Electoral Roll Revisions Show BJP’s Hindutva No Longer Trusts Its Own Voters (The Quint)
Under Narendra Modi's leadership, Hindutva is about a crude power game. It boils down to a small coterie reflecting more like a mafioso style...
Delhi: New Demolition Notices Cause Panic in Batla House as DDA Plans Bulldozer Drive...
by Mohammad bin Ismail
NEW DELHI — A fresh wave of fear has spread across the Batla House area in Okhla after the Delhi Development Authority...
Is UP’s QR code mandate in eateries during Kanwar Yatra a move to target...
By Fida Fathima
With the Kanwar Yatra already in progress since Friday, the Uttar Pradesh government’s move to mandate QR code stickers for all eateries...
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,...
