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Communal polarisation

  • Karnataka Elections: ‘Vokkaliga regions have been least accepting of the BJP and its ideology’

    Karnataka Elections: ‘Vokkaliga regions have been least accepting of the BJP and its ideology’

    Smitha Nair
    · Mar 30, 2023 · 01:00 pm
  • India is witnessing a new pattern of communal politics over dead children. Could anything be worse?

    India is witnessing a new pattern of communal politics over dead children. Could anything be worse?

    Supriya Sharma
    · Jun 09, 2019 · 08:25 pm
  • Rebel’s revenge? Sacked BJP minister Lal Singh may spoil the party’s plan to sweep Jammu again

    Rebel’s revenge? Sacked BJP minister Lal Singh may spoil the party’s plan to sweep Jammu again

    Safwat Zargar
    · Apr 14, 2019 · 06:30 am
  • ‘My vote is for a strong prime minister’:  Pulwama attack deepened the communal divide in Jammu

    ‘My vote is for a strong prime minister’: Pulwama attack deepened the communal divide in Jammu

    Safwat Zargar
    · Apr 09, 2019 · 09:00 am
  • Is YouTube autoplay to blame for song praising Pakistani army – and sedition charges in Bihar town?

    Is YouTube autoplay to blame for song praising Pakistani army – and sedition charges in Bihar town?

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jun 24, 2018 · 09:00 am
  • In riot-scarred Asansol, Hindus and Muslims try to recover the ground from ‘vested interests’

    In riot-scarred Asansol, Hindus and Muslims try to recover the ground from ‘vested interests’

    Aritra Bhattacharya
    · Apr 29, 2018 · 09:00 am
  • Fear and loathing in Chhapra: How a peaceful Bihar town became a communal tinderbox

    Fear and loathing in Chhapra: How a peaceful Bihar town became a communal tinderbox

    M Rajshekhar
    · Jul 03, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • Ayodhya was politics for Advani’s BJP then. It is still politics for Modi’s BJP now

    Ayodhya was politics for Advani’s BJP then. It is still politics for Modi’s BJP now

    Neerja Chowdhury
    · Jun 02, 2017 · 08:00 am
  • The fear of Hindu Rashtra: Should Muslims keep away from electoral politics?

    The fear of Hindu Rashtra: Should Muslims keep away from electoral politics?

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Mar 14, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • UP election 2017: I witnessed communal polarisation first hand, writes a Samajwadi Party candidate

    UP election 2017: I witnessed communal polarisation first hand, writes a Samajwadi Party candidate

    Sudhir Panwar
    · Mar 10, 2017 · 09:00 am