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Jharkand government accused of continued communal lynchings by fact-finding team

The fact-finding team that comprised representatives of Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha, Karwan e Mohabbat, Sajha Kadam and United Milli Forum has demanded that both the family of the deceased (lynched) man and victim survivor be provided protection and an impartial probe be conducted

HC paves way for Assam government’s move to ‘secularise’ provincialised Madrasas

Gauhati HC upholds Assam Repealing Act 2020 that was used by the state government to convert gov’t funded madrasas into regular government schools

Understanding Syncretic Islam of Kerala from a historical perspective

The famed religious collaboration is increasingly under peril both from Hindu and Muslim communal forces

To wear or not to wear the Hijab is not the point!

The hijab controversy plot thickens as supporters of Muslim students become targets of online bullying

Direct police to apprehend criminals propagating anti-Muslim hate messages: Gujarat citizens to CM

The hate has folllowed Kishan Bharwad’s murder allegedly by two bike-borne men in Dhandhuka on January 25

Dharm Sansad: Has the woman Hindutva ‘leader’ calling for rape of Muslim women been arrested yet?

New video from hate speech at Chhattisgarh Dharma Sansad goes viral; Kalicharan was the only accused arrested after the event, still no action against the woman leader

Two more hijab controversies in Karnataka

Within a span of nearly two months, the state has reported five instances of banning hijab on-campus

Pirana: Attempts to erase the history of the 600-year-old dargah?

Minorities feel uneasy in wake of wall construction that obstructs smooth passage between the dargah and a mosque and graveyard; allege attempts being made to redesignate the dargah at a temple

Dhandhuka murder case: Gani Usmani, 1 more, sent to 8-day ATS remand

He was among those arrested in connection with the murder of Kishan Boliya alias Kishan Bharwad in Dhandhuka, Ahmedabad

Umar Khalid bail: Prosecution claims Delhi riots were successful due to synchronisation and mobilisation

A Delhi Court has been hearing the bail application of Dr. Khalid who has been accused of conspiracy behind the February 2020 Delhi violence

Hate as a State project is not a new phenomenon: Survivors 

Webinar organised by the Gauri Memorial Trust, CJP had the country’s leading journalists and activists illustrate how targeted vilification was being supported by inaction

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Jharkand government accused of continued communal lynchings by fact-finding team

The fact-finding team that comprised representatives of Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha, Karwan e Mohabbat, Sajha Kadam and United Milli Forum has demanded that both the family of the deceased (lynched) man and victim survivor be provided protection and an impartial probe be conducted

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Scholar of modern India with a path breaking approach to research and  his discipline, historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship

When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control

Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation

‘How Can Rehabilitation Work If We Are Not Safe?’ Sanjay Tickoo on the fresh threat to Kashmiri Pandit employees

Sanjay Tickoo speaks to Sabrang India on repeated threats, targeted killings and security lapses have eroded Kashmiri Pandit employees’ faith in the State.

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.

Maharashtra SIR extension keeps teachers away from classrooms as unit tests face delays

Teachers deployed as BLOs for over a month will continue election-related work until August 17, with the draft electoral rolls now scheduled to be released on August 24. Schools across Maharashtra have reported reduced teaching time, limited staff and difficulties in conducting unit tests, while educators say prolonged deployment is affecting classroom teaching and the academic schedule