Killing the story: How the Kashmiri press was silenced after the region lost autonomy
Journalist Irfan Amin Malik was having a quiet evening at home with his family. It was August 14, 2019, the eve of Indian Independence...
What’s in a name? There is indeed much for Yogi Adityanath and the BJP
By Akanksha Sharma
Recently, the District Panchayat of Aligarh has passed a resolution to rename Aligarh as Harigarh, calling it a ‘long-pending demand’. The move...
Solapur: Dalit Man’s Body Cremated Outside Panchayat Office After Caste Hindus Deny Access to...
By Sukanya Shantha
Mumbai: The gram panchayat office of the nondescript Malewadi village in Solapur district of Maharashtra has been abuzz since August 20. Local journalists,...
Attack on Muslim vendor is a ‘prelude to polarisation’ ahead of Assembly polls: P...
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the attack on a Muslim vendor in Indore was a “prelude to inciting communal conflict, violence and...
How Narendra Modi Transformed From an RSS Pracharak to a Full-Fledged Politician and Hindu...
By Christophe Jaffrelot
Excerpted from Christophe Jaffrelot’s book Modi’s India: Hindu Nationalism and The Rise of Ethnic Democracy, published by Hurst, with the author’s permission.
Narendra Damodardas Modi...
Dalit youth killed for seeking wage in Bihar
A Dalit youth was killed in Nalanda district, Bihar, allegedly for demanding the 10kg rice promised to him for a day’s labour, The Telegraph reported.
Upendra Ravidas, 25,...
Civil Rights Advocates, Community Leaders Applaud NJ DOE Commissioner’s Decision Upholding School Ethics Commission...
August 24, 2021 Piscataway, NJ – Dr. Atif Nazir, a well-respected Piscataway leader and former School Board member, today applauded the decision by the Acting Commissioner of...
PhD scholar held with journo Kappan in jail hospital, kin say condition serious
By Anuja Jaiswal
Agra: A PhD scholar, 26, arrested along with Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and two others in October last year for alleged sedition,...
After deleting para on Mughal Empire, government website removes section on culture
Para described Mughal Empire as one of greatest ever.
A section on a government website covering Indian culture and heritage was removed a day after...
Delhi riots: Why no FIR against Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra, asks UAPA accused
Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association President Shifa-Ur-Rehman, who was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the Delhi riots asked in...
‘Kaunsa Section laga rakha hai aapne?’: HC asks police to let Maulana Saad’s mother...
by Sofi Ahsan
THE DELHI High Court Monday questioned Delhi Police over keeping Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi’s family out of their home for more than...
Why are India’s secular leaders not speaking up clearly about minority rights?
By Apoorvanand
I was pleasantly surprised to see an article by Sonia Gandhi in The Indian Express (‘In need of repair’, August 18). I read it with great expectation,...
1921 Malabar Rebellion leaders to be removed from India’s dictionary of martyrs: Report
At least 387 leaders of 1921 Malabar Rebellion including Variamkunnath Kunhamed Haji and Ali Musaliar who were considered among the most powerful enemies of...
