Minorities

After 22 years under suspicion, Assam’s Kashem Ali declared Indian by Foreigners Tribunal

With 18 years passing between the registration of the case and service of notice, and nearly a year spent fighting to prove his citizenship, Kashem Ali finally wins legal relief with CJP’s assistance

Needs and rights of Muslim girls ignored by administration: PUCL’s interim report on Hijab Ban in Karnataka

The report finds that the local media’s reportage was riddled with stereotypes

Hijab Ban case: SC wonders if right to dress also makes right to undress a fundamental right

Advocate for Petitioner submits before the court that Secularism does not mean students of only one faith display religion

Assam: Madrasa demolished in protest against ‘jihadi activities’

The madrasa is the fourth to be demolished in the north eastern state.

Signatures collected in support of justice for Bilkis Bano to be sent to the Chief Justice of India

Citizens’ signatures were collected to demand cancellation of remission of sentence granted by Gujarat Government to 11 people convicted in the Bilkis Bano case

Punjab: Christian Pastor’s car set on fire

CM promises action, but Jathedar of Akal Takht demands anti-conversion law

Badruddin Ajmal accuses BJP of targeting Muslims, mosques

Attacks on Muslims, Madrasas, Mosques have been increasing ahead of 2024 general election, says AIUDF chief

Karnataka: Ganesha Festival Celebrated at Hubballi Idgah Ground Amid Tight Security

Anjuman-e-Islam claimed that the Idgah property was protected under the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which says no religious place of worship can be converted.

Meghalaya: Catholic church vandalised, statues desecrated

Incident took place in a Catholic church in North Garo Hills; case registered, but no arrests so far

Assam developing SOPs for Imams coming from ‘outside’

Move comes after nearly 30 people including at least three Imams with alleged links to terror groups were nabbed from madrasas during operations conducted since March

UP: 26 booked for holding ‘unlawful’ assembly for namaz at home

Pictures of people purportedly praying inside the house in 'large numbers' at Dulhepur village had gone viral on social media

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

The spectacle of protest: Why the Ambedkarite movement must guard its autonomy

In an era where digital capitalism turns dissent into a brand, true anti-caste politics must resist binary thinking and protect its historical independence

‘We will challenge notices in Court’: IFF’s statement on legal notice over ‘defaming’ RSS

The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) details a legal notice issued on behalf of the RSS over its documentation of censorship in India, and the police action that followed, raising concerns over freedom of expression

SC: Article 142, Mass Amnesties, and the Panchayatisation of the Rule of Law

Within a month of youth-led protests in Delhi and at least half a dozen other locations, the Supreme Court’s September 1 Order invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to quash criminal cases registered across at least five states. This examines the limitations of this ad hoc jurisprudence, arguing that while protection from abusive state prosecution is welcome, linking it to the cancellation of the September 5 march sets a troubling precedent. Constitutional scrutiny demanded a rigorous examination of alleged executive and police overreach, including blanket prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS and the shutdown of metro stations and internet services. Instead, the alleged excesses of Delhi and other police forces remain unadjudicated.

Need for Clarity on the SIR: An Open Letter to the Congress Leaders of Karnataka

While the national leadership of the party, leads and articulates the national campaign for the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the state leadership of Karnataka, a state governed by the party, gives conflicting statements almost endorsing a process that has disenfranchised close to 10 million there

From Arunachal to Delhi, anti-dam protesters face state crackdown; detained allege sexual assault

Around 40 protesters from Arunachal Pradesh were detained during a solidarity demonstration, as the crackdown on indigenous resistance to the proposed mega dam intensifies