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Indian Muslims need to be protected as much from the communalism of their co-religionists as majoritarian communalism: In remembrance of CM Naim

An intrepid critique of entrenched and entitled Muslim elites, CM Naim, a historian and essayist, recently passed away at 85. Here his work is remembered for its out of the box thinking and commitment to both the culture and language around Urdu; an essay that recalls his works

Chhattisgarh: 1,100 Christians converted to Hinduism in “ghar wapsi” ceremony, by BJP Sec

The Chhattisgarh state secretary is known to conduct such ‘homecoming’ ceremonies across the state

21 years later, 14 acquitted for murder in one of the many 2002 Gujarat riots cases

They were accused of killing and burning bodies of 17 Muslims in one of the many incidents of widespread violence in Gujarat in 2002, in the aftermath of the burning of a coach of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra

Marching through a Muslim dominated area, a mob raises provocative and communal slogans

Halting outside a mosque, the mob chanted: Say Vande Mataram if you have to live in India

Who is to be blamed for the consistently low Muslim representation in the police force?

Since the year 2013, no new NCRB data has been provided to shed light on the current Muslim personnel present in our police force

Bilkis Bano’s plea against remission to convicts could not be heard in SC

Bilkis Bano was 21 years old and five months pregnant when she was gang-raped while fleeing the riots that broke out after the Godhra train burning incident. Her three-year-old daughter was among the seven family members killed.

Bihar: Christian man beaten up on allegation of forced conversion

The words of  the man speaking from behind the camera makes it clear that the attackers were hardliners attacking a man for “insulting” and “converting” Lord Ram.

Court orders 12 UP cops to be booked for murder of farmer: Cow Vigilantism

The order of the chief judicial magistrate directing registering of a case followed directions by the Allahabad High Court for early decision in the case

Goa: ABVP disrupts classes in St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa

The ABVP forced their way into the college raising demands for forming students council and disrupted classes

Temple fairs and the saga of economic boycott: Dakshina Kannada

The trend of disallowing non-Hindus from partaking in auction of stalls at temple fairs is a new low for Hindu fringe groups and temple authorities are being forced to follow suit

Lawyers’ Group files criminal complaint against UP CM over brute state action against CAA protesters

Strongman chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Adityanath, the aggressive man in saffron robes faces a criminal complaint filed by the Guernica 37 Chambers at the Office of the Swiss Federal Prosecutor as he made his way to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum. His visit ends today.

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Indian Muslims need to be protected as much from the communalism of their co-religionists as majoritarian communalism: In remembrance of CM Naim

An intrepid critique of entrenched and entitled Muslim elites, CM Naim, a historian and essayist, recently passed away at 85. Here his work is remembered for its out of the box thinking and commitment to both the culture and language around Urdu; an essay that recalls his works

Delhi Court sentences riots accused for promoting hatred against Muslims, sentences him to 3 years in custody

Lokesh Kumar Solanki convicted for inciting violence during 2020 Delhi riots; court calls his conduct “fuel to already simmering tensions” but releases him citing maximum sentence already served

Harassment by Delhi Police, blatant extortion & human rights’ violation in process of identification of “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants”: Brinda Karat to HM Amit Shah

Brinda Karat, former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-CPIM), has in a letter to the union home minister, Amit Shah highlighted the blatant violation of human rights, harassment and extortion, in the ongoing process of "identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants" by the Delhi police and other agencies.

Bengali Migrant Workers Detained in Odisha: Calcutta High Court demands answers, seeks coordination between states

Court poses six pointed questions on detention of Sainur Islam and demands answers from Odisha over detention of youth during ‘identification drive’; Court directs West Bengal to appoint nodal officer

Thane School Horror: Principal, attendant arrested for forcing girls to strip in menstruation check, case registered under POCSO

Girls as young as 10 were allegedly stripped and subjected to invasive checks by school staff in Thane’s Shahapur after bloodstains were found in a washroom, prompting arrests, protests, and charges under POCSO and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Bihar:  SC signals that ECI should consider Aadhaar, EPIC (Voter ID card) & Ration card for electoral roll revision 

Hearing a batch of petitions challenging the sudden “special intensive revision” being conducted in Bihar by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Supreme Court (SC) pressed ECI to include Aadhaar, Voter ID Card, and Ration cards in Bihar's electoral roll revision process, since the only concern for the constitutional body was establishing accurate identity not citizenship

Mumbai’s Second Lifeline in ICU: Mumbaikars respond to call of “Save BEST”

By deliberately running Mumbai’s unique and stellar public transport system to ‘die’, the BMC backed by a land-grabbing state government is set to make transport even more unafordable for working Mumbaikars

Dissent Note: Maharashtra Special Public Safety Bill, 2024

Sweeping powers, vague definitions, and silencing of dissent entrenched in law; deliberative process exposed as political theatre