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Dhandhuka violence: Gujarat minority group seeks judicial action, cites targeted arson
The Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) Gujarat has written to the Director General of Police seeking judicial action in connection with recent violence in Dhandhuka town of Ahmedabad district, alleging...
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New Indian politics and increasing legal conservatism among Indian Muslims
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Persecuting Indian Muslims for crimes of ‘Muslim’ rulers
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Shaheen Bagh demolition drive halted
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Patiala violence: Expelled Shiv Sena leader arrested
Expelled Shiv Sena leader Harish Singla was arrested by Punjab Police, hours after violent clashes during a, illegal ‘anti-Khalistan march’ led by him
Srinagar: Why has the government stopped Friday namaz in Jamia Masjid?
J&K Lieutenant Governor (L-G) administration has denied permission for the traditional congregational prayers on the last Friday before Eid at the historic Jamia Masjid
Assam: Committee proposes selective census, IDs for Assamese Muslims
The proposal is controversial as it seeks to distinguish between Assamese speaking Muslims and Bengali speaking Muslims
Why Salman Nadwi’s Lamentation Puts a Negative Spotlight on Islam
He argues that India was gift given to Muslims by God to spread the light of Islam which they have squandered by behaving like the Hindu polytheists
Karnataka: Hindu Janajagruti focuses on ‘Bible in classrooms’, after hijab controversy
Bengaluru’s Clarence High School reportedly took an undertaking from parents that they would not object to students carrying Bibles to school
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