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The Siege of Faith: A year-long analysis of the persecution and otherisation of Christians in India
An examination of systemic hostility across states—where anti-conversion laws, administrative complicity, and media dilution normalised discrimination
Shops reopened in Dharchula, Uttarakhand FIRs filed after calm restored: SP
Shops belonging to the minority community reopened in Dharchula town of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand on Monday, March 18 following the intervention of the district administration.
Uttarakhand: Registration of 91 Muslim shopkeepers cancelled; protest memorandum submitted by delegation of Jan Manch & CPI (ML) to DM, Pithoragarh, highlights selective targeting
Local traders’ association in Dharchula cancelled the registrations of 91 shops after a Muslim youth, who used to work at a barber shop, allegedly eloped with two girls to his home state of Uttar Pradesh; the shopkeepers have been asked to leave the state immediately
Hate crime committed against foreign students in Gujarat University
Foreign students attacked in GU, rooms and motorcycles vandalised over namaz row
Conspiracy or Coincidence? Mosques defaced in March after spate of hate speeches provoking the crime weeks before
Provocation and crime: three separate incidents of vandalism and defacement of Mosques since January after three hate speeches calling for demolition of Mosques since January
Bodoland University’s cultural event reportedly displays Muslims as criminals escorted by police, student groups demand apology
A cultural procession organised by its Department of History at the Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Assam took a disturbing turn when it depicted Muslims as criminals.
CAA: An attempt to legitimise expansionist nationalism
The CAA 2019 and recent rules are not only violates national and international law, but through arcane notions of Akhand Bharat, promotes a rigid expansionist nationalism
CAA disregards India’s inclusive plural ethos, ‘betrays’ ideals of freedom struggle: PUCL
"Outraged" at the move of the Central government to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA 2019) weeks before the election, the top rights group, People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), has demanded that the law be repealed. Filing an urgent application for stay on the implementation of the law before the Supreme Court, PUCL said in a statement that it will "continue to fight against citizenship laws such as the CAA, which are unconstitutional and discriminates on grounds of religion."
Tensions rise as Chhattisgarh sees frequent attacks on Christians
Chhattisgarh sees Christian community protest as the Bajrang Dal continues to accuse them of religious conversion.
15-year-old Muslim boy reportedly driven to suicide after he was humiliated and beaten by teachers
Hate crimes against minorities continue to abound as religious minorities, including Muslims, face violence across the country. From vigilante groups to school teachers and principals harassing and perpetuating anti-Muslim hate, Muslims continue to live a dangerous life.
Gauhati University is under complete lockdown, as protests against the CAA implementation spread across Assam, fears of the 2019 repression and loss of life...
A series of protests have unfolded all across Assam after the Centre, on March 11, furnished the rules and regulations of the Citizenship Amendment Act, which was passed in 2019.
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Bhagat Singh sent to gallows once again!
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Labour
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Delhi, Mumbai: Media organisations sharply criticise UNI eviction
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