As Hindutva has grown, so have websites reporting on India’s embattled Muslims

With the community erased from or demonised in mainstream media, many looked for a alternative space to tell their stories.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Oct 29, 2022 · 09:00 am

A mosque was attacked in Gurugram. Then, Muslims were made to ‘compromise’ with Hindus

A mob stormed the mosque on October 12, beating up worshippers and locking it up.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Oct 20, 2022 · 06:30 am

In Jaipur central jail, Muslim prisoners allege assault by officials and other convicts over namaz

An FIR filed by the police claims there was a fight between prisoners. Relatives of inmates disagree.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Oct 09, 2022 · 09:00 am

‘Garba jihad’: How Navratri became a communal flashpoint in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

TV channels helped spread theories about a Muslim plot to infiltrate garba pandals and lure away Hindu women.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Oct 06, 2022 · 04:54 pm

PFI was born in the crucible of Kerala’s violent politics – but does that make it a terror threat?

While some of its members have been convicted of violent crimes, the organisation has not officially endorsed them.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Oct 04, 2022 · 09:00 am

UP's first conviction under the ‘love jihad’ ordinance will be appealed in court. Here’s why

The accused person has been charged with lying about his identity to abduct, convert and assault a minor.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Oct 02, 2022 · 09:00 am

‘Choked by red tape’: Muslims who moved court after Khargone demolitions allege official harassment

Residents claim that the civic administration is refusing to grant them permission for reconstruction and licences to reopen their businesses.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 22, 2022 · 06:30 am

In MP, Christian pastor arrested for unlawful conversion gets bail after nine months

Ramesh Vasuniya had made six applications for bail – four in the high court and two in the lower courts.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 21, 2022 · 09:35 pm

Bihar court grants bail to 8-year-old boy arrested for rioting

The minor was arrested on September 8. His age was recorded as 13 by the police.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 14, 2022 · 08:32 pm

‘He is only 8’: In Bihar, a mother fights for release of minor son arrested after communal clash

However, the Bihar Police have recorded his age as 13. Siwan district magistrate insists that this was not an incident of communal violence.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 14, 2022 · 09:14 am

In Khargone, bulldozers raze property of businessman who had moved court against earlier demolition

After Amjad Khan moved court when his bakery was torn down in April, acquaintances and officials asked him to withdraw his petition, he said.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 09, 2022 · 09:00 am

‘Bengaluru’s flood devastation is the tyranny of small decisions’: Water expert Vishwanath S

The waterlogging has not been caused by the heavy rain but by bad planning, he says.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Sep 06, 2022 · 07:55 pm