In a bizarre replay of life imitating art, in this case a comedy show, standup comedian Kunal Kamra was viciously targeted by workers of the ruling Shiv Sena (SS)-Shinde faction in Mumbai for cracking a joke about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Without naming Shinde, Kamra had alluded toContinue Reading
On April 5, India President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The new law, which has been renamed the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Act, or UMEED (literally, “hope”), changes the composition of waqf boards and how waqf properties will be managed. TheContinue Reading
On March 17, violent clashes erupted in Nagpur in the western Indian state of Maharashtra between Hindus and Muslims. While rumors about the alleged desecration of a copy of the Quran reportedly triggered the rioting, communal tensions were being built up for weeks by Hindu right-wing groups over the tombContinue Reading
On February 5, India’s national capital Delhi will vote in state assembly elections. The contest is a triangular one between the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the main challenger and India’s ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress. While the AAP is determined to win a thirdContinue Reading
