Madras High Court ruled that a temple was a Buddhist site. How will this impact mosque-temple cases?

However, the verdict on the Thalaivetti Muniyappan temple in Tamil Nadu’s Salem cannot be a precedent for future cases, legal experts say.

Umang Poddar

· Aug 07, 2022 · 06:30 am

How BJP leaders and Hindutva groups drove an FIR against multifaith prayers in a Kanpur school

The main complainant says he went to the police station on the request of a local BJP leader.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Aug 04, 2022 · 06:30 am

Why Bajrang Muni, the priest who threatened Muslim women with rape, may go unpunished

The police have filed a case against him. But the complainant is no ordinary man.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Jul 31, 2022 · 06:30 am

Scholar Madhu Kishwar, four others booked for spreading misinformation on social media

The accused persons did not delete a communally sensitive video even after the police clarified that it was related to an incident that took place in 2017.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 25, 2022 · 11:51 am

Four arrested youth took permission before reading namaz at Lucknow’s LuLu Mall, relatives claim

They also refuted conspiracy theories that the incident was meant to cause public turmoil.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Jul 22, 2022 · 07:20 pm

At Lucknow’s LuLu Mall, the hope of a better life is disrupted by a communal row

Many feel the mall is being targeted because its owner is Muslim.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Jul 19, 2022 · 06:00 pm

Why many Varanasi residents are unimpressed by the furore around the Gyanvapi mosque

Hundreds of structures were demolished to make way for the Kashi Vishwanath corridor – including shrines that housed shivlings.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Jul 10, 2022 · 06:30 am

Why Hindu right-wing lawyers are strategically filing multiple cases about the Gyanvapi mosque

The host of cases is being coordinated by the same set of people.

Umang Poddar

· May 31, 2022 · 09:00 am

In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed

A Muslim man was arrested for allegedly chanting slogans when survey team visited. Elders in the community say it is vital to keep the peace.

Aishwarya Iyer

· May 21, 2022 · 09:00 am

‘Farzi’ organisation: Why Hindu petitioners in Gyanvapi case have split

The four Varanasi petitioners have now parted ways with the lone Delhi petitioner.

Aishwarya Iyer

· May 20, 2022 · 08:00 pm

From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques

Rather than dismissing them under the Places of Worship Act, 1991, courts often allow petitions against mosques to fester, thus helping Hindutva politics.

Umang Poddar

· May 18, 2022 · 09:00 am

Why Trads, India’s Alt Right, remain untouched online despite hate crimes

There have been arrests in the ‘Bulli Bai’ and ‘Sulli Deals’ cases. But the police shy away from cracking down on the networks that supported the accused.

Aishwarya Iyer

· May 13, 2022 · 06:30 am