sabrang

Bilkis Bano vindicated!

fr. cedric prakash sj - January 17, 2024

Persisting when anyone else would have dithered, Bilkis Bano and husband, Yakub Rasool kept their faith in the law and the Constitution

Communalism

Riddles of Ayodhya Ram Temple: Consecration of Bhagwan Ram’s idol, but which one?

Shamsul Islam - January 17, 2024

Apart from an assertion of a false narrative – Goswami Tuslidas who authored Ramacharitmanas 37 years after the so-called destruction of the temple by Babar makes no mention of the ‘demolition’—the event on January 22 at Ayodhya involves a problematic consecration ceremony, and is in fact a crass political gimmick meant to bolster one person alone, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi

Hate Speech

Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra: SC directs police to ensure no hate speech by BJP MLA Raja Singh & Hindu Jan Jagruti Samiti rallies

sabrangindia - January 17, 2024

Even after the bench accepted that some of the speeches delivered by Singh previously were “certainly objectionable”, they refused to decline to stop the rallies, take pre-emptive action

Media

‘X’ account of HindtuvaWatch withheld in India owing to “legal demands”

sabrangindia - January 16, 2024

Another X user, namely Indian Cyber Defender, has taken responsibility for the same, alleged it to be a result of the proceedings initiated by his legal team

Freedom

Should the State Government intervene in cases of arbitrary orders by the Foreigners’ Tribunal?

CJP Team - January 16, 2024

In a recent decision of the Gauhati High Court that noted discrepancies and ignorance of procedure established by law in orders of the Foreigners’ Tribunal, has directed reviews by state government to the orders of the FT wherein “suspected illegal migrants/foreigners” are declared citizens

Economy

Increase in desperation among workers, violence against women, say official data

Vikas Parasram Meshram - January 16, 2024

In the past few years, the central government has made big claims of development for farmers and laborers, but the latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows that the reality of these claims is different. According to the latest NCRB data, suicides of farmers and laborers have increased in the country.

Communalism

Justice once more for Bilkis Bano, but what now lies ahead?

CJP Legal Research Team - January 16, 2024

Bilkis Bano has fought a hard, challenging battle. As one of the 1,958 women Muslim survivors of the targeted violence in Gujarat in 2002, she can now breathe some sighs of relief, if the convicts are “found” by the Gujarat police and report to prison by January 22 (the deadline set by the Supreme Court). There is also a possibility that these convicts now approach the Maharashtra government for remission under section 432 of the CrPC

Caste

Rohith’s death: We are all to blame

teesta-setalvad - January 16, 2024

First published on January 19, 2016Supply Sodium Cynanide and a Rope to every Dalit student-Rohit to the VC a month before he took his...

1...276277278...432 Page 277 of 432

Stay in touch:

[td_block_social_counter facebook=”#” manual_count_facebook=”255324″ twitter=”#” manual_count_twitter=”128657″ youtube=”#” manual_count_youtube=”97058″ style=”style1″ f_counters_font_family=”831″ f_counters_font_weight=”500″ f_network_font_family=”831″ f_network_font_weight=”400″ f_btn_font_family=”831″ f_btn_font_weight=”500″ f_counters_font_size=”eyJhbGwiOiIxMiIsInBvcnRyYWl0IjoiMTEifQ==” f_network_font_size=”eyJhbGwiOiIxMiIsInBvcnRyYWl0IjoiMTEifQ==” f_btn_font_size=”eyJhbGwiOiIxMSIsInBvcnRyYWl0IjoiMTAifQ==” f_btn_font_spacing=”0.5″ tdc_css=”eyJhbGwiOnsibWFyZ2luLWJvdHRvbSI6IjQwIiwiZGlzcGxheSI6IiJ9LCJwb3J0cmFpdCI6eyJtYXJnaW4tYm90dG9tIjoiMzAiLCJkaXNwbGF5IjoiIn0sInBvcnRyYWl0X21heF93aWR0aCI6MTAxOCwicG9ydHJhaXRfbWluX3dpZHRoIjo3Njh9″]

Don't miss

Media

Two women journalists allege police assault after questioning Delhi CM, say attack intensified after police heard they were Muslim

September 4, 2026 0

Shaheen and Nafisa Khan say they were detained while covering a CM event and assaulted at Saket police station

India

Comrade Sonya Gill: A life dedicated to the struggle for equality and justice

September 4, 2026 0

The sudden and shocking demise of Comrade Sonya Gill...

India

Maharashtra SIR draft rolls leave 2.07 crore electors out; Pune records highest exclusions at 28.66 lakh

September 4, 2026 0

Maharashtra's SIR draft electoral rolls have excluded over 2.07 crore names in the enumeration period: Pune has recorded the highest number of deletions; electors can file claims and objections until September 30

Communalism