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Khargone riots case collapses: Four years after Ram Navami violence, MP court acquits 11 accused, finds prosecution failed to establish guilt
A sessions court points to hostile witnesses, unexplained delays, lack of identification procedures and forensic inconsistencies; accused, all of whom who were Muslim, spent up to 827 days in jail
Environment of targeted hate and violence against Christians: Report
The half yearly report by the Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India paints a grave picture of minority rights in India
Foreign attendees of Tablighi Jamaat Markaz pay small fine, may go home soon
Delhi Police say that none of the 956 foreigners were charged with serious crimes, yet Indian Muslims however continue to deal with hate
AMU alumni Sharjeel Usmani arrested for allegedly clashing with cops during anti-CAA protests
Usmani was reportedly arrested by a joint team of the Aligarh police and anti-Terrorism Squad from his home in Azamgarh
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
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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.
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The community has demanded that the gov't first rehabilitate the lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits before it grants outsiders the domicile rights
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