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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

Was Rahul Khan’s Muslim identity that led his friends to hack him to death?

Rahul Khan, a Muslim resident of Rasoolpur village in Haryana's Palwal was hacked to death by his ‘friends’ Kalua,Vishal, Akash and some others

Kashi-Vishwanath corridor inauguration: No separation of Mandir and State?

Did the PM have to bring up Aurangzeb in a poll-bound state where temple politics has been heating up after the Ayodhya verdict?

Rajasthan HC endorses police order to bar worship areas on gov’t premises

Bench dismisses a PIL saying police are abiding by the state’s secular laws

Secular Muslims oppose the demand for an anti-blasphemy law

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly opposes the...

Conversion approval not required for interfaith marriage registration: Allahabad HC

Court bats for interfaith unions; reiterates consent from family, clan State, not required before marriage between consenting adults of different faiths

Why is Chhath Puja 2021 crucial for the Kejriwal-led Delhi government?

Delhi is due to have Municipal body elections in 2022, which the  BJP has won for decades, AAP needs to make its mark, before next state elections, and ahead of UP elections 2022

What Adityanath can do, Kejriwal can replicate faster

Delhi CM recreates Ayodhya temple for ‘official puja’ 

Challenges of ‘hyper-nationalism’ highlighted in Vatican’s Diwali message

Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue’s Diwali message was on the theme - “Christians and Hindus: Together bringing light into people’s lives in times of despair”

Controversy couture: Hey fashionistas, do you wear a mangalsutra with your bikini?

Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s puts mangalsutra on bikini clad models, responses are as expected

Rajasthan ADG bans temple construction on police station premises 

PUCL lauds the move, but calls for stricter implementation to ensure preservation of secular nature of public authorities 

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