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Shariat Campaign: Ulema’s Boon to Hindutva

Progressive Muslims reject AIMPLB’s 'Save Shariah' Campaign; Call for gender justice and real reforms

UN High Commissioner of Human Rights raises concerns about minorities in India, government calls them ‘unwarranted’

In an address to the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Türk, who is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, raised concerns regarding the escalating ‘constraints on civic freedoms’ in India.

Supreme Court: Directs UP government to comply with directions and implement wholistic reparations

After SC pulls up the state over non-compliance of its orders, the state government submits that it has started the counselling process for students in Muzaffarnagar slapping case

Christian prayer hall attacked in Karnataka

 On February 28, in Karanataka’s Ramanagara, Grace Community prayer hall was attacked and vandalised.

Assam: Hindutva group issues ultimatums to Christian-run schools

Civil society groups and leaders have tried to raise attention to the government regarding the harassment and fear faced by Christians in the state

Mosque and temple demolished in Varanasi despite local outcry

A mosque and temple was demolished in Varanasi's Ramnagar-Padaav where a contentious road-widening project has been going on for several weeks.

Bulldozer action against rat miner Wakeel Hassan, who headed team that evacuated 41 trapped workers from Uttarkashi tunnel; his home in Delhi demolished

Hassan was also allegedly detained by the police when his house was destroyed without serving him notice

Maulana Azad Foundation terminated by Centre as government cuts down on minority schemes

On February 7, the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) issued an abrupt order to close down the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, without offering any explanation for the decision.

Report: 668 incidents of hate speech in 2023; BJP major player

A report by Washington D.C. based research group, Information Hate Lab (IHL), has released a new report shedding light on hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories that target religious minorities in India

Rajasthan: Muslim teachers suspended for ‘love-jihad’, as students allege they were made to falsely testify

After the government suspended two Muslim government school teachers on the basis of a memorandum submitted to the education minister by a local Hindutva organisation, videos of students have emerged where they can be seen claiming that they were asked to testify ‘wrongly’

Assam government repeals Muslim Marriage Act, terms it ‘obsolete’

The government has stated that this is another step towards bringing in the Uniform Civil Code in the state

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Former -Bengal CM calls for pan-India protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and has demanded his arrest and accusing him of being "compromised" and working with the BJP.

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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded the resignation of the CEC Gyanesh Kumar and reform of the ECI

INC protests outside ECI, demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

The Indian Express investigation exposing fissures within the ECI, with two Commissioners dissenting the moves by CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the past 10 months has generated a political storm: the Indian National Congress protested the anti-constitutional functioning of the ECI and demanded the CEC’s resignation

Former TN CM, M. K. Stalin demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

Reacting to today’s investigation in a national newspaper revealing how the decision-making processing at the ECI had been compromised, the senior politician has elaborated how and why the CEC Gyanesh Kumar has no moral grounds to stay in office