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2025 set a new benchmark for hate speech in India amid tensions with Pakistan

Researchers say conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours made for a ‘perfect storm for mobilising activities’ against India’s minority communities, leading to a sharp spike in dangerous and hateful speech. Maroosha Muzaffar reports

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‘Should I kill myself?’: How a woman’s birthday party became a free pass for a Hindutva mob

“I had invited my entire class. That included Hindus, Muslims and even Christians,” said Shivangi Patel. “If a classmate of mine is Muslim, am I not allowed to interact with him?”

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From school skit to viral church protest: How a Christmas event was recast as ‘anti-Hindu’

What began as an annual Christmas programme featuring schoolchildren, skits and a science exhibition in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly ended with slogans outside a church and demands for an FIR.

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TV anchors slam ‘fringe’ Bajrang Dal, gush over Modi – miss the connection entirely

Christmas festivities in India have been overshadowed by acts of vandalism, intimidation, and violence by right-wing Hindutva groups this year, whether it’s in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and even Kerala. You can read our reports on such acts committed by members of the Bajrang Dal, VHP and others here…

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How India’s most populous state cancelled Christmas this year

Critics say Uttar Pradesh’s move reflects mounting pressure on religious minorities, with Christian organisations warning of rising hostility and violence

The Independent UK

Alarm as Hindu vigilante groups target Christmas celebrations in India

Online videos show Hindu groups harassing Christians and disrupting celebrations

The Independent UK

In Rajasthan’s anti-conversion campaign: Third-party complaints, police ‘bias’, Hindutva link

“My wife’s clothes were torn. Women who were part of our congregation that day were sexually assaulted, auraton ki bhi lajja bhang ki (women’s modesty was outraged)...all this in the name of allegations related to religious conversion.”

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Kerala bishops steer clear of naming BJP while condemning Chhattisgarh nuns’ arrest

In Thalassery, chants rang out in protest: “We don’t need your cake or ladoo. Do not come to visit Aramana.” The demonstrators, members of the Catholic Congress under the Syro-Malabar Church, were protesting the arrest of two nuns from Kerala — Sr Vandhana Francis and Sr Preethi Mary — in…

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‘Not safe, can’t speak’: Arrest of Chhattisgarh nuns sparks alarm in Christian community

Fear has gripped the Catholic community in Chhattisgarh following the arrest of two nuns under the serious charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion. The incident has triggered a political storm and drawn sharp criticism from Christian leaders and politicians nationwide. Sisters Preeti Mary and Vandana Francis from the…

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Members of far-right Hindu group attack Easter service in India with sticks

Members of the Bajrang Dal and VHP stormed a Christian gathering in Gujarat, chanting slogans and wielding sticks

The Independent UK

Anatomy of Nagpur violence: From ‘Hindutva protest to Muslim outfit’s rumour-mongering’

What began as a celebration to mark the birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj on Monday descended into hours of chaos and violence across a 2-kilometre radius in Nagpur’s Mahal area – leaving vehicles damaged, 33 police officers injured, and a community divided in its wake.

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Nagpur Violence: Why protesters demanding Aurangzeb tomb removal? Explained

The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb has been at the centre stage even before the Nagpur violence as the Hindu outfits, such as Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), are demanding the removal of Mughal emperor's tomb. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Man transporting cattle beaten up in Vijayapura district; case registered

Pro-Hindutva activists assault man transporting cattle in Vijayapura, leading to hospitalization; police investigate Bajrang Dal leaders.

The Hindu

‘I was told I’d be killed if I didn’t leave’: Himalayan state is a testing ground for Modi’s nationalism

A region known as ‘God’s land’ offers a glimpse of the future if Indian prime minister’s BJP party retains its power

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Life turned upside-down for Muslim teens arrested for ‘spitting on yatra’

Five months after he was arrested for allegedly spitting on a religious procession in Ujjain, Adnan Mansoori, 18, got bail this week.

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Hafta letters: Caste census, Israel-Palestine conflict, Bajrang Dal

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10 Bajrang Dal activists including women injured in stone-pelting in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag

At least 10 Bajrang Dal activists injured in stone-pelting incident in Hazaribag. Incident occurred near mosque when bus returning from 'Shourya Jagaran Yatra Programme' in Ranchi. No arrests yet, but miscreants identified. Police intervened to prevent further trouble. Arrests to be made based on investigations. Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha requested police…

The Hindu

Unidentified men display Ghodse, Veer Savarkar images during Shobha Yatre in Chitradurga

Unidentified men displayed images of Nathuram Ghodse, Veer Savarkar, and Bajrang Dal activist Sharat Madiwal during a Hindu Maha Ganapati Shobha Yatre in Chitradurga. The procession, organised by Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishat, was attended by 3,000 people and passed through various locations. Music was played through disco jockey…

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Haryana Congress MLA arrested in Nuh violence case; remanded to two days police custody

Congress MLA Mamman Khan arrested in connection to communal riots in Nuh, Haryana. Home Minister Anil Vij had earlier said Khan was responsible for the violence. Khan was arrested two days after Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar. Khan had sought protection from the High Court fearing arrest.

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India vigilante Monu Manesar, accused of inciting Haryana riots, arrested

Cow vigilante has been arrested for allegedly uploading ‘objectionable and inflammatory’ posts under fictitious name.

The Hindu

‘Cow vigilante’ Monu Manesar held in Gurugram on multiple charges

Monu Manesar, Bajrang Dal activist, was taken into custody by Haryana Police in Gurugram's Manesar on Sept 12. He is accused of murdering two Muslim men in Feb and triggering recent violence in Nuh.

The Hindu

Traders attacked allegedly by cow vigilantes in Karnataka

The police said the accused belonged to Bajrang Dal and Sangh Parivar organisations.

The Hindu

Now, Hindu women threatened with rape and death by right-wing ‘activists’ for befriending young Muslim men

Tanu, Riya & Shilpi, all Hindu women, faced death & rape threats for posting pictures with Muslim men. Bajrang Dal members threatened their families & spread their personal details online.

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GPS tools, spike bars, and informer-cop nexus: Inside the world of Monu Manesar

“We have only one clarion call…If you slaughter cows, there will be hell to pay,” Monu Manesar says in a film documenting the modus operandi of the Bajrang Dal vigilante. On the run after being booked for the murder of two Muslim men in February this year, Monu is again…

The Hindu

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s tweet found misleading; case registered in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh

Digvijaya Singh's post on X claiming Bajrang Dal workers were installing Shivling on Shri Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra Kundalpur in Damoh district was found to be misleading. A case was registered against the X account holder following a VHP complaint.

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