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Nine years, Najeeb from JNU is almost forgotten, India’s CBI investigation has found none guilty

The investigation marks a shocking failure in the capabilities of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), increasingly critiqued for malfunctioning under political pressure; in 2018 the CBI filed a closure report and seven years later, today, June 5, the Court is likely to hear and decide whether to accept that a missing student from one of India’s premier institutes, the JNU simply cannot be found nor the circumstances behind his disappearance

Stop Uttarakhand Mahapanchayat, could lead to targeted communal violence: Petitions urge CJI

Two leading authors and academics, Ashok Vajpeyi and Apoorvanand, and also India’s oldest human rights and civil liberties platform, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in separate letter petitions, have brought to the attention of the highest court, that Muslim traders are being warned to leave Purola town and that the meeting by right-wing groups "could be a precursor to large scale violence". The Mahapanchayat announced by the right wing on June 15 threatens them further

Muslim Mahapanchayat in Uttarakhand to raise concerns over targeting of community

The Mahapanchayat is going to be held on June 18 and an appeal will be made to stop the targeting

The biggest exodus of the decade: Muslims leave Uttarkashi amidst threats, hate speech

In many places shop owners have admitted that they have forced Muslim shop owners/tenants to leave the town and videos of goons vandalising Muslim shops have also erupted

‘Aurangzeb ki auladen ‘, a term for Indian Muslims or high caste Hindus?

Tyrannical as the rule of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb may have been, when he targeted Sufis, Shia Muslims and Hindus alike, its stability and that of the entire Mughal Dynasty depended on the political and social support of privileged (high) caste Hindus

Violence against Muslims reported in three states

The three isolated incidents involved an elderly man being targeted, a young man thrashed to death and a few young boys beaten up

Denial of access: number of Muslim students shows sharp decline: India

Recent reports on education and higher education reveal a staggering decline in the number of Muslims enrolled in all institutes of education

Repeat offender Radha Semwal snatches Aadhar cards of Muslim traders, threatens them

She even displayed all the identity details on their Aadhar card, including their full names and addresses

Uttarkashi: Cross marks, “leave” threats on Muslim shops, hatred spreads to other towns: Uttarakhand

At least two towns in the Uttarkashi district have seen communal tensions simmer with hate speech rampant and, as a result, Muslims fearing their lives. With a noticeable silence from police and executive authorities, it is feared that tensions could spread further even leading to violence against Muslims

74 Muslims including 7 juveniles arrested, peacemaker Shaikh Muniruddin shot in Sambhajinagar police firing: Report

The Ram Navmi driven violence in erstwhile Aurangabad (Sambhajinagar) has left the minority Muslims traumatised, especially women, with over six dozen families facing false criminal cases and the stoppage of daily wage earnings; these are the findings of a short fact-finding report by an NGO, Bebaak Collective

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Same sex marriage not legalised, but couples can form a family: Madras HC

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