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India loudspeaker row (Representative image)

UP Minority Panel Chief Says Loudspeakers Removed From Mosques, Seeks Best Facilities For Ramzan

The commission's chief Ashfaq Saifi said he has received 'lots of complaints' that loudspeakers that were installed adhering to the guidelines of the Allahabad High Court, including decibel limits, were removed by the local...

16 March 2023

 Marang Buru's Doli labourers

Who Carry The Pilgrims? The Lesser Known Lives Of Marang Buru's Doli Labourers

There is no end to this story just as the unending sufferings of the Doli labourers of Marang Buru or Parasnath. While religious and political outfits continue their fight, the labourer picks up his palanquin and searches...

19 January 2023

HM Amit Shah Raises Issue Of Attacks On Minorities, Temples In Bangladesh With Counterpart

HM Amit Shah Raises Issue Of Attacks On Minorities, Temples In Bangladesh With Counterpart

Shah also had productive exchanges with the Bangladeshi minister on border management and common security-related issues.

18 November 2022

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SGPC Opposes Any Move To Introduce Ballistic Helmets For Sikh Soldiers

A delegation of the SGPC, the apex religious body of the Sikhs, met the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) chief to discuss the issue.

04 February 2023

Photograph of Shehbaz Sharif from the interview

Hindu Woman Murdered In Pakistan’s Sindh Province

Pakistan: Krishna Kumari, a Hindu senator from Pakistan Peoples Party in Sindh province took to Twitter on Thursday to break the news of Daya Bheel, a Hindu widow's murder in Sinjhiro, a town in Sanghar district in Sindh...

30 December 2022

Rajendra Pal Gautam

Delhi Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam After Controversy Over Religious Conversion Event

The Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam resigned on Sunday after he was accused of defaming Hindu deities at a religious conversion event.

09 October 2022

Representative image of madrassa.

How Divisive Politics Has Led To Exclusion Of Muslims From Education Benefits

Academicians draw attention to the roots of India's divisive politics stemming from the 1920s which assumes significance in understanding a Hindutva narrative of inclusion that has been unfair to the minority communities,...

25 January 2023

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Muslims returning after Eid-ul Fitr prayer in the city

Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde Government Ropes In TISS To Assess Social, Financial Status Of Muslims

The study will focus on Maharashtrian Muslims' education, health, employment, standard of living, and financial assistance among other issues.

23 September 2022

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22 September 2022
RSS' Muslim Outreach And Centre's Push For Pasmanda Community: Eye On 2024?

RSS' Muslim Outreach And Centre's Push For Pasmanda Community: Eye On 2024?

Of late, the RSS has increased its efforts to reach out to Muslims with Mohan Bhagwat holding several meetings with leaders of the minority community.


19 September 2022
Hijab Ban Row: Petitioners Allege

Hijab Ban Row: Petitioners Allege "Pattern" To Marginalise Minority Community

A senior advocate told the Supreme Court on Monday that the hijab is the 'identity'' of Muslims, saying the Karnataka authorities had marginalised the minority...


11 September 2022
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath Government To Survey Private Madrassas Amid Fears Of Repression

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath Government To Survey Private Madrassas Amid Fears Of Repression

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi termed the madrassas' survey as 'mini NRC' and BSP chief Mayawati alleged it's a way to 'terrorise' Muslims.


31 May 2022
Muslim Community 'Should Not Over-rely' On The PoW Act Amid Ongoing Mandir-Masjid Row

Muslim Community 'Should Not Over-rely' On The PoW Act Amid Ongoing Mandir-Masjid Row

Faizan Mustafa, an expert in constitutional law and vice-chancellor of Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, has suggested that an outside-the-court settlement...


20 May 2022
MP: Case Registered Against Hospital Owner For `Trying To Force' Woman To Convert

MP: Case Registered Against Hospital Owner For `Trying To Force' Woman To Convert

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Nihal Khan, who is in his early 30s, under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act as well as for...


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03 March 2022
UP Polls 2022: Priyanka Gandhi Accuses Rivals Of Dividing Society On Caste, Religious Lines

UP Polls 2022: Priyanka Gandhi Accuses Rivals Of Dividing Society On Caste, Religious Lines

Voting will be held in Sonbhadra in the seventh and last phase of elections on March 7. 


09 February 2022
Hijab Row: Karnataka Cabinet To Wait For High Court Decision Before Making One Of Its Own

Hijab Row: Karnataka Cabinet To Wait For High Court Decision Before Making One Of Its Own

Since the Karnataka High Court is hearing the matter of the 'Hijab row' controversy, the state cabinet felt it is not appropriate for the cabinet to take any...


03 February 2022
Senior RSS Leader Condemns Remarks Made At Haridwar Dharam Sansad

Senior RSS Leader Condemns Remarks Made At Haridwar Dharam Sansad

Any kind of hate speech is condemnable. All hate speeches must be condemned and punished as per law. Nobody should be treated as an exception, said senior RSS...


01 February 2022
Karnataka: Udipi Girls Move High Court Demanding Right To Wear Hijab

Karnataka: Udipi Girls Move High Court Demanding Right To Wear Hijab

A petition filed in the Karnataka High Court says that the students’ right to wear a hijab is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 14 and 25 of the...


31 January 2022
Gunmen Kill Christian Priest In Pakistan, Police Describe As 'Terrorist Attack'

Gunmen Kill Christian Priest In Pakistan, Police Describe As 'Terrorist Attack'

In the latest of attacks on minorities in Pakistan, 2 Christian priests were shot dead while returning home from the Sunday Mass in Peshawar.


28 January 2022
'Bharat Bashing Brigade': Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Apparently Swipes At Hamid Ansari

'Bharat Bashing Brigade': Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Apparently Swipes At Hamid Ansari

Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi apparently called former Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari, the part of a 'Bharat bashing brigade'.


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27 January 2022
34 Personalities Write To CM, MLAs Over Alleged Violence Against Religious Minorities

34 Personalities Write To CM, MLAs Over Alleged Violence Against Religious Minorities

"Un-constitutional statements made by legislators and the inability of the State machinery to rein in anti-social groups have encouraged such incidents," they...


18 January 2022
Taliban Steadily Erasing Women From Public Life, Hindus Vulnerable: UN

Taliban Steadily Erasing Women From Public Life, Hindus Vulnerable: UN

The Hindu, Tajik and Hazara religious minorities are the most vulnerable as the Taliban is attempting to erase women from public life, United Nations human...


17 January 2022
Rajasthan CM Gehlot Allocates Rs 98.55 Cr For Minority Welfare

Rajasthan CM Gehlot Allocates Rs 98.55 Cr For Minority Welfare

A total of Rs 5 crore will be spent for the construction of boundary walls in waqf land or graveyards, madrasas and schools on public land, officials reported.


07 January 2022
Dhalpur Eviction Horror: Report Says They Were Not Illegal Migrants

Dhalpur Eviction Horror: Report Says They Were Not Illegal Migrants

A report released by the Centre for Minority Studies, Research and Development in Assam rebuts the Chief Minister and government's position on Dhalpur...


07 January 2022
SC Grants Last Opportunity To Centre To File Reply On PIL For Identifying Minorities At State Level

SC Grants Last Opportunity To Centre To File Reply On PIL For Identifying Minorities At State Level

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M M Sundresh asked the Centre to file its response within four weeks after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought...


30 December 2021
Mother Teresa's Charity Row | Is Christianity Being Attacked In India?

Mother Teresa's Charity Row | Is Christianity Being Attacked In India?

Does Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram's comment on the government's stance towards the Missionaries of Charity, and other incidents indicate rising discrimination...


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