Minorities

Amendments to the Waqf Law were needed, but the grab-and-control Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 is not the answer

In a menacingly bipolar polity and society, an era of easy-labelling and stereotyping, presenting the truth and holding a mirror before two extreme poles is both a complicated and...

‘Persecution’ of Christians in India: US church seeks White House sanctions

Delegates to the April 2024 United Methodist Church (UMC)...

“We will fight back, alongside the other proud Indians, against your venom, for the Amrit of our Constitution”: Open Letter to Prime Minister Modi...

In a biting critique of the hate speech rendered by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is symptomatic of the hate in his entire organisations and cadres (the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Mahasabha), this famed writer from Kerala, author of ‘God is Neither a Khomeini nor a Mohan Bhagwat holds the man to account and shame

Reports from UP’s Sambhal claim that several members of the Muslim community prevented from exercising their vote

Videos have emerged of resident Muslims claiming they were lathi charged at the polling booths. Samajwadi Party, which has won several times in the region, has also supported this claim.

Another man assaulted by cow vigilantes in Karnataka

Karnataka has witnessed several instances of violence against cattle traders, out of which many of such victims are Muslims.

Displaced and denied the right to fish, Muslim fishermen in Gujarat now prevented from voting

Gujarat’s coast has seen thousands of structures demolished in government drives, many people allege Muslims were particularly targeted. In light of this, now over 500 such fishermen have now been denied the right to vote.

Why Somaiya School principal in Mumbai should not be asked to resign over her social media posts critical of PM Modi

Parveen Shaikh, who has served in the school for a dozen years has stood her ground, has parents’ support, the campaign against her was launched by the OpIndia portal which criticised her likes and comments on X platform in support of Palestine on April 24, two days later, the management asked her to resign

Mathura records Muslim votes missing, is this the first time?

Reports have come in from Mathura of Muslim voters encountering several difficulties in being able to vote in the country’s second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections on April 26.

Hate Watch: Muslim college student beaten by fellow students in Telangana

From Gujarat’s Vadodara to Wanaparthy in Telangana, young Muslims were beaten and assaulted for no identifiable reason.

Repeated hate offender, Radha Semwal Dhoni harasses Muslim vegetable vendor

Radha Semwal Dhoni who is known for harassing Muslims and Christians once again turns up with a group of young men outside a vegetable shop run by a Muslim.

Elections 2024: The lead up to the first two phases of voting have seen far right leaders deliver anti-Muslim hate speech across India

From April 8 to April 23, seven incidents of provocative and inflammatory speeches reported, common theme of destruction of Muslim religious places of worship

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

A System Under Strain: India’s police and prisons in crisis shows Indian Justice Report 2025

With shocking shortfalls in staffing, training, diversity, and basic human rights, the report paints a damning picture of systemic collapse — calling for urgent reform to rescue India’s crumbling justice infrastructure

“Nothing but an abuse of the process of law”: SC bars second Foreigners Tribunal case against same person, reinforces finality of citizenship verdicts

In Tarabhanu Khatoon v. Union of India, the Supreme Court quashed a second Foreigners Tribunal case by terming it as an abuse of process, reinforcing legal finality and protecting citizens from arbitrary harassment

Maharashtra’s Special Public Security Bill, 2024 faces massive pushback, receives record 12,750 objections

The Maharashtra government’s proposed bill, allegedly aimed at enhancing public security, has sparked unprecedented opposition, with rights groups and citizens raising serious concerns over its impact on civil liberties, democracy, and dissent

Modi Govt’s Coal Reform Policy Quashed Over Environmental Concerns

NGT rules coal source changes need fresh environmental clearances; criticises dilution of regulatory oversight through office memoranda.

India’s Free Speech Crisis Deepens: 329 violations recorded in just four months of 2025

From murdered journalists to banned films, the first quarter of 2025 marks a disturbing escalation in censorship, intimidation, and law fare—highlighted by the Free Speech Collective's latest findings

BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya apologises amid uproar over Mosque protest in Jaipur

A protest led by BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya against the Pahalgam terror attack escalated into a communal flashpoint outside Jaipur’s Jama Masjid, sparked outrage after alleged controversial slogans outside mosque, while Acharya apologised and called for unity, Muslim leaders condemned the timing and manner of the protest, an FIR was filed against the MLA for hurting religious sentiments

“Let the Suspension Not Continue Further”: Supreme Court allows Dalit scholar to resume PhD at TISS

Citing the passage of time and interests of justice, the Court curtailed the suspension of Ramadas K.S., enabling his return to academic work without ruling on the merits of the disciplinary action