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For Gujarat Police, Beard, Niqab Make ‘Radicalisation’ Checklist, Cow Vigilantism Doesn’t

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

Beyond “Rice Bag” Christians: Examining the case of Indigenous Christianity in India

The history of Christianity in India is a complex tapestry woven from its origins and development. Historians, theologians, and various church communities continue to engage in lively debates and discussions surrounding its arrival and evolution. Despite these ongoing conversations, the Christian community in India marches forward, its missionary and evangelical efforts a testament to its faith. However, they remain a minority within the nation's vast religious landscape.

Bangladesh: Why Indian Muslims’ voice against anti-Hindu violence matters

It is reassuring to see some noted Indian Muslim intellectuals and scholars including a few Ulema come out and call spade a spade.

Redefining Indian Tradition Minus Christianity & Islam is Intellectual Dishonesty

I recently received information about a two-day national seminar...

Kanwar Yatra episode: Pasmanda Muslims, ‘wooed’ by BJP, perhaps biggest losers

The recent order requiring eateries in Uttar Pradesh and...

Muslim tailor commits suicide after LDA ‘demolished’ his house

LDA has started a militarised demolition drive of shops and homes in the over 50-year-old predominantly Muslim locality, distress 15,000 residents

Communal violence in Vishalgad and Gajapur, Kolhapur: Fact-finding report exposes systemic failures and targeted violence

Detailed report by ‘Shanti Sathi Stri Sanghrsh’ (Women Protest for Peace) reveals targeted attacks on Muslim communities, administrative negligence, and calls for urgent reforms and accountability

Assam CM makes misleading statement regarding Muslim population in Assam, attracts criticism from opposition leaders

In his speech, Sarma said that the Muslim population in Assam has skyrocketed from 12% in 1951 to 40% even as no population census has been conducted post 2011

Delhi High Court transfers to CBI the case involving Delhi violence victim Faizan who was attacked by the mob in police uniform and forced...

The court came down heavily on the Delhi Police and said that the investigation does not inspire confidence as it has done “too-little” and “too-late”; it further remarked that “custodians of the law…seemed to have been driven by bigoted mindsets”

Elections 2024: Democratic Ethos and Plight of Minorities

The recent order requiring eateries in Uttar Pradesh and...

Supreme Court stays directive of state forcing food sellers along Kanwar Yatra to display names, states authorities cannot usurp power without legal foundation

After issuing notices to the state of UP, Uttarakhand and MP, the Court asked the food sellers to display the kind of food being served as Kanwariyas may have dietary preferences

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