Communalism In India

'We are not at war': Muslim leaders keen on continuing dialogue with RSS

Jamat e Islami Hind, whose representative met RSS leaders, said, 'we are of the opinion that the dialogue should continue with the RSS as they hold influence on the government'

Preserving the identity of religious places: What is Places of Worship Act?

In simpler terms, Places of Worship Act, 1991, says that the character of a religious place cannot be changed from what it was on August 15, 1947-- the day India got its independence

BJP, RSS giving communal colour to Lakhimpur Kheri rape, murder: Congress

The Congress Friday accused the BJP and RSS of giving communal colour to the alleged rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri and demanded that justice delivery in the case be fast-tracked. The Opposition party also demanded the Narendra Modi government should implement the SC/ST Act with "full force". Two teenage sisters were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field located about a kilometre from their house in Lakhimpur Kheri's Nighasan police station limits Wednesday. Six people were arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and killing of the two girls. Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, the party's Scheduled Caste department head Rajesh Lilothia said the alleged rape and murder of the two sisters should not be seen as an isolated incident and alleged that atrocities against Dalits have been rising. The National Crime Records Bureau data revealed that 70,818 cases of atrocities against Dalits are

Follow due procedure under the law: SC hearing plea against UP demolitions

The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind's plea has said that no demolitions of properties be carried out without following due process

A misguided solution to the communal divide

Mr Suroor's unifocal concentration on the Hindu-Muslim divide has prevented him from analysing the reality of the caste divide that undermines the projection of a monolithic 'Hindu' community

Let them eat communalism

While UP's unemployed are angry, Yogi's call for a choice between Jinnah and Sardar Patel, more than seven decades after they both died, is the new 'let them eat cake'

SC to hear PIL for probe into Haridwar Dharam Sansad hate speeches today

The Supreme Court will, on Wednesday, hear a PIL seeking probe against the hate speeches targeting Muslim community delivered between December 17-19, last year, at the Haridwar Dharam Sansad and Delhi

Students, faculty of IIMs ask PM Modi to take stand against hate speeches

The letter requested the PM to stand firm and lead the country away from those seeking to divide the nation

Yati Narasimhanand, Sindhu Sagar also booked in Haridwar Dharma Sansad case

Two more names -- Yati Narasimhanand, Sindhu Sagar -- were added Saturday to the FIR lodged in connection with the recent Dharma Sansad in Haridwar where hate speeches were allegedly delivered

PM should condemn hate speech at Dharam Sansad in Raipur: Rajasthan CM

PM Narendra Modi should condemn the incident of hate speech at Dharam Sansad in Raipur made by Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj, said Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday.

Hindu Left, not Right wing

Modi-Shah BJP government is Right only on religion and nationalism. The rest is as Left as the Congress or any other party

Best of BS Opinion: India's communalised self, US' taper talks, and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

India: A mirror image of Pakistan

As in a mirror, the images of the two countries have reversed, with one edging towards secularism, and the other slipping into communalism

What have you done on hate content: Delhi Assembly panel asks Facebook

The committee alleged that during the northeast Delhi riots in February 2020, the social media giant did very little to stop the spread of fake news and hate posts on its platform.

Minorities Commission received 1,670 complaints during 2019-2020

As many as 1,670 complaints were filed in the National Commission for Minorities during 2019-2020 from across the country. This was revealed in the annual report of the commission

Country is going to get bad name: SC concerned over fake & communal news

The top court emphasized if this were to continue unchecked then it may get a bad name for the country

Brotherhood, communal harmony being sought to be finished: Mehbooba

J&K acceded to the secular India of Mahatma Gandhi, which was founded on brotherhood and communal harmony, but these are now being sought to be finished, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said

One more person held for raising anti-Muslim slogans at Jantar Mantar

The Delhi Police has arrested one more person for allegedly raising anti-Muslim slogans during a protest near Jantar Mantar here on August 8, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Uttam Upadhyay, was arrested from Ghaziabad on Sunday, police said. In a video that surfaced on social media, the police said he was the main person who was seen raising slogans. Seven people, including advocate and former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay, have already been arrested in the case. The slogans, the police said, were raised during the August 8 protest organised by the Bharat Jodo Andolan held near Jantar Mantar. The earlier arrests were made after an FIR was registered at the Connaught Place Police Station. It pertained to provocative sloganeering at the programme, the police said. Apart from Ashwini Upadhyay, Preet Singh, Deepak Singh, Deepak Kumar, Vinod Sharma, Vinit Bajpai and Sushil Tiwari were arrested, they said. Preet Singh is the director of 'Save India Foundati

Letter to the Editor: Identifying Indian Right

Strong nationalism is always a defining feature of our ideological leaning, says BJP spokesperson

Anti-Muslim slogans: Delhi Police arrests ex-BJP spokesperson, 5 others

The Delhi Police has arrested six people, including advocate and former BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay, in connection with the anti-Muslim slogans allegedly raised during a protest at Jantar Mantar