Minorities

The SOP was circulated as part of the police’s newly operationalised Anti-Radicalisation Cell.

From fabricated conspiracies to viral misinformation, repeated attempts to falsely implicate Muslims reveal how communal narratives are systematically manufactured and amplified

Two days after the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, Surjyapur remains gripped by grief, fear and unanswered questions. Residents accuse police of acting late, even as four arrests have been made and an SIT begins its investigation. An eNewsroom Ground Report from a village still waiting for justice

A coalition of 25 citizens organisations under the banner of Mumbai for Peace, including Bombay Catholic Sabha, PUCL Maharashtra, and Citizens for Justice and Peace has formally urged the Police Commissioner to intervene against a string of organised attacks on Christian prayer services, citing an immediate threat of communal disruption scheduled for July 5, 2026, in the Santacruz East area; Mumbai police has assured action

This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups

The reported desecration of graves in a century-old Muslim cemetery in Mathura raises troubling questions about dignity, religious freedom and state accountability

Ground Report I In Pani Sol, one of Bengal's largest villages of hawkers, Akbar Ali Mondal's killing has left thousands of Muslim traders fearful about earning a living and supporting their families

The foot march happened just days after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which protects the mosque, wrote to the district administration to not allow any “large gathering” on June 10

The Archaological Survey of India (ASI) has demanded that the 700 year old Jama Masjid in Bharuch be protected since a right-wing organisation named Rashtriya Dharohar Sanrakshan Samiti has been coordinating signature drives and public events as part of a ‘campaign to reclaim’ the centuries-old Sunni mosque as a Jain religious site. Jains are today been seen to be an aggressor minority be it in Gujarat or Mumai

The third UCC law enacted by a BJP-governed state has reignited concerns over whether the promise of gender justice is being pursued through a communally charged political framework