Mother of disappeared Muslim student in India refuses to give up
As the world marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, a mother in India is waiting for her son’s return, nearly...
In new JNU course, ‘jihadi violence’ is only form of ‘fundamentalist religious terror’
By Aranya Shankar
“Jihadi terrorism” is the only form of “fundamentalist-religious terrorism”, and Communist regimes in the erstwhile Soviet Union and China were the “predominant...
Communal hate gnaws at livelihood of the poor
One Muslim trader was coerced into chanting “Jai Shri Ram” while another was attacked for naming his food stall after a Hindu god.
Two men...
In India, a debate over population control turns explosive
By Gerry Shih
NEW DELHI — Yogi Adityanath, a star of India’s political right wing, stood before television cameras in his trademark saffron tunic and dramatically...
Mob thrashes pastor, family in Chhattisgarh
A group of over 100 people allegedly beat up a 25-year-old pastor after barging into his house at a remote village in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham...
16-year-old boy suffers burns over 60% of his body in suspected anti-Christian attack
By Anugrah Kumar
A 16-year-old Christian boy suffered burns over 60% of his body after an acid attack in eastern India’s Bihar state. The family says...
Hate speech at Jantar Mantar rally latest attempt by Hindutva forces to stoke communal...
By Divya Trivedi
On August 8, rabid anti-Muslim slogans pierced the air at a rally organised by Hindu nationalist groups at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi....
New book sheds light on struggle of Muslim victims of false terror after acquittal
By ZIYA US SALAM
Tariq Dar, 30, a resident of Srinagar, had a well-paying job with Johnson & Johnson, was married and led a happy life....
Documentary | Voices from the ruins: Kandhamal in search of justice
The state of Orissa was born in 1936 as a result of the social reform movement initiated by Madhusoodhan Das, who was called `The...
What’s Hindutva And Why It Conflicts With Hinduism (A guest view)
By Promod Puri
The expression Hindutva emerged from Hinduism which simply means a state or quality of being a Hindu. However, going through its etymology Hindutva sought...
Muslim scrap dealer forced to chant Jai Shri Ram
A Muslim scrap dealer was stopped from doing business in a Hindu area and forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram”
Yati Narsinghanand delivers Hate speech targeting Muslims and Women
Hindu militant priest Yati Narsinghanand is back with another hate speech, but this time he targets both Muslims and Hindu women.
“Our (Hindu) women are...
Police in India charge priest, three others with rape, murder of Dalit girl, 9
By Agence France-Presse
A priest and three other men have been charged with the gang-rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl,
Indian
police said, in a case...
