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ASI, Gujarat: Will Bharuch’s 700 year old Jama Masjid be the next target of right-wing saffron grab and terror?

The Archaological Survey of India (ASI) has demanded that the 700 year old Jama Masjid in Bharuch be protected since a right-wing organisation named Rashtriya Dharohar Sanrakshan Samiti has been coordinating signature drives and public events as part of a ‘campaign to reclaim’ the centuries-old Sunni mosque as a Jain religious site. Jains are today been seen to be an aggressor minority be it in Gujarat or Mumai

Is SC’s Dismissal of Bilkis Bano’s review petition contrary to established law?

Many experts from the legal field have pointed out that the relevant provision under CrPC is unequivocal on jurisdiction; that the government where the trial and convictions take place is the appropriate government to decide on the remission

Vizhinjam project: No intimidatory procedures used against minorities, says Centre

In the ongoing Parliament session, the government says that no land of fishermen was acquired by the Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited

Maha: Bahadur Shah Zafar’s portrait smashed by right-wing group in biryani outlet

No complaint was filed against anyone regarding the incident that occurred on Wednesday night, an officer of Rajarampuri police station in Kolhapur said on Thursday

No Central Funds, Aligarh Muslim University’s Second Campus in West Bengal Faces Uncertain Future

The fund crunch is severe and has affected even day to day activities of the institute.

Remove scurrilous remarks against minority religions, SC tells Ashwini Upadhay: petition against ‘mass coversions’

A bench of Justices MR Shah and Ravinndra Bhat also stated that they would consider all interventions, those filed by Kerala Rationalist Association, some Christian organisations including activist John Dayal and former planning commission member Dr Syeda Hameed

Union scraps Maulana Azad Scholarships for Research Scholars from Minority Communities

Smriti Irani, Minister of Minority Affairs, told Parliament that the decision was made since the fellowship “overlapped” with other programs

Muslims prevented to vote in Rampur UP, advocate moves SC

On December 7, an advocate moved the plea caiming that partsan behaviour of the police [prevented citizens from exercising their franchise

M.P. police: author of book on Collective Violence & Criminal Justice’ arrested from Pune

Following a diktat from MP’s home minister Narottam Mishra, the writer was arrested from a hospital

Hate watch: ABVP alleged WhatsApp chats leaked; calls for targeted crimes exposed?

While it cannot be verified that these chats were in fact of DTU students being members of the ABVP, the nature of the conversation and the calls for mass violence and crimes against women comes as a rude shock

US Hindutva fringe group calls for demolition of “illegal churches” in India

The Global Hindu Heritage Foundation's fundraiser held on November 27 also had “gharwapsi” on its agenda.

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