How the Hindu Right Tried – And Failed – to Forge a Common Platform...
By Akshaya Mukul / The Wire
Independent India’s first elections were held from October 25, 1951 to February 21, 1952. To commemorate that monumental exercise, The...
RSS senior functionary hits out at idea of Dalit-Muslim alliance
By Shishir Arya / The Times of India
Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) mukhya pracharak Sunil Ambekar hit out at the concept of Dalit-Muslim...
Backstory: The UP Poll Is Playing Out Under the Shadow of a Genocidal Call...
By Pamela Philipose / The Wire
Adopting cricketing parlance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a recent election speech in Uttar Pradesh (UP) claimed that his...
Why Indian Muslim women are a special target for Hindutva hatred
By Sana Aziz / Scroll
Though many women in my extended family wear the hijab, I chose not to. I faced no resistance and was...
How Uttar Pradesh played judge, jury and executioner with CAA protestors
By Umang Poddar / Scroll
On February 18, the Uttar Pradesh government informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn 274 money recovery notices handed out during...
Hindu extremist leader threatens Muslims
Hindu extremist leader in Karnataka threatens Muslims, he said, "for one head of ours, unless we take 10 heads, Hindu samaj will not rest."
Beaten up for voting BSP in UP, claims Dalit family
A Dalit family in a Mathura village has alleged that they were attacked in their home last Sunday for voting on ‘elephant’ – the...
Hindu mob beat a Christian pastor
Hindu mob took a Christian pastor to a crossroad where they tied his hands to the divider and started inciting people by saying that...
Suresh Chavhanke Uses Dehumanizing Language Against Muslims
"Suresh Chavhanke, a Hindu extremists and Sudharshan TV news anchor calls Muslim parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi a virus and referred Muslim voters as pigs while...
Decline of Indian democracy
By Harsh Mander / The Telegraph Online
Christophe Jaffrelot’s book is a work of outstanding scholarship, a formidable documentation and compelling commentary on how India...
How a Witness Was Hidden From Accused, Defence Counsels in a 2020 Delhi Violence...
By Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar / The Wire
New Delhi: In a rare occurrence, the sole witness in a 2020 North-East Delhi communal violence-related murder case was...
‘No Religious Attire Allowed in Schools’: South Delhi Municipal Corporation Order
New Delhi: Students of schools running under the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) will not be allowed to come to school wearing “religious attire”, according...
Delhi Riots Anniversary: Amit Shah’s Cheering for Delhi Police Rubs Salt Into Wounds of...
By Zafar Aafaq / Clarion India
NEW DELHI – Addressing the 75th Raising Day parade of the Delhi Police on February 16, Amit Shah applauded the...