Hindu rightwing mob attempts to forcefully enter a Mosque to perform Hindu prayer
Mob of Hindu extremists gathered to forcefully enter a mosque and perform puja (Hindu prayer). They claim that Mosque stands on the ruins of...
Way out of the communal trap
By Rajesh Ramachandran / Tribune India
Communal murders have become shockingly commonplace in Kashmir. The targeted killings of Hindus and Sikhs, Dalits included, are merely...
Gyanvapi ‘jalabhishek’ & more mosques on Hindutva groups radar — Urdu press is worried
By ABANTIKA GHOSH and HEENA FATIMA
New Delhi: The Gyanvapi Masjid row continued to dominate the front pages of the Urdu press this past week, along...
Indisputable link Hindutva’s Italian connection
By Ramachandra Guha / Telegraph India
L ast month, a teacher of political science in Uttar Pradesh’s Sharda University posed this examination question to his...
Kanpur Violence: Police Register 3 FIRs Against 1,000 Unknown Persons; All 55 Named Accused...
By Asad Rizvi / The Wire
Lucknow: The police on Saturday, June 4 registered three first information reports (FIRs) against more than 1,000 unknown persons, out...
Why Has VHP’s ‘Srirangapatna Chalo’ Call Been Permitted?
The Karnataka government, as a part of its 'preparations' ahead of today’s 'Srirangapatna Chalo' (move towards Srirangapatna) call given by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has...
Kanpur Violence: Muslims Allege Police Action is Biased, Eerie Silence in the City
By Abdul Alim Jafri / News Click
Lucknow: Tension prevailed in Kanpur town on Friday evening after a communal clash broke out, leaving at least 40...
Kanpur violence: NSA against 36 Muslim men, Muslims call police action “discriminatory”
Hours after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued directives to UP Director general of police (DGP) to invoke Gangster Act and National Security Act (NSA)...
Google cancelled Dalit activist’s talk on caste after pressure from employees
By Haripriya Suresh / The News Minute
A scheduled talk by US-based Dalit activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan was cancelled by Google after the company allegedly buckled...
India’s Hindu nationalists use a long-dead Muslim emperor as a rallying cry
BY SHEIKH SAALIQ / ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rose from his chair and walked briskly toward the podium to deliver another nighttime...
Scores of Civilians Flee As Fear Grips Kashmir Valley Over Targeted Killings
By Jehangir Ali / The Wire
Srinagar: Even as the Union government is opposing the demand of the Kashmiri Pandits to relocate them to Jammu amid...
Violence breaks out in Kanpur during protest against BJP leader’s comment about Prophet Muhammad
Violence broke out in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur city on Friday during a shutdown called by Muslim community against the comments made about Prophet Muhammad by Bharatiya...
Delhi Riots 2020: HC Seeks Police Stand On Bail Plea By Shifa-ur-Rehman
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the city police on a plea by Alumni Association Jamia Millia Islamia (AAJMI) President...
