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Uttarakhand state assembly tables UCC Bill amidst protests by opposition members

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On February 6, the state assembly in Uttarakhand tabled the bill for Uniform Civil Code in the state. The Bill bans polygamy, and mandates registration of all live-in relationships in the state and of residents who live outside it too.
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

CJP sends complaint to Aaj Tak to remove contentious ‘Black and White Show’ on Hemant Soren from YouTube

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Even after Sudhir Chaudhary rendered an apology for hurting sentiments of Adivasi people, the news show is yet to be removed from channel’s YouTube; clips of Chaudhary making derogatory statement on Adivasis still on ‘X’ (Twitter)
Rule of Law

Supreme Court on abortion rights, one step forward – two steps back

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A mother of two seeks termination of pregnancy after 26 weeks; drama unfolds as two separate benches of the Supreme Court, go forward and then back on the woman’s abortion rights—CJP looks at the October 2023 case in-depth and also offers insights in how High Courts –also constitutional courts –have expressed decidedly differing views
India

Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: Appropriating icons for political end

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On the occasion of the birth centenary of Karpoori Thakur (January 24, 1924 –February 17, 1988), several programs have been organised in different parts...
Communalism

Rajasthan to implement hijab ban?

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Muslim students reportedly protested over BJP MLA Acharya’s statements who made Jai Sri Ram slogans when he visited a school recently and asked for a ban on the hijab in schools in Rajasthan
History

UP court awards land with Muslim shrine and graveyard to petitioners claiming it to be a Mahabharata site

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A fifty year old dispute over a shrine of a Muslim saint and a Muslim graveyard was recently resolved after the court ruled that the land held Lakshagriha, a site that was featured in the Mahabharata. This comes even as the UP government is promoting a land some 20 kilometres away to be Lakshagriha.
India

Freezing temperatures do not stop thousands in Leh from protesting to demand statehood, constitutional protections

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The protest of ‘Leh Chalo’ was called by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance to raise four major demands- statehood for Ladakh, tribal status, job reservation for locals, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil
Communalism

Several steps forward but miles to go in the battle for a hate-free India: Supreme Court in 2023

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With multiple guidelines on curbing hate speech issued by Supreme Court in 2023 (and 2022 before that) continue to fall on deaf ears, how do citizens ensure a hate free 2024?
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Indian Muslims need to be protected as much from the communalism of their co-religionists as majoritarian communalism: In remembrance of CM Naim

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Harassment by Delhi Police, blatant extortion & human rights’ violation in process of identification of “illegal Bangladeshi immigrants”: Brinda Karat to HM Amit Shah

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Brinda Karat, former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-CPIM), has in a letter to the union home minister, Amit Shah highlighted the blatant violation of human rights, harassment and extortion, in the ongoing process of "identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants" by the Delhi police and other agencies.
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Bengali Migrant Workers Detained in Odisha: Calcutta High Court demands answers, seeks coordination between states

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Thane School Horror: Principal, attendant arrested for forcing girls to strip in menstruation check, case registered under POCSO

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