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A week of anti-minority hate that grips UP-Uttarakhand
Eight incidents across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between June 28 and July 5, 2026, ranging from hate speech and conspiracy rhetoric to forced religious sloganeering and vigilante violence targeted religious minorities. The recurring use of ‘jihad’ narratives, demographic anxieties, anti-conversion rhetoric, and vigilante enforcement illustrate a continuing pattern of communal polarisation and vigilantism.
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Maha: Bahadur Shah Zafar’s portrait smashed by right-wing group in biryani outlet
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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
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Muslims prevented to vote in Rampur UP, advocate moves SC
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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
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Ayodhya Mosque Project in Limbo, Ram Temple Construction in Full Swing
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