Commissions of Untruth : The politics of India’s ad-hoc judicial inquiries
ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2020, a 19-year-old Dalit woman was sexually assaulted in the millet fields of Bul Garhi, a village in the Hathras district...
Julio Ribeiro: Rakesh Asthana’s new job shows how Modi and Shah are out to...
By Julio Ribeiro
Narendra Modi and Amit Shah together wear the same, well-fitting hat. That is fortunate. If each had worn a different hat, there...
Father Of 5 Dies ‘Inside Army Camp’ In Gurez
Srinagar: The death of a middle-aged man in Gurez Valley of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district has led to claims and counter claims between army and...
Hindu Sena vendor sells fruit, veggies at 1/3 rates in Gurugram, says ‘mehengai jihad’...
BY SHUBHANGI MISRA
Gurugram: Since early July, a fruit-and-vegetable vendor offering rates as low as a third or half of market prices has been drawing many...
In authoritarian regimes, political institutions may look democratic even when they are not
By Zeynep Menteşoğlu Tardivo,
A third of the world’s population lives under authoritarian rule. It is important, therefore, that we have a full understanding of...
Dalits from Madurai village enter temple for first time under police protection
MADURAI: Around 50 dalits from a village in Thirumangalam in Madurai entered the local temple for the first time in their lives on Friday...
European MPs say Kashmir’s human rights situation ‘alarming’
Sixteen members of the European Parliament have sought “urgent action to address the alarming human rights situation” in Kashmir and urged that it is...
Rape of Woman in Meerut, FIR Names Rashtriya Hindu Yuva Vahini Leader and Son
New Delhi: A young woman has accused an office-holder of the Rashtriya Yuva Hindu Vahini of helping her son and another relative rape her at...
Kin of lynching victims wait for justice
By ZIYA US SALAM
The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) supremo Mohan Bhagwat made headlines recently with his seemingly placatory noises towards Indian Muslims. Speaking in Ghaziabad...
BJP Yuva Morcha Leader Booked for Murder During Anti-CAA Protests
ALIGARH — Charges have been framed against former Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) office bearer, Vinay Varshney, for the murder of Mohammad Tariq during a...
Arrest of tribals under UAPA on the rise, reveals reply of Ministry of Tribal...
NEW DELHI: The number of tribal persons put under trial under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) has increased between 2017 and 2019,...
Karni Sena Men Stop Inter-Faith Marriage at Court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia
NEW DELHI — A group of men allegedly belonging to right-wing outfit Karni Sena stopped an inter-faith marriage between a Muslim man and a Dalit...
Counterview: The RSS’s age-old agenda is the same, no matter what Mohan Bhagwat says
By Ram Puniyani
Sudheendra Kulkarni’s July 13 article on Scroll.in titled “Opinion: Bhagwat’s glasnost in RSS-Muslim ties is welcome, but can he rein in Modi and Adityanath?” fails...
