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Bidar, Karnataka: Two school teachers assaulted in Karnataka’s Bidar, triggering communal tensions

Two accused, unnamed by the police attacked two Muslim teachers at Basavakalyan in Karnataka’s Bidar district leading to widespread protests by the community

In 2016, NCRB Recorded 869 Communal Riots; Home Ministry Says 703

In 2016, 869 cases relating to communal riots were...

Jignesh Mevani a Threat, Attacked 4 Times in 24 Hours

 Young and firebrand leader Jignesh Mevani has been attacked...

Babri Masjid Demolition: 25 Years On

On 6th December 1992, I was in judicial custody...

Remembering murdered activists is important – but not enough

My organisation publishes annual, online tributes to activists who...

Maharashtra has a long history of fighting regressive ideas – Megha Pansare

Megha Pansare, a prominent activist from Maharashtra, in conversation...

The Padmavati Story: Romanticising History or Historicising Romance?

An 18th century painting of Padmavati / Image Courtesy:...

Journalist shot dead in UP two days after Yogi Adityanath declares the state ‘Crime-Free’

The claim of Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath...

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Through detailed reliance on fear, timing, intelligence inputs, and administrative response, the Court stretches “public order” to justify preventive detention—raising difficult questions about liberty, evidence, and constitutional limits

From FIRs to “Corporate Jihad”: How the TCS Nashik case was transformed from an investigation into a communal narrative

As police probe serious claims of harassment, a parallel story of conspiracy and conversion dominates public discourse