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Arrest of Christian leader in Raipur sparks concerns over minority rights and free speech
The arrest and remand to judicial custody of Arun Pannalal, president of the Chhattisgarh Christian Forum, has triggered concern among civil-liberties, religious-freedom and minority-rights activists, who have accused the Chhattisgarh government...
Demolitions as retributive state policy used against minorities in India: Amnesty
Indian authorities, especially in BJP ruled states need to immediately stop their unjust and mala fide selective demolitions of Muslim homes and establishments said Amnesty International in two reports released late on Wednesday
UP Police arrest 10 after Hindutva outfits reportedly complained about conversion racket
Uttar Pradesh Police detain 10 people, including the Church’s priest, following claims of mass conversion after Hindutva outfits told police about an alleged conversion racket in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan to implement hijab ban?
Muslim students reportedly protested over BJP MLA Acharya’s statements who made Jai Sri Ram slogans when he visited a school recently and asked for a ban on the hijab in schools in Rajasthan
UP court awards land with Muslim shrine and graveyard to petitioners claiming it to be a Mahabharata site
A fifty year old dispute over a shrine of a Muslim saint and a Muslim graveyard was recently resolved after the court ruled that the land held Lakshagriha, a site that was featured in the Mahabharata. This comes even as the UP government is promoting a land some 20 kilometres away to be Lakshagriha.
Maharashtra: Bulldozer Raj, tensions rise in Kolhapur’s Laxtirth Vasahat Colony after administration demolishes Madrasa under pressure from Hindutva organisations
While the Peace Committee says there were no complaints about structure, Hindutva organisations claimed otherwise and authorities have now enforced section 144 to maintain law and order says Free Press Journal
Who is afraid of the writings of Babasaheb Ambedkar?
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Gyan Vapi Masjid: Where can we go when our elders are buried here ask anguished Muslims from Varanasi
Voices from Banaras (Varanasi), the day after Hindus are allowed prayers inside the Gyan Vapi Masjid, anguish among city’s Muslims
Puja in Gyanvapi: Mosque Committee announces bandh, Shahr Mufti Batin Nomani appeals for peace
Late night puja facilitated by the district administration on February 1 resulted in a call for a bandh in minority areas of Varanasi (Banaras) on Friday even as the Shahar Mufti Abdul Batin Nomani called for peace and calm
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Reports arrive of Muslim youth beaten, a young girl molested as goons force them to say Jai Sri Ram
Another harrowing incident of violence against Muslims has come from India’s business capital as reports of another group of young Muslim men beaten and forced to chant Jai Sri Ram surfaces. The reports also suggest that a minor 15 year old young girl was also molested by these goons
The “Internal Orientalism” of Indian Media
The Indian media continue to spread Islamophobic discourse and misrepresent Muslims. To create religious animosity and demonize the minority Muslims, the mainstream media have again resorted to publishing fake news. This is a key finding of Boom Live analysis for the year 2023.
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Maharashtra SIR extension keeps teachers away from classrooms as unit tests face delays
Teachers deployed as BLOs for over a month will continue election-related work until August 17, with the draft electoral rolls now scheduled to be released on August 24. Schools across Maharashtra have reported reduced teaching time, limited staff and difficulties in conducting unit tests, while educators say prolonged deployment is affecting classroom teaching and the academic schedule
India
Kashmiri Pandit employees in the Valley asked to stay home after threat letter
Threats naming six government employees prompt tighter security and unofficial work-from-home instructions, even as authorities deny issuing any formal order
Hate Speech
Kerala court grants bail to T.G. Mohandas in Jantar Mantar remarks case, cites arrest procedure irregularity
The Thiruvananthapuram court granted regular bail to right-wing activist T.G. Mohandas, a former head of the BJP’s State intellectual cell, a day after his arrest over alleged remarks about women and student protesters at Jantar Mantar; the court cited non-issuance of notice under Section 35(3) BNSS, recovery of electronic devices, cooperation with investigators, and his age and health.
Education
August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
Minorities
Two FIRs, Four Days In: Pune sees first use of Maharashtra’s controversial anti-conversion law
Pune police invoke the new law against a man accused of targeting a minor and an OCI cardholder accused of religious inducement
India
ID Based on Anonymous Informant, Sudden Reference to 2009 Home Ministry Notification: Why NSA Case Against Satyam Verma Is Unconvincing
When Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam chose to invoke the stringent law against the journalist, she appears to have based it on her reading of his assumed ability to influence workers – not the facts available.