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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
Shaheen Bagh: You can’t evict an idea
The protest became a symbol of hope and strength for many
Indian churches put anti-Covid measures in place, some move services online
Top clergymen issue directives and guidelines to help prevent infection and transmission, yet maintain compassion for the underprivileged
Shaheen Bagh protest sites cleared by Delhi Police, Graffiti and art installations torn down
More than a 100 days after it all started,...
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A group of volunteers has been raising funds for families displaced during the Delhi Pogrom. With less than ideal provisions of relief camps and the imminent threat of COVID-19, these families need your help now!
Delhi violence: Mapping the damage
Delhi Minority Commission fact-finding committee maps NE Delhi, seeks answers from Delhi Police
United against Hate condemns implication of Khalid Saifi and Ishrat Jahan in false charges
Saifi and Jahan were arrested during the anti-CAA protest in Delhi and were later falsely charged for being masterminds of the Delhi violence
Congregational prayers at mosques partially suspended due to Covid-19 outbreak
Leaders of the community ask people to pray from home, only staff will pray from mosque premises
Muslim man assaulted in Assam for selling beef, NHRC issues show-cause notice to gov’t
The restaurant owner had been beaten up for allegedly selling beef dishes in a ‘Hindu neighbourhood’
Remove Najma Akhtar as Jamia VC: Search committee member writes to President
Ramakrishna Ramaswamy’s said her position as VC should be revoked post objection by the Central Vigilance Commission a year ago
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