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Delhi, Mumbai: Media organisations sharply criticise UNI eviction

The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the Editors’ Guild of India and the Mumbai Press club have sharply condemned the executive overreach that ordered the Delhi police to violently evict the staff of the UNI on March 20, 2026

Have the RW’s “land jihad” claims been busted?

News reports suggest that, contrary to media claims, a very small percent of land was allotted to Muslim community in the Hindu-majority Jammu region under the Roshni Act

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court issues notice

Petition had been filed to remove the Gyanvapi mosque from the site of the Kashi-Vishwanath temple

Restore Maharashtra State Urdu Sahitya Academy: Rahman Abbas’ appeal to CM Thackeray

One of India’s well-known fiction writers writes an open letter to the Maharashtra Chief Minister to request the resumption of the Urdu Academy free of any political or religious influence.

Kerala HC grants protection from coercive action to LiveLaw under new IT Rules

The legal news portal has challenged the validity of the IT Rules stating that it does not fall under reasonable restrictions of the Constitution

What does ‘The Wire’s’ plea against IT Rules, 2021 say?

The petition states that the rules bring back elements from section 66A of the IT Act which was struck down by the apex court for being vague

Indian TV news communalises familicide by Pakistani Hindu man

Leading the pack was Times Now, which claimed, “Atrocities against Hindus continue in Pakistan…"

Gyanvapi well becomes part of Kashi-Vishwanath temple

The area is home to a temple and a mosque that share a common wall, and is in the middle of a temple restoration litigation

‘The Wire’ files plea before Delhi High Court challenging new IT Rules

The Delhi High Court is expected to consider the petition today

We say no to terrorism and the manipulation of religion: Pope 

On a historic visit to Iraq, Pope Francis condemns terrorism unleashed in the name of religion, prays for victims 

Unwitting and careless insults to religion, not an offence under IPC: Tripura HC

The Chief Justice held that only aggravated and deliberate form of insult to religion attracts punishment under section 295A of IPC

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