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JNU Students Lathi-charged, Injured, first detained during protest over V-C remarks, UGC Equity guidelines, now Jailed

Fourteen of hundreds of protesting students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were sent to Tihar Jail on Friday, February 27 after a late night brutal lathi charge by the Delhi police on February 26, attacking a student protest and long march aimed to march towards the Ministry of Education; protesters were demanding the resignation of Vice Chancellor (VC) JNU Ms Pandit who had made derogative remarks against Dalits and Blacks recently

NBDSA holds biased anchors accountable: Orders removal of communal content from Times Now Navbharat and Zee News following CJP’s complaints

NBDSA issues warning to the broadcasters and their anchors for failing to ensure impartial reporting in sensitive debates, demanding removal of biased segments that fuel religious polarisation.

Baster Journalist killing: UNESCO condemned the killing of Mukesh Chandrakar

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay condemns the tragic killing of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar, calling for a thorough investigation to bring perpetrators to justice; post-mortem reveals severe injuries, including head fractures and a broken neck, while SIT uncovers that the prime suspect withdrew a large sum from the bank; Chandrakar’s Asthi Kalash shattered on the ground; Chhattisgarh CM announces Rs 10 Lakh aid to the family

Unveiling the hidden challenges behind the greatest religious celebration ever: Maha Kumbh, 2025

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a grand religious event drawing millions of pilgrims, is a celebration of spiritual unity. However, this huge gathering brings significant challenges that need immediate attention. Attempts to use this festival to sow seeds of communal disparity, exploitation of sanitation workers, restrictions on media freedom, environmental hazards, and issues with crowd management reflect the gaps in planning and execution.

Can RSS co-opt Subhas Chandra Bose, a staunch secular-socialist and a fond admirer of Tipu Sultan?

January 23, the birthdate of the socialist-secular fighter Netaji...

Debunking “Popular Myths” through a study of Bose

A close study of Bose, Patel and Nehru, through their own writings and contemporary works reveals that all three enjoyed a deep affection and healthy respect for each other, even if they deferred in the means to the goal, India’s freedom. On Bose’s 128th birth anniversary that falls on January 23, 2025, this is a good historic recall

Muslim societies need counter-narrative to radicalisation and religious extremism

Extremism did not appear out of nowhere. It is a treasured offspring of religious philosophy that is taught and studied at our madrasas and religious schools.

Celebrate Diversity

It was late evening, on the day after Uttarayan...

From fact-checking to chaos: How meta’s new moderation model risks eroding trust and democracy

Meta’s shift to community-driven moderation under the "community notes" model raises alarms, risking manipulation, misinformation, and further eroding trust in a rapidly polarizing digital landscape.

Wahhabism, Ahle Hadis, or Salafism’s Impact on the Muslim World

Wahhabism’s interpretations have been linked to global terrorism, misrepresenting Islam as a violent religion.

Fatima Sheikh: Politics of Historical Erasure, Exclusion

The ongoing attempt to erase India’s first Muslim woman teacher from mainstream history is part of a broader project to sanitise history, neutralise dissent, and normalise inequalities.

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Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)

For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”

USCIRF’s Call for Sanctions on the RSS Is a Major Moral and Political Marker

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has apart from continuing to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), also recommended targeted sanctions against the RSS; this is a first.

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Evicted, Accused, and Deleted: The shrinking space for Muslim citizenship

From migrant workers and small vendors to university classrooms and electoral rolls, the architecture of suspicion –for the Indian Muslim--now stretches across everyday life

Union government revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under NSA after nearly six months!

Move comes days before Supreme Court hearing in habeas corpus petition filed by his wife; Ladakh activist had been detained following September 2025 protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule protections

Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home

Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property

35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms

Coalition, which also included CJP who is the lead petitioner on challenge to anti-conversion laws in SC, demands draft bill be made public, calls for consultations and legislative scrutiny; says existing criminal law already addresses coercion