Topic: Hindutva

Hate in India today does not erupt suddenly, it circulates. It does not shock; it settles. It is no longer an interruption in public life but its background rhythm embedded in political language, amplified by television studios, and quietly legitimised by institutions meant to protect citizens. What we are witnessing is not a temporary spike in intolerance but a structural transformation: cruelty has been normalised, and discrimination has been routinised as governance.

“Sabhi Kathmullon 24 ghante ke andar gaon khaali kardo, warna zinda jala diye jaoge,” read a pamphlet that began circulating on social media a few days ago, claiming it was a threat left inside the homes of Muslims in the Sikandrabad region of Uttar Pradesh. The translation reads: “All Kathmullas must vacate the village within 24 hours, otherwise you will be burned alive.”

The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday withdrew approval for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district to run its MBBS course for the 2025–26 academic year, weeks after the campus witnessed Hindutva protests triggered by the institute’s first admission list, which included an overwhelming number of Muslim students.

Even as the world, including the United Nations, condemns Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide and a grave violation of the fundamental principles...

A Hindutva mob armed with wooden sticks stormed Magneto Mall in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday and vandalised Christmas decorations during “Chhattisgarh bandh,” against alleged religious conversions.

Amid a rise in hate crimes against Christians, the United Christian Forum (UCF) wrote an urgent letter on Tuesday  to Union Home Minister Amit...