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BMC: Women corporators past the 50% mark, 121 women get elected in 2026
A total of 121 women got elected the Mumbai Mahanagarpalika in 2026, crossing the 50 per cent mark: with 227 corporators in all; BJP has sent 47 women to the civic body, Shiv Sena (UBT)34, SS (Shinde) 17, Congress 13, MIM 4, MNS 4 and NCP and Samajwadi Parti one each
Gov’t will help Afghanistan’s Sikhs and Hindus to come to India: MEA
CAA seeks to grant citizenship to Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Christian and Sikh immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, but excludes Muslims
Afghanistan Crisis: What is India’s plan of action?
There are over 200 Indian citizens who are reportedly stuck in Afghanistan;Taliban has reportedly “assured” Hindus and Sikhs of safety
Sorry state of affairs’ in Parliament: Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, added that “there was no clarity of laws” being enacted in the Parliament
Afghan crisis: Women, activists demand immediate ceasefire, protection for civilians
1,200 activists and women from Afghanistan and Iran pen an open letter asking the international community to intervene as the future of women in Afghanistan is threatened once again
Afghan President flees as Taliban enters Kabul
The militant organisation known for its blatant disregard for rights of women and minorities had been conquering one province after another over the last two weeks
PM Narendra Modi names August 14 “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”
Pak Rangers-India’s Border Security Force (BSF) exchange sweets at Attari-Wagah border to mark Pakistan’s Independence Day
Assam Cattle Preservation Bill passed in Assembly amidst Oppn walkout and chants of ‘Jai Shree Ram’
The bill states that sale and purchase of beef cannot be carried out in a 5 km radius of a temple as well as in areas inhabited by non-beef eating communities like Hindus, Jains etc.
No confidence in the Modi regime: Kisan Sansad
Hundreds of thousands hit the streets during Aug 9 the farmers’ struggle; Kisan Sansad adopts a ‘No Confidence’ Motion against the Modi regime
22 children of foreign nationals living in Assam Detention Camps!
The children are living with their mothers - nine women who are believed to hail from Myanmar and Bangladesh - lodged in three out of six detention camps
The Haziness of Transparency
The need is for urgent and energetic political search for a practical democratic resolution with sincere participation of ALL the people
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BMC: Women corporators past the 50% mark, 121 women get elected in 2026
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Communalism
Busted: ‘Hindu’ Narratives of Desecration of Somnath, Buddhist & Jain Temples in India
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Complaint exposes misuse of religious event to inflame fear and violate electoral norms in Mumbai
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Communalism
Odisha: Man forced to chant religious slogan, lynched by cow vigilantes
In one more attack on ordinary working-class Muslims in a state ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a 33-year-old man was reportedly lynched –and thereafter died--after being forced to utter an aggressive religious symbol in Balasore, Odisha last Wednesday, January 7. Three suspects have been thereafter arrested states Times of India, a video of social media shows a mob assaulting the man and forcing him to shout ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Gau Mata Ki Jai’
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Bihar under BJP: Hate attacks against Muslims spiral, one dies
Whipping up hysteria using the term ‘Bangladeshi’, attacks on Muslim workers and hawkers rise sharply in Bihar with one fatal lynching in Madhubani; BJP took power in the state in a controversial election victory on November 14, 2025 and its cadres are reportedly responsible for this spread of hate crime, though JD(S) leader Nitish Kumar remains the CM
Communalism
Hate Crime: Abdul Naeem’s school built with private money on his land demolished by bulldozers in Madhya Pradesh
After a medical college in Jammu was shut down because Muslim students got admission to MBBS on merit, because of hate and vilification, now, due to hate propaganda, a school in Baitul district of Madhya Pradesh has been reportedly bulldozed simply because it was built by a Muslim