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IAMC urged Indian citizens, parliamentarians across party lines, and democratic governments and institutions around the world to recognise the gravity of this moment and to press for accountability. Read our press release for more details: iamc.com/chief-election-comm…
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The movement gained widespread attention on social media, helping Sunny raise more than his target of Rs 4.20 crore as users sent money via the UPI code shown in the videos. According to the influencer’s video dated Thursday, September 24, around Rs 6 crore 50 lakh has been raised. Accumulating 33.6 million views and 4 million likes, the video reached audiences far beyond Delhi as supporters everywhere chipped in to help the mother and her child. siasat.com/from-instagram-to…
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West Bengal Police have registered a case against news outlet Maktoob over social media posts reporting Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s allegations that senior Muslim IAS and IPS officers were excluded from meetings and official duties during Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visits to the state. muslimmirror.com/fir-filed-a…
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A Muslim man in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, has alleged that he and his family members were assaulted by a large group of people and forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” during the confrontation. clarionindia.net/muslim-fami…
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Outside the brick-red building of Sunderganj Mennonite Church, a 125-year-old structure, in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district, an unusual notice has been catching the attention of passers by for the last few days. indianexpress.com/article/in…
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Human rights group REDRESS and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) submitted a joint complaint to the UN Human Rights Council concerning the treatment of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh earlier this week. maktoobmedia.com/post?id=116…
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Four members of a Bengali Muslim family have been missing for about 40 days after the police picked them up from their home in Murshidabad, accusing them of being undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, their family member told Scroll on Thursday. scroll.in/latest/1095979/ben…
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Sixteen years after his murder, Shahid Azmi remains the deepest absence in my life—and one of its most enduring presences. ranaayyub.substack.com/p/mis…
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India Hate Lab (IHL) documented at least 60 hate crime incidents against Christians in West Bengal across 13 districts between May and September 2026. The report highlights raids, assaults, hate speech, and gendered harassment, allegedly linked to the BJP’s rise to power, with organisations like VHP and Bajrang Dal playing a key role. How are police complicity and social media platforms enabling this pattern of targeted violence? thequint.com/news/politics/i…
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More than 2,100 reported instances involving mosques, madrasas, dargahs and other Muslim religious and community properties have been recorded in government demolition, removal and eviction drives across India. muslimnetwork.tv/over-2100-m…
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Interfaith marriages account for less than 2% of unions in India. Yet from the violence inflicted on women during Partition to contemporary ‘love jihad’ campaigns, anti-conversion laws and honour killings, women’s choices in love and marriage remain a fraught battleground for family honour, communal politics and state power, testing the constitutional promise of the right to choose. article-14.com/post/-love-ji…
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As the minority share rises among seats in Bengal, the share of voters marked 'absent' or 'dead' falls from 8.21% to 5.48%. The share of those removed on somebody else's objection falls from 0.93% to 0.13%, a sevenfold drop. But the share marked 'not eligible' by a judicial officer rises from 2.20% to 9.60%. thewire.in/government/in-ben…
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Today (September 23) is the birth anniversary of Yusuf Meher Ali, the revolutionary who stood disguised as a porter before the Simon Commission, helped turn “Simon Go Back” and “Quit India” into cries of resistance, endured eight imprisonments, and devoted his short life to freedom, equality and the rights of ordinary people. Read on for some key moments from his remarkable life: iamc.com/yusuf-meher-ali-the…
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Pir Muhammad Munis was not just a freedom fighter. He was a journalist, thinker, teacher, and a defender of marginalized farmers. His mission: to amplify the struggles of the oppressed, expose colonial atrocities, and strengthen Hindu-Muslim unity. His journalism wasn’t mere reporting, it was an act of rebellion that catalyzed social consciousness. Despite his immense service, Munis lived and died in poverty. He passed away on 23 September 1949, largely forgotten by the nation he fought so hard to liberate. His legacy, however, remains that of a fearless truth-teller, revolutionary journalist, and unsung hero of India’s independence. iamc.com/pir-muhammad-munis-…
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