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Policy on paid menstrual leave not on the horizons of the union government?

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Union Minister Smriti Irani states in parliament that menstruation should not be treated as a handicap, sidesteps answer to Dr. Shashi Tharoor’s question on provisions for mandatory paid menstrual leaves
Rule of Law

India’s Prisons: 95.84% male population, highest number of convicts and under trials languishing in UP prisons

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Insights from Statistical Prison Demographics: Recent data provided by MHA unveils inmate gender disparity and religious distribution, state of Tamil Nadu has the highest number of detainees
Culture

Meeras Mahal: A Journey Through Kashmir’s Timeless Heritage

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SOPORE: In a picturesque corner of north Kashmir’s Sopore town, a dream nurtured over four decades has finally come to life. In this town known...
Communalism

Students called “Pakistani” after school debate justifies Israeli violence against Palestinians

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A school in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur held a debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict, after which Muslim students were designated as “Pakistani” when they expressed their discomfort
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Union Govt: 1,043 families displaced in Jharkhand as more than 13,000 hectares of land acquired for coal mining

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The data provided by the union government shows 16 pending employment cases, multifaceted challenges in land compensation and rehabilitation
India

No vacancies for SC/ST/OBC in CARA and NCPCR, reservation policies not applicable to NCW: WCD Ministry

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Questions raised on vacancies in Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and its subordinate organizations unveils vacancy disparities, raises questions on reservation compliance in government organisations
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

58 reported deaths in Gujarat in last 5 years: Union Govt data reveals deaths due to cleaning of sewers and septic tanks

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No centralised data on whether deaths caused were to people from marginalized community; even as Ministry acknowledges tragic toll, data is a blank on specific details on compensation given
Education

The fall of the Indian University now a “Selfie Point” under Modi Raj 

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A professor who is guest faculty at the Delhi University recounts in this first person account how, autonomy of educational institutions is being eroded, ‘selfie-points” promoted, all to mis-use public money to self-promote the image of a particular leader
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‘Wherever You Go, We are watching’: Second threat letter to Kashmiri Pandits

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Supreme Court: UP Gangsters Act ‘stillborn’ for prescribing punishment without creating an offence

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“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam

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When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity

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A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
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The women India continues to ignore

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It is 76 years into the adoption of the Indian Constitution. However, the fundamental promises of equality and dignity remain elusive for many communities - none more so than Dalit women. What is even starker is the sheer indifference of institutions towards their plight. This piece aims to highlight how the understanding of “women” does not mechanically encompass Dalit women and accentuate the underlying forces that precludes the empowerment of women from the most downtrodden sections of Indian society.
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