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Sharia, Manusmriti or the Indian Constitution

Two extremes, the dominant Hindu right and a creeping conservatism among Muslims seek to undermine the constitutional mandate

World Hijab Day: Is Hijab Really A Question Of Choice?

The hijab has never been about choice. In fact, it is a religious commandment.

Nine booked for illegal religious conversion in Indore

The complainant alleged that she was taken to a community hall by her parents for forcible conversion, against her will

Ram ke Naam…

A first person account of being virtually extorted by thugs who are collecting funds in an unauthorised manner for building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya

The Tablighis Were Indeed Made Scapegoats; But Will Muslims Condemn Maulana Saad’s Retrograde Speeches?

There is no contradiction between defending attacks on Muslims while at the same time critiquing whatever is wrong within the community

Karnataka HC dismisses plea demanding exclusive appointment of Hindus in Hindu Religious Institutes

The High Court bench cited Constitutional philosophy dismissing a plea seeking prohibition of non-Hindus from working in Hindu religious and charitable offices

Why SC refuses to quash FIR’s against Amish Devgan for his ‘Lootera Chishti’ remark

The top court in an important judgment elaborated on the concept of ‘Hate Speech’ as the news anchor was charged with the same offence

Tribal Christian families attacked in Chhattisgarh!

The alleged violence broke out at around 2 AM in the village Sindhwaram, in the Sukma district

Use of ‘Gomatha’ as a synonym for meat can hurt Hindu sentiments: Kerala HC  

The accused allegedly used the term ‘Gomatha’ repeatedly in a cooking video preparing beef roast uploaded on social media

The Khalistan conspiracy makes startling revelations about the state complicity in Sikh Genocide

But the book glosses over the crimes of current Hindutva nationalist regime

All In the Name of the Prophets

Would Prophet Mohammed have approved of the beheading of a journalist for the preservation of his honour?

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