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Caste Atrocity in 2025: Normalisation, neglect and the crisis of accountability

In 2025, between January and June alone, CJP recorded 113 incidents of caste atrocities on Dalit individuals across different states in India worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh (34 cases), Madhya Pradesh (15), and Tamil Nadu (8) while 962 reported land conflicts affect tribal populaces; of these 116 conflicts are in the Conservatory and Forestry sector, with 459,735 people currently affected.

Communal clashes in MP village, police detain 24

Clashes erupted in Chandan Khedi village after Hindutva groups shouted slogans in front of a mosque

Delhi riots: Court grants bail to Muslim man accused of lynching fellow Muslim

The accused was also missing from CCTV footage of the attack, where there was delay in filing FIR

Turmoil in the North East: 24 arrested for Arunachal violence

Three government offices were burnt down by group protesting voting rights for non-indigenous people

Independent inquiry into the North East Delhi communal violence must be set up: CPI(M)

“In search of justice”, a three-part report that studied the Communal violence in North East Delhi, was released by the Delhi State Committee of CPI(M) today

Lest we forget: World’s 10 worst genocides

On World Genocide Prevention Day, let us take a look at some of the most shameful chapter's in world history 

One dead as BJP rally turns violent in Bengal

Police forced to use tear gas and water cannons in Siliguri, one BJP worker reported dead

Delhi court orders for fair probe into riots complaint case closed by the police

The court noted that an independent and impartial investigation is necessary despite the fact that the complainant had FIRs lodged against him

Tribal Christian families attacked in Chhattisgarh!

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

Turmoil in the North East: One killed, 32 injured in police firing in Tripura

Police opened fire on people protesting resettlement of Bru refugees in the state; trolls spread fake news with communal hues

Bihar: BJP victory procession allegedly attacks local mosque

An impromptu victory procession turns violent when BJP members at Jamua village in Bihar attack a local mosque following a verbal disagreement.

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