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Who stands to gain the most from an alliance between politicians and religious leaders?
A week before the recently held 2024 Maharashtra Assembly polls, Maulana Shaikh Khalil-ur-Rahman Sajjad Nomani, an Islamic scholar based in Maharashtra, issued two lists of his endorsed candidates. While...
Bharat Dabholkar’s adulation of Nathuram Godse is titled Nathuram Godse Must Die
During NDA I under Atal Behari Vajpayee, Hindutva propagandists who also vilify Gandhi had used the original play by Pradeep Dalvi Mee Nathuram Boltey to shift discourse towards his veneration, now under a far more aggressive regime, Bharat Dabholar of the Amul ad fame follows suit with a new adaptation
Supreme Court pulls up Andhra CM for making unsubstantiated public remarks on Tirupati laddu ghee, which led to controversy
Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan question timing of CM’s statements amid ongoing investigation on the ghee; stress need for prudence in sensitive religious matters
Language as Unifying Force: Sitaram Yechury
“Here I am, born in Tamilnadu, mother tongue Telugu, settled in Hindi-speaking Delhi, representing the people of West Bengal in Parliament and addressing the august gathering here of Tamil speaking people from all over the world. This is India,” said Sitaram Yechury, in 2010, the erstwhile general secretary of the CPI (M) whose demise after a prolonged lung infection on September 12 this year, has drawn forth an outpouring of shared memories
The real significance of September 17 & the continuing struggle for Telangana’s Legacy
True democratic governance post Nizam’s rule began only after the 1952 general elections, unlike what the present Congress’s claims (A. Revanth Reddy, has chosen to commemorate September 17 as ‘Praja Palana Dinotsavam’—or ‘People’s Governance Day.’) that democracy took root immediately after annexation on September 17, 1948 because following the annexation, Hyderabad was placed under military rule, led by General J.N. Chaudhary, until 1949
Sectarian Hate reported from UP’s Dewa Sharif town
Uttar Pradesh's Dewa Sharif witnessed sectarian hate when a speaker labelled Shia Muslims as ‘Khatmal’ (bed bug) at an event while fuelling sectarian hate
Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) did not demand land of Hindu temples; former Chairperson DMC
The author of this report, a former Chairperson of the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) rebuts the malicious campaign while detailing the report brought out under his aegis’; this rebuttal exposes an entrenched ‘Godi media’ campaign of lies under the guise of the report of the Delhi Minorities Commission
Remembering a legacy of peace: The enduring influence of Badshah Khan
In a world increasingly fraught with conflict and the...
Constituent Assembly Did Not Envision ‘One Nation, One Election’
Modi regime negates the legislative intent of the Constituent Assembly and B.R. Ambedkar’s vision by accepting the ‘One Nation, One Election’ scheme.
Ganesh Chaturthi: where unity triumphs over communal divides
Defying religious boundaries, Hindus and Muslims unite for Ganesh Chaturthi across India, mosques host Ganesh idols, and Muslims join Hindus for prayers and celebrations, three inter-faith friends join hands to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi
Vanishing Media Freedom J & K, 2019-2024: Free Speech Collective
As the region heads to its first elections in a decade, a new report reveals how the suppression of media freedom, censorship, and arrests have eroded democratic spaces since the 2019 reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir; questions whether the new government will change the environment of suppression
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Rule of Law
Supreme Court urges UP government to maintain peace and harmony in Sambhal, prohibits the trial court from taking any further steps till January
Directives issued by the SC include sealing of the survey report, listing of revision appeal against trial court’s survey order within three days, instructs the Masjid Committee to approach the High Court
Communalism
Sambhal Violence: State crackdown intensifies, thousands accused, and allegations of police misconduct ignite a political and communal crisis in Uttar Pradesh
As families of the 5 dead Muslims mourns its dead, the state government faces criticism over aggressive tactics and arbitrary arrests, communal targeting, victim threatening and political scapegoating
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Dalit Man Lynched in MP: video shows Dalit Man beaten to death in Shivpuri district, Sarpanch, king held
In a horrific attack over a land dispute, 30-year-old Dalit Narad Jatav was beaten to death by a village sarpanch and his family in Madhya Pradesh; a viral video of the brutal killing has sparked safety of Dalits and rising anti-Dalit violence under BJP rule
India
Recounting ordered in Nashik West assembly election amid EVM tampering allegations
Shiv Sena's Sudhakar Badgujar demands recount after claims of discrepancies in voting machines; BJP’s Seema Hiray’s victory by 68,000 votes now under scrutiny
Communalism
Spate of cow vigilantism in November 2024: Brutal assaults and legal impunity across North India
From Haryana to Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, a series of violent incidents highlight the unchecked rise of cow vigilante groups, with escalating attacks on the marginalised community, and the complicity of law enforcement in enabling such violence
Farm and Forest
Farmers’ leader detained forcefully on Constitution Day as protests for delivering guarantee on legal MSP intensify
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal's forced removal at 2.20 am in the night sparks anger; farmer unions rally to defend the right to protest amidst escalating demands for justice and fair policies.
India
Democracy in question: Allegations of bias, EVM manipulation, and questions of legitimacy post 2024 Maha election result
Opposition leaders question the integrity of the electoral process, citing delayed poll dates, unexplained vote surges, and anomalies in EVM tallies, while calling for a return to paper ballots to restore faith in democracy