Online “auctions” of women are just the latest attacks on Muslims in India
By Safina Nabi / MIT Technology Review
Qurat-Ul-Ain Rehbar, a journalist based in Indian-administered Kashmir, was traveling when a friend called to tell her that she...
Four RSS-BJP workers arrested in connection with CPI(M) worker’s murder
Kannur (Ker), Feb 22 (PTI) A Special Investigation Team of Kerala police (SIT) on Tuesday arrested four RSS-BJP workers in connection with the “political...
2 Years of Delhi Riots: What’s the Status of UAPA-Accused Named in FIR 59?
By MEKHALA SARAN / The Quint
“Meeting someone in Jamia per se is not illegal. Going to Jamia per se is not illegal. WhatsApp group pe...
Delhi riots: HC raps police for failing to probe death of man made to...
By Sofi Ahsan / The Indian Express
The Delhi High Court Tuesday rapped the Delhi Police for failing to probe the death of 23-year-old Faizan, who was seen in...
Undertones: How extremist Hindu nationalists use Instagram
Welcome to Undertones, the Civic Media Observatory newsletter! In each edition we'll analyze an event, emerging trend, or a complex story, identifying key narratives of urgent...
No bail; ‘prima facie evidence Hany Babu part of Maoist outfit’: court
IN ITS detailed order rejecting bail to Delhi University associate professor Hany Babu, a special court has said that there is prima facie evidence...
How Hindutva Tries To Steal The Best Of Hinduism — And India
By Lal Dena / The Wire / World Crunch
NEW DELHI — Of all the religions of the world, Hinduism is perhaps the most liberal and...
With BJP Facing the Heat in UP, Modi and Crew Pull Out Anti-Muslim Playbook
By Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta / The Wire
Kanpur/Lucknow/Hardoi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is raising its communal pitch in Uttar Pradesh, but will it work?
Three of the...
For the BJP, the Muslim is Not Just the Message, It is the Only...
By Siddharth Varadarajan / The Wire
A shorter version of this article appeared in The India Cable – a subscribers-only newsletter published by The Wire and Galileo Ideas. You can...
Proceedings in hijab case on, petitioner alleges attack on her brother
Udupi: Hazra Shifa, one of the petitioners in the hijab case, has alleged that the Sangh Parivar goons attacked her brother on Monday. She...
Two Held for Beating Dalit Youth with Shoe in Uttar Pradesh
Two people have been arrested for allegedly beating up a Dalit youth with a shoe and dragging him with a belt around his neck...
Four Kerala RSS, BJP workers arrested for killing CPIM worker in Kannur
By Rickson Oommen / India Today
Kerala Police has arrested four Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and BJP workers for their involvement in the murder of...
Several Cases against ‘Unknown’ People, but No Arrest for Shivamogga Violence
By Waquar Hasan / Clarion India
NEW DELHI – Police in Shivamogga claimed to have filed several cases against “unknown” people in connection with the mob...
