Kannada play stopped mid-way by Hindutva activists in Karnataka
A group of people said to be associated with Bajrang Dal stopped the staging of a Kannada play mid-way at Anavatti in Sorab taluk...
‘Run with names of Hindu deities’: Panchayat in Manesar calls for economic boycott of...
By Pavneet Singh Chadha / The Indian Express
A panchayat organised at a temple in Haryana’s Manesar on Sunday, claiming to represent the Hindu society,...
Noam Chomsky, Rajmohan Gandhi, 4 International Bodies Call for Umar Khalid’s Release
New Delhi: Four international organisations along with famed scholars Noam Chomsky and Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Rajmohan Gandhi, have condemned in no uncertain terms the prolonged...
‘Justice System Can’t Sink Lower’: Judges, Experts on Zubair’s Bail Denial, Legal Lapses
By Sabah Gurmat / The Wire
New Delhi: A former judge of the Supreme Court has told The Wire that it is “difficult for the criminal justice system...
Battle Over Textbook Revision in Karnataka Has Helped Expose the Ideology of Brahminical-Hindutva
By Shivasundar / The Wire
The textbook controversy raging in Karnataka shows no signs of subsiding. As details of the changes made become public, the...
British businessman wins defamation case against Republic Bharat for calling him an ISI ‘stooge’
British businessman of Pakistani heritage Aneel Mussarat has won a defamation case against Republic Bharat, the Hindi news channel arm of Republic TV, reported Geo TV...
Hindu priest Tapasvi Acharya calls for genocide of Muslims
Tapasvi Acharya, a Hindu extremist leader from Uttar Pradesh state, openly threatened a genocide against Indian Muslims if the fast-track court handling the recent...
J&K: Arrested ‘Lashkar Commander’ Was Appointed BJP Social Media Wing in-Charge in May
By Jehangir Ali / The Wire
Srinagar: Talib Hussain Shah, a “wanted terrorist” and “Lashkar-e-Toiba commander”, who was arrested on Sunday, July 3, by Jammu and...
No temple existed on Taj Mahal site, no ‘locked chambers containing idols’, says ASI
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has clarified that the Tal Mahal does not have “locked chambers containing idols”. It has also stated that...
10 Things You Need To Know About The Network Targeting Mohammed Zubair
By Ayushman Kaul, Devesh Kumar, Naomi Barton / The Wire
The Timeline Of Events:
• Mohammed Zubair was arrested June 27 for a tweet he posted...
Hindu priest vows to burn Asaduddin Owaisi alive
Hindu preist Pram Hans Das burnt a poster of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in protest against the killing of Udaipur’s tailor. He said that he...
Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist stopped from flying to Paris
A Pulitzer Prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist alleges that Indian immigration authorities have stopped her from flying to Paris without giving any reason.
In a tweet on...
‘Quran a criminal book, orders to kill’, Hindutva leader at Karnataka protest
By Veena Nair / Siasat
Amid unrest in the country following Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad, and the killings of two who allegedly stood...
