC report on Jamia violence

The Commission, in a shocking report, has seemingly absolved the police for using brute force in unarmed students and blamed the students for destroying public property and for protesting without permission.

Domicile certificate for others, no rehab plan yet for Kashmiri Pandits?

The community has demanded that the gov't first rehabilitate the lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits before it grants outsiders the domicile rights

Mumbai police book five for allegedly gathering at mosque during Covid-19 lockdown

It was reported that 70 people had gathered at the mosque for a discussion on distribution of essential commodities

Joe Biden bats for restoration of rights in Kashmir

A policy paper released by the Biden campaign said that the Indian government’s measures are inconsistent with its tradition of secularism and a multi-religious democracy

Freedom of Religion: Indian Scenario

While the freedom movement accorded them equal status as religions, the communal forces regard Islam and Christianity as alien religions.  

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