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Policing Autonomy & Faith: Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion law gets President’s assent

The law’s provisions on prior declaration, third-party complaints and reversal of burden of proof mirror challenges already before the Supreme Court

Badrinath Aarti controversy: A systematic destruction of syncretic a heritage?

The renowned Badrinath temple, a Hindu temple dedicated to...

Release Report on Communal Remarks: Delhi Minorities Commission to JNU

Faculty member, Amita Singh allegedly frequently targets JNUSU GS Aejaz...

Indian election results open old wounds: Fathers Day 2019

 “Why there is no salt with peanuts in the...

10 new Detention Camps to come up in Assam?

In a shocking new development, as many as ten...

Mumbai water cuts: Do low-income neighbourhoods suffer more?

Monsoon showers have finally blessed Mumbai, and citizens are...

Additional forces deployed, internet suspended as tension prevails in Aligarh

The brutal crime triggered national outrage, leading to the...

MHA ‘Order’ Opens Doors for Shah’s ‘Threat & Promise’: NRC Countrywide a la Assam

The new Foreigners (Tribunals) Amendment Order 2019 allows all...

How communalism threatens secularism in India with majoritarian support

In the aftermath of elections leading to his return...

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