The Indian Express had reported how 33 residents of a housing complex in Vadodara had objected to a Muslim woman moving in, citing possible ‘threat and nuisance’ due to her presence.
Mohan Majhi’s demand in 2022 for release of the killers of Graham Staine and his children, if implemented, would have harmed the state’s communal harmony.
UP’s Bhadohi witnessed a harrowing incident of repeated rape against a minor Dalit child. While the accused has been arrested and charged with rape and other offences, this is the latest in fast increasing gender crimes against Dalit women. NCRB figures point to a staggering ten such rapes every day against Dalit women and girls with a 45 percent spiral in such crimes between 2015 and 2020.
Seeking support from the newly elected Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, whose Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is also an ally in the recently formed NDA government at the Centre, citizens from across India have urged urgent intervention from the BJP ally
A rally was taken out in Palghar, Maharashtra which saw hundreds attend to protest against the alleged harassment of CPI-M activists and workers by the BJP and the police
After months of ignored complaints and threats, a 20-year-old woman self-immolates in front of her principal’s office—an act of final protest against sexual harassment and institutional apathy
In the name of industrial progress, the Assam government has unleashed bulldozers across Dhubri and Goalpara, displacing thousands, mainly flood-hit, landless, Bengali-origin Muslims. With no meaningful rehabilitation. As land is cleared for a Rs 40,000 crore Adani power project, what’s being erased is more than just homes: it’s the fragile stability of lives long on the edge
An intrepid critique of entrenched and entitled Muslim elites, CM Naim, a historian and essayist, recently passed away at 85. Here his work is remembered for its out of the box thinking and commitment to both the culture and language around Urdu; an essay that recalls his works