(The Wire) Muslim bashing is a winning formula in elections and won't disappear anytime soon.
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Feature: Gujarat: ahead of polls, right-wing groups step up attacks on symbols of syncretism
(The Wire) Since 2019 at least, dargahs, which are traditionally open to people of all faiths, have been made targets of narratives that aim to demolish secularism and deepen religious divides across India.
Read More »Article: The contradictions in the anti-Muslim tirade in Karnataka
(The Wire) The question also arises as to why the corporate class, barring an exception or two, is so silent in the face of rising vigilantism.
Read More »Article: The Self-Inflicted Powerlessness of the Indian Media
(The Wire) In the new Bharat, journalists have stopped taking themselves seriously and are not taken seriously by anyone, including the powers that be.
Read More »Feature: Proposed relocation of meat shops in Lucknow will likely put small sellers out of business
(The Wire) While larger meat sellers will be able to withstand any fallout from the new program, small-scale sellers, who have not been able to get licences for their shops yet, are likely to face the harshest effects.
Read More »Article: Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022 attempts to make India a Police State
Syed Ali Mujtaba The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, intends to link demographic and biometric information with the identification of citizens in an attempt to make all the natural citizens of India to be looked at as ‘suspects.’ The law is draconian and against the principle of civil liberties human …
Read More »Feature: Rights groups slam India for deporting Rohingya woman to Myanmar
(Al-Jazeera) Rights groups say the forced deportation of Rohingya to Myanmar is a ‘cruel disregard for human life and international law’.
Read More »Article: With call for violence against Muslims at Burari, Yati Narsinghanand violates bail conditions
(The Wire) The organisers of the Burari event, Preet Singh and Pinky Chaudhary, have both previously been arrested for hate speech.
Read More »Article: Even a best ever performance couldn’t bring SP to power. What can it do to improve?
(The Wire) A bipolar election clearly helped the party improve its vote share. But to win, Akhilesh Yadav's party needs to swing some votes directly from the BJP.
Read More »Feature: Baba Budangiri Dargah or Dattatreya Peetha: BJP kindles communal sentiments for Ayodhya in South
Mohammed Shariff Baba Budangiri Dargah or Dattatreya Peetha in Chickmagalur of Karnataka popularly referred to as Ayodhya of the South is in the news again. Recently, remarks by Hindu nationalist bloc including BJP ministers have worsened the situation. They are armed with the Karnataka High Court order of 28 September …
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