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Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026

With police deployments, cattle regulations, housing society disputes and political mobilisation surrounding Eid-ul-Adha, the festival reflected the tensions of contemporary India

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

3 migrant workers burned alive in Meghalaya, CM Conrad Sangma condemns the incident

This is the third incident in the past two months where workers have been fatally beaten in the state. The chief minister of the state has urged for harmony and unity.

Mob attacks Christian school in Telangana, principal gets beaten and is forcibly applied tilak

A case has been filed against school authorities after a mob in Mancherial district of Telangana attacked the Christian school after a video was shared online stating that the school principal did not allow Hindu students to wear their religious clothing.

Attempts to create communal tension reported during Ram Navami celebration in parts of Bengal and UP

Men were seen brandishing swords at a Ram Navami rally in Bengal despite specific directions to the contrary by the Kolkata HC, while a mob of Bajrang Dal members started sloganeering in Kaushambi, UP; habitual offender T Raja Singh leads rally, uploaded video of his presence even after being denied participation permission to participate in a rally by the Hyderabad police in Telangana

Delhi High Court dismisses petition challenging closure of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation

A petition filed challenging the closure of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) was dismissed by the Delhi High Court on April 16.

Report says 30 Muslim sports coaches and trainers fired without reason in Gujarat

A report by The Wire notes 30 coaches and trainers, belonging to the Muslim community, to have had their contracts terminated by their employers in the last two months.

Concerned Christian citizens strongly criticise the screening of the ‘Kerala Story’ by the Diocese of Idukki

Over two dozen prominent Christians from all walks of life have strongly criticise the Kerala Dioscese of Iduki screening the controversial film, ‘Kerala Story’

MBA graduate and activist, Gulfisha Fatima awaits justice

Fatima, and a series of activists and scholars, have been incarcerated as an undertrial, awaiting justice for four years today.

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Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026

With police deployments, cattle regulations, housing society disputes and political mobilisation surrounding Eid-ul-Adha, the festival reflected the tensions of contemporary India

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