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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
Law to give Muslims 5% quota in education: M’tra
"The state government will take an appropriate decision on...
New private train Kashi Mahakal Express has a reserved berth for Lord Shiva
The Indian Railways says the transformation of the berth into a temple was only a one time affair to seek blessings for project
Four, including Principal, booked for humiliation of 68 girls in Bhuj hostel
The authorities of the SSGI had demanded that the 68 girls prove that they were menstruating
Communal Riots 2019: Communal Discourse Raging On in India
Attitudinal violence and structural violence contribute immensely to physical...
HD Kumaraswamy aims guns at BJP; says Mangaluru bomb disposal mock exercise
The ex-CM incident was a controversy to create rift between two communities
Cyberabad Police slammed for replying to Twitter user’s tweet on ‘Jihadis’
People questioned the police’s implicit support to a tweet that could be termed as ‘Islamophobic’
Close to 500 families or more, all Muslim, evicted: Assam
GUWAHATI: As many as 426 Muslim families, totaling 1800...
Swami Nithyanand: Founding of a Hindu Rashtra
Religion is probably the most complex human phenomenon. For...
Half and Half: A community that is both Hindu and Muslim
The Cheeta-Merat(Kathat)community of Ajmer, Rajasthan practice a unique syncretic religion combining Hinduism and Islam
EXCLUSIVE: BJP Govt plans to evict 70 lakh Muslims, 60 lakh Bengali Hindus through its Land Policy (2019) in Assam
Cong protests push back sinister plan through vociferous protests in the Assam assembly yesterday. Now the policy will be discussed in January or February 2020
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Rule of Law
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While closing the challenge to a withdrawn film title, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that vilifying any community is constitutionally impermissible — even as it robustly defended artistic freedom under Article 19(1)(a), striking a careful balance between dignity and dissent in a 75-year-old Republic
Culture
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JNU: Former JNUSU President complains against Vice Chancellor’s casteist & racist remarks
Two complaints, one by former JNUSU president, Dhananjay and the second BY Suraj Kumar Baudh, an activist, take on Santishree D. Pandit, Vice-Chancellor of JNU for her recent casteist and racist comments
Rights
From Permanent Refuge to Perpetual Limbo: Why Sri Lankan Tamil refugees remain without citizenship even as electoral assurances reshape belonging in Bengal
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