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Taking serious exception to the State government’s decision to repeal the controversial anti-conversion law, passed by the previous BJP government, BJP national general secretary C.T. Ravi has appealed to religious heads to convene a Maha Panchayat to protect the Hindu religion.

Nearly a dozen families are forced to leave Purola after far-right Hindu groups threaten Muslims’ homes and businesses.

Responding to the Congress manifesto announced ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections that promises to impose a ban on the Bajrang Dal and the PFI if it wins the poll, the VHP staged a protest outside the Congress headquarters in New Delhi.

The legal cell of the Hindu outfit, in its annual meet attended by over 500 advocates and retired judges, on April 24 said the apex court should have sought the opinion of religious leaders and experts from diverse fields.

In view of a Statewide 'bandh' call by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other organisations over violence in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district, workers of the outfit and those of BJP, which has lent support to the protest, have urged people to close their businesses on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Ram Navami festival was the latest concerted attempt to ignite religious tensions in India’s richest state.

The police allowed the Ram Navami processions without formal permission in West Bengal’s Howrah despite letters by the organisers suggesting their refusal to comply with at least one crucial guideline. The processions eventually saw several violations, be it music, weapons, motorcycles or the rally schedule, according to video clips and…

Book review: A new exposé of fringe politics performs an exceptional service but is poorly defined and lacking in evidence

Since the horrific attacks in Christchurch in 2019 there has been substantial and growing attention paid to the extreme right in New Zealand. The pandemic – and the conspiracy theories and anti-government sentiment that developed in response – increased that scrutiny, and the sense of unease or alarm many felt…