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J&K Authorities Seal Mazhar-e-Shuhada After Parties Seek Permission to Commemorate Martyr’s Day (The Wire)

by Jehangir Ali Srinagar: Authorities foiled the plans of Kashmir-based political parties to commemorate Martyrs’ Day by sealing the historic Sufi shrine of Khwaja Bahauddin Naqshbandi in Srinagar...

Kerala: Suo moto case filed, outrage erupts after students wash teachers’ feet in RSS-affiliated...

By Maktoob Staff A wave of condemnation has swept across Kerala following reports of ‘Pada Puja’ ceremonies, where students were made to wash the feet...

West Bengal Resident Served Foreigner Notice Under Assam NRC, Sparks Political Outcry (The Wire)

By Joydeep Sarkar Kolkata: Uttam Kumar Brajbasi has never stepped out of his district, let alone crossing the international border. Yet, the resident of Sadiar Kuthir...

“We will cut off your hands”: CPI(M) workers’ threat to MediaOne editor draws Kerala...

By Maktoob Staff The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) State Committee has strongly condemned the provocative slogans raised by CPI(M) workers in Wandoor, which...

Court holds Hindutva WhatsApp group member guilty of fueling communal tensions during Delhi pogrom...

By Maktoob Staff A Delhi court has sentenced a member of the Hindutva WhatsApp group “Kattar Hindu Ekta,” allegedly formed to coordinate actions against Muslims...

In India’s deportation drive, Muslim men recount being tosed into the sea (Washington Post)

By Pranshu Verma, Tanbirul Miraj Ripon and Sahal Qureshi SATKHIRA, Bangladesh — Indian police dragged Hasan Shah from his bed in western India one morning...

In Ramnagar, Authorities Demolish Mazar, Alleging Illegal Construction on Railway Land

The Railway Department and District Administration demolished a mazar, alleging it was illegally built on Railway land.

In Mumbai, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane Calls Muslims “Snakes” and Declares India a Hindu...

BJP MLA Nitesh Rane, speaking at a government event, declared that Hindutva is the only issue that matters for voting. He referred to Muslims...

UP Dalit Man Claims he was Beaten by Priest, Denied Entry to Temple (Clarion...

By Clarion India BARABANKI — A 27-year-old Dalit man has alleged that he was stopped from offering prayers at the Lodheshwar Mahadev temple in this district...

In Assam and across India, voter apathy keeps the right wing in power (The...

By Aditya Sinha Last weekend, I went to Assam, regarded by TV anchors as a faraway corner, for a family event. For a brief while,...

Christians condemn threat of violence by Hindu legislator in India (Crux Now)

By Nirmala Carvalho MUMBAI, India – An archbishop in the state of Maharashtra has spoken a politicians call for violence against Christian missionaries. A legislator belonging...

Indian politician offers cash reward for murders of Evangelists (The Catholic Herald)

By Nirmala Carvalho A legislator from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sparked outrage after offering a cash reward for attacking Christian evangelists. Gopichand Padalkar,...

Eric Adams Withdraws From Event Honoring Anti-Muslim Activist (NYS Focus)

By Deep Kaushik Vakil, Sam Mellins and Meghnad Bose   New York City Mayor Eric Adams was slated to attend an event in Queens next week featuring a prominent far-right...

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