Communal

BJP coined 'Love jihad' to disturb communal harmony, state laws will curb personal liberty, says Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan chief minister's remarks followed announcements by BJP-led governments in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh that they are considering to enact a law against inter-faith marriages

Facebook row is unelectable Left's desperate attempt to gag social media

The Centre needs to intervene at the policy level not to censor, but to make these platforms adopt transparency. The Narendra Modi government has long shied from acting on this.

Bubonic plagues, Spanish Flu and now coronavirus outbreak, humans have always found it easy to blame others for pandemics

Mankind has always found it easy to blame someone or something for an epidemic like coronavirus, sometimes the scapegoat is an animal, a king, a community, a country, a race, or followers of a religion

Delhi Assembly polls: EC issues notice to BJP leader Anurag Thakur for ‘desh ke gaddaron ko’ remark, demands reply before 30 Jan

The Election Commission (EC) issued a show-cause notice to Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday for his "desh ke gaddaron ko" slogan at a poll meeting, saying prima facie the remarks had the "potential of disturbing communal harmony" and the BJP MP had violated the election code and electoral law.

Ajaz Khan's police custody extended to 14 days after actor allegedly uploaded 'communal' Tik Tok videos

The police had received a complaint against Ajaz Khan along with few videos which have gone viral on social media, said a press release

Ajaz Khan arrested by Mumbai police after actor posts 'communal' Tik Tok video

Ajaz Khan has earlier been arrested in 2018 when the Anti-Narcotics Cell put him behind bars after procuring drugs from his hotel room

Field report from 13 sites of hate crime in Uttar Pradesh: Lingering fear, distrust, justice delayed and denied

With 92 attacks, 2018 recorded the most hate crime in India in a decade, according to Hate Crime Watch, a database of religious identity-based hate crimes across India from 2009 to 2018.

Kathua rape case must be heard outside Jammu, victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat tells Firstpost

Kathua rape case victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat told Firstpost that the Jammu and Bar Association wants a CBI probe in the case only to stay in the limelight while also accusing them of reproaching her to leave the case

Trinamool's descent into Hindutva politics on Ram Navami is unprincipled and strategically dangerous for Bengal

Trinamool leaders announced that they would support (read, also organise) Ram Navami processions, which would, however, be peaceful and unarmed, and accompanied by cultural programmes

BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain says Tripura Muslims did not migrate to East Pakistan as they are a 'patriotic force'

Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday said Muslims in Tripura are patriots who did not go to Pakistan after Independence though the state shares a long border with Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan