Violence

Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal

Muslim youth attacked in Tamil Nadu for consuming beef soup

Mob lynching that seemed to be occurring in Northern...

Hindi daily Dainik Jagran’s attempt to vilify Muslims foiled

“Muslims involved in mob lynching of a juvenile thief...

Madrasa students in Unnao beaten up for refusing to say Jai Shri Ram

On the afternoon of Thursday about 10 to 12...

In MP, Police Imprison Victims Of Cow-Related Attack, Attackers Free

Mumbai: In the week Madhya Pradesh (MP) chief minister...

Lynching: India’s Shame!

On Friday 5 July, thousands of people had gathered...

Chawri Bazar Incident: Multicultural Values Trump Communalism

A small incident in old Delhi was being used...

Una Dalit flogging case: Hearing on a daily basis from July 29

The victims of the atrocious Una Dalit flogging case,...

Temple Vandalism Case: VHP demands arrests, communal escalation feared

Update: As reported in the Times of India, six more...

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

A deleted tweet, an NSA order, and the shadow of past crackdowns

The clarification may address the immediate controversy, but years of preventive action against movements have deepened distrust

Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify

Youth Uprising: A protest, a brute crackdown, a continuing countrywide response

After the July 20 police crackdown in Delhi, solidarity protests spread across India, matched with repression and police action in Bihar and Goa; these widespread protests reflected youth anger against the perpetual and repeated examination paper leaks over the past decade

Brute Police Action: Mumbai’s crackdown on protestors in solidarity with CJP & Student Groups, AISF, SFI & AISA

Prohibitory orders, mass FIRs and detentions mark the city’s handling of solidarity protests over NEET irregularities

The exam crisis that became a battle for accountability

From student grievances to Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, the movement questioned accountability, democracy and the limits of State intervention

Ken-Betwa protest exposes the cost of state-led displacement

Activist Amit Bhatnagar’s removed after a 14-day fast, protesters allege compensation irregularities and lack of consultation as the State defends its rehabilitation process

SC: ECI has no power to determine citizenship status based on electoral roll deletions

The Supreme Court of India has orally reiterated that the Election Commission cannot determine citizenship. While hearing a petition about the denial of welfare benefits to those excluded during the SIR in West Bengal, the court clarified that voter list deletions do not result in automatic citizenship loss