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Four arrested for kidnapping and beating Dalit boys

A video depicting young Dalits being trashed brutally on camera went viral in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena. News reports reveal upper caste Brahmin men who abducted and assaulted the Dalit boys

USCIRF signals alarm in India’s ‘Increased Transnational Targeting’ of religious minorities 

This bipartisan commission has also implored the US government to desginate India as a country of particular concern for religious freedom due to the "systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief".

Targeting free choice in marriage, ‘Love Jihad’ clause likely in bill to ban polygamy: Assam

New Delhi: PTI reports thar a bill to ban polygamy will be introduced in the next session of the Assam assembly to be held...

Union mum on EWS representation in Central Universities?

Education Minister's responses fall short in revealing EWS faculty representation in central universities, sparks transparency concerns in Parliament inquiry

Parliament answers highlight vacancies in High Courts and Tribunals, delays in transfers

As per the data provided, a total of 324 positions remain vacant in High Courts, nearly 170 vacancies across 16 Tribunals

Decreasing trend in SCs Persondays in 2023 observed in 2023, from 22.63% in 2014-15 to 19.39% in 2023-24

MGNREGA's SC Employment Decline Sparks Concern: Data reveals dip in SC Persondays, urgent examination needed for equitable rural employment under MGNREGA

Madhya Pradesh: One day after BJP’s victory, Muslim homes and meat shops demolished

Just a day after the chief minister Mohan Yadav took to office, reports of homes of Muslims and allegedly “illegal” meat shops being demolished have arisen from the state.

United Christian Forum: Average two Christians attacked in India every day, 287 incidents reported from UP itself

As per their statement, in 335 days of 2023, 687 incidents of violence against Christians reported, 88 more than last year; Manipur saw well-orchestrated attacks on Christians

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

In a strongly worded judgment, the Court holds that the 1986 law prescribes punishment without creating a distinct offence and criticises the gang-chart mechanism, but stops short of deciding whether the legislation itself passes constitutional muster  

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

Alleging that a staggering one crore persons will be finally excluded from the Karnataka state electoral rolls, MG Devasahayam, a former IAS officer, who was recently interviewed by the Kannada daily Vartabharati stated that opposition political parties had failed the voter while citizens groups had posed a robust challenge to the SIR process

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

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

The women India continues to ignore

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.

The State Wants the Delete Button: India’s new architecture of digital censorship

Nearly 1.95 lakh blocking directions in five months raise urgent questions about transparency, due process and the constitutional limits of government control over online speech
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