Minorities

A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court recently pronounced a verdict in in case of AMU vs Naresh Agarwal, in a 4:3 majority—overruling the court’s previous judgement in Azeez Baasha vs. Union of India.[1] The Supreme Court, in 1967, had held in Azeez Basha that Aligarh Muslim University did not quality to be minority institution as it was neither established nor administered by the Muslim community.[2]

Despite the victim's pleading for help, other passengers remained silent and did nothing to intervene. In a highly questionable move, the GRP police chose to take selective action, arresting the victim's husband instead of accused, later released after relatives staged protest

A traditional Shia Muslim poster depicting the battle of Karbala, with Imam Hussain's family watching the aftermath, has ignited a political debate after a BJP leader's son accused it of targeting Hindus. The poster features a famous Arabic inscription, "Man Kunto Maula Fa Haza Aliun Maula," honoring Imam Ali; ACP Chauhan of the locality in Indore however later clarified that the poster in question related to Karbala and was not objectionable in any way

Four decades of apathy and empathy have marked the failure of the Indian State and Judiciary to provide substantive justice to the Sikh victims of 1984

It is no wonder that it is BJP-ruled state governments, born of an ideology rooted in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that is itself unconstitutional, that has launched a slew of measures that are discriminatory by both conception and implementation

At Quantum University Roorkee, protests erupted as students chanted "Jai Shree Ram" in response to a viral video showing a Muslim woman offering namaz on campus. This incident occurred amidst escalating anti-Muslim unrest in Uttarakhand, fueled by right-wing activism

Report exposes Congress inaction and anti-Muslim rhetoric as catalysts for escalating communal Violence in Himachal Pradesh; the fact-finding report titled: “Creating the Muslim ‘Outsider’; Hate Speech, Migrant Vulnerability, and Faltering Law & Order in Himachal Pradesh” criticized the role of Congress leaders in the communal tension in Himachal Pradesh as ineffective

Profile of Hate: Suresh Chavhanke, a relentless advocate of communal division, has turned Sudarshan News into a mouthpiece for bigotry, fueling Islamophobia and inciting hostility at far-right events through toxic and incendiary broadcasts.

Though the order did not explicitly stay the 3-days hasty demolition notices served on 23 people, including the Bahraich violence main accused Abdul Hameed, the bench granted 15 days to affected persons to file their reply against the proposed demolition

In the midst of a bitter winter, in 2023,...