Indian Muslims
BJP leaders say the code primarily has to do with reforming Muslim personal laws as other personal laws have progressed over the decades.
Updated 14 Jul, 2023 04:21pm
Tabrez Ansari was tied to a pole and tortured for 12 hours as he cried and pleaded with a mob that accused him of burglary; his wife says she will appeal sentence to increase it.
Published 05 Jul, 2023 11:22pm
Ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti terms reported incident "simply an act of provocation".
Updated 26 Jun, 2023 11:55pm
"India has become a black-hole for religious minorities," says Hindutva Watch founder.
Published 24 Jun, 2023 07:10am
ASP says further legal action underway, suspends police official for refusing to file victim's complaint.
Published 18 Jun, 2023 05:42pm
Al Jazeera says the documentary is an investigative film backed by testimonies and features an interview with an RSS defector.
Updated 16 Jun, 2023 08:19pm
“I tell all my Hindu customers to produce more children, to counter Muslims,” says a social media influencer who is a pharmacist by trade.
Published 02 May, 2023 11:07pm
Report by US Commission on International Religious Freedom points to violence, destruction of property targeting Muslims, Christians.
Published 01 May, 2023 06:15pm
Report on communal violence around Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti in 2022 finds that the violence was “systemic”.
Published 22 Apr, 2023 12:01am
Indian journalists condemn Pramod Muthalik's remarks, call for action against him.
Published 21 Feb, 2023 03:46pm
Court raps police for scapegoating activists and failing to arrest ‘actual perpetrators’ in 2019 case.
Updated 05 Feb, 2023 08:39am
Police officer says 24 students have been detained.
Published 27 Jan, 2023 10:47pm
The release of 11 convicts in the case was not the subject matter of the review petition, Bano’s lawyer clarified.
Published 17 Dec, 2022 04:58pm
Muslims students say they face hate inside the classroom, both from peers and, even more troublingly, from teachers.
Updated 09 Dec, 2022 02:26pm
Says Hindu supremacists are demanding the conversion of some other mosques into temples, including Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque.
Updated 06 Dec, 2022 11:49pm
Manipal University initiates departmental inquiry against teacher; Indian journalists call incident shameful.
Published 28 Nov, 2022 07:02pm
Says Amit Shah's remarks confirm "that the BJP-led government was directly responsible for fomenting violence and massacre of Muslims".
Published 27 Nov, 2022 04:38pm
Indian home minster claims BJP has established peace in the state since communal violence broke out 20 years ago.
Published 25 Nov, 2022 07:56pm
Rights groups observe Modi govt has made it "lawful to discriminate against religious minorities, particularly Muslims".
Updated 21 Nov, 2022 08:13am
INDIA has built a slick, PR-backed image of itself as a ‘shining’ country, a sort of giant amongst nations. But...
Updated 21 Oct, 2022 08:37am
Muslim men, arrested for allegedly throwing stones at a garba event, were tied to a pole and beaten by police, according to NDTV.
Published 05 Oct, 2022 03:24pm
A man was reportedly travelling with his parents when a predominantly Hindu mob stopped him.
Updated 22 Sep, 2022 09:52am
Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee decides to approach high court regarding the matter; next case hearing on September 22.
Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:38pm
Case closed as SC observes petitioner and chief respondent are dead, rejects plea to substitute petitioner with amicus curiae.
Updated 31 Aug, 2022 08:23am
The petition holds that the men must serve their full life sentences.
Updated 23 Aug, 2022 05:38pm
Case registered for promoting hatred and enmity on grounds of religion; BJP's south chief says Gyan Ahuja's views didn't align with party's thinking.
Published 22 Aug, 2022 08:20pm
The judges stated that “power of arrests must be pursued sparingly”.
Published 20 Jul, 2022 03:51pm
Journalist to stay in judicial custody until he gets bail in other cases; Delhi court says political parties are "open to criticism".
Published 15 Jul, 2022 08:40pm
“They’ve instilled fear in an entire community,” says one activist.
Published 06 Jul, 2022 12:51pm
Let’s not ignore too virtual absence of Muslims from struggles in India on issues that may not seem to involve them as community.
Updated 05 Jul, 2022 08:58am
