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What you should know about India’s ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law

New Delhi, India – India has passed a law that grants citizenship to religious minorities – except Muslims – from neighbouring countries, with legal experts saying it...

The new age politics of gender in the Hindutva movement and faith-based identity contestation

On the evening of September 5, 2017, barely two steps away from her residence in southwest Bangalore, journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead by...

Teach Hate Young: RSS Leader’s School Gets Kids to Re-Enact Babri Demolition

New Delhi: A school in Karnataka run by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader made children re-enact the demolition of the Babri Masjid in a...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Plays Communal Card, Targets Muslim Protestors

At the election rally, Modi while stoking anti-Muslim sentiment said that those who were protesting violently against the Citizenship Amendment Act could be recognized...

India redefined its citizenship criteria to exclude Muslims: VOX

With a new law — and massive new detention camps — the country is undermining its status as a democracy.

Citizenship Amendment Bill: India’s new ‘anti-Muslim’ law explained

The bill provides citizenship to religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The government, led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), says this...

Bulldozing History: Amit Shah’s version of history of India’s partition a blatant lie

No other fascist organization in the present world can beat Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in demagogy, hypocrisy and double-speak. George Orwell's term doublespeak would...

Over 600 writers, artistes, ex-judges appeal against citizenship bill

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah, was cleared by the Lok Sabha amid raucous 12-hour debate around midnight on Monday.

Two die in police firing in Mangaluru as anti-CAA protests rock the country

Protesters across the country take to the streets against the citizenship law, defy prohibitory orders in many places and brave police crackdowns Two persons were...

Spreading fear among the common people of India

Rahul Bajaj’s reference to “the atmosphere of fear in the country” has drawn widespread attention. Newspaper editorials and channel discussions carried its echoes. Failing...

Overseas ‘Friends’ of BJP no ‘friend’ of India

By Ashis Ray The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) in the United Kingdom was founded in 1992. Its members and supporters, many of an RSS orientation,...

Indian-American lawmaker introduces Congressional resolution on Kashmir

Ahead of the introduction of the resolution, Indian-Americans from across the US urged her in various settings against it.

History revisited: Was Veer Savarkar really all that brave?

Savarkar was chargesheeted in the assassination of Gandhi but exonerated, largely because no corroborative evidence of his involvement was furnished.

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