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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

With Battle Lines Drawn & No Efforts at Dialogue, Kashmir, One Year after Burhan Wani’s Killing

Image Courtesy: Greater KashmirIts been a year, harsh, hard...

How Social Media, TV Use Fake News: Basirhat Riots

The scourge of fake news and photoshop is upon...

Use of chemical weapons in Syria no longer in doubt; whodunnit is

It is now beyond dispute that banned chemicals have...

Israel slams UNESCO World Heritage decision on Hebron as Palestinians celebrate 12-3 vote in favor

Ibrahim Mosque. Photo courtesy: Wikimedia)The UN Educational, Cultural and...

A Strategic Partnership and its burdens

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How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement

The story of how close Germany – and much...

Two Hate Attacks, Two Different Responses: USA , India

In Portland, US, white co-passengers heroically came to the...

Dietary Politics in Modi’s India

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