The Bombay High Court has issued notices to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Maharashtra government, and all seven persons acquitted in the 2008 Malegaon blast, following an appeal by the victims’ families challenging the special court’s verdict of acquittal. (The Times of India) The blast, which killed six people and injured over 100, took…
On September 18, 2025, the Allahabad High Court granted bail to Samajwadi Party veteran Azam Khan in the high-profile “Quality Bar” land encroachment case in Rampur. The bench, led by Justice Sameer Jain, approved his plea after arguments concluded on August 21. (India Today) The case originates from a complaint filed on November 21, 2019…
A 70-year-old Muslim vendor, Mohammed Mohsin, was violently beaten to death in Kako village, Jehanabad district, Bihar on 18 September 2025, following a dispute over ₹5 toll money. Mohsin had come to the local market with his minor grandson to sell fruits and vegetables. When asked to pay ₹15 as toll by Vicky Patel, Mohsin…
On September 18, 2025, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a press conference in New Delhi accusing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of protecting “vote chors” and undermining democracy. He presented data alleging systematic deletions of voters from electoral rolls in multiple constituencies. (The Siasat Daily) Gandhi highlighted Aland constituency in Karnataka (2023), claiming 6,018 voter…
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued takedown notices to several journalists, media houses, and content creators—including Newslaundry, The Wire, Ravish Kumar, Dhruv Rathee, Akash Banerjee (The Deshbhakt)—ordering the removal of 138 YouTube videos and 83 Instagram posts concerning the Adani Group. The directive is based on a September 6, 2025, ex-parte injunction…
On September 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of India refused to suspend the entire Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, citing the legal principle that statutes are presumed constitutional. However, the Court stayed three major provisions of the Act pending further review. (The Economic Times) The provisions frozen include: The requirement that a person must have practised…
On Monday, 15 September 2025, the Allahabad High Court will hear a plea by Zafar Ali, chairman of the Sambhal Jama Masjid committee. He is challenging the police charge sheet filed in relation to the violent clashes that took place during a court-ordered survey of the aged Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal. (National Herald) Key…
ByRam Puniyani Communal violence has been the bane of Indian politics. It also forms the base of communal politics which aims to divide the society along the lines of religion. The foundations of this hate were laid by the British, who pursued the policy of ‘divide and rule’. To begin with this was done by…
On September 11, 2025, the Supreme Court of India strongly condemned the Maharashtra Police for failing in their duties in the Akola communal riots of May 2023. The court ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) including senior officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities to probe the case. It also emphasized that police officers must,…
In Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, the president of a village mosque committee (Mohammed Hanif) has been booked by police under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), for appointing an Imam without first informing the authorities. The Imam, Akhtar Raza, originally from Bihar, was given temporary duties. Raza had been residing in a space…
