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Rajasthan: PUCL condemns killing of 22 year-old jailed prisoner, demands payment of Rs 50 lakhs compensation & independent inquiry into incident

Protesting the death of 22 year old-Sajid, incarcerated in Rajasthan’s Bikaner jail, the PUCL has demanded an independent inquiry into the incident and payment of Rs 50 lakhs in compensation

Literary critique and author, Ranjit Hoskote, wrongly accused of anti-semitism, resigns from Documenta ’16 committee

The petition signed by Hoskote decried Zionism as a “racist ideology calling for a settler-colonial, apartheid state where non-Jews have unequal rights” and called for “democratic and progressive forces in India to align their struggles with that of the Palestinians, Hindustan Times reported

UN Security Council calls for stop in Gaza fighting for aid

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 15  - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday, November 15, called for urgent, immediate  and extended humanitarian stop (pauses) in the “fighting” between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip for a "sufficient number of days" to allow aid access, reported Reuters.

Unveiling the diverse impact of Hate Speech: From elections to escalating violence

Sabrang India does a dive into how cases of hate speech are occurring across the country, in poll-bound and non-polling states. Are there histories of violence that hate speech supplements? Have a look to find out.

Punjab & Haryana HC: Duty of the court to be more onerous, bail cannot be denied just because serious allegations

The Court held that there was no prima facie case made out against accused under UAPA and Arms Act, granted relief of bail; allegations suggested that the accused was planning to commit some terrorist acts based on relations with Pakistan

Assam: Fourteen persons despatched to detention camp, families left frantic

CJP Team Assam has been on ground, offering para-legal aid and moral support after 14 people were detained during a routine check on October 31, 2023.

Expulsion of Mahua Moitra is against public interest: statement by 123 citizens

A group of concerned 123 citizens has expressed "anguish and distress at the way Ms Mahua Moitra, a distinguished Member of Parliament has been...

World Cup in a Lucknow Wetland

A wetland behind Lucknow’s Ekana World Cup stadium is home to a vast variety of bird species. With migratory birds now in town, the stage is set for an avian ‘world cup’ of its own.

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MP: Beautiful woman ‘distracts, rape may follow’ says Cong MLA, outrage follows

Intemperate and insensitive remarks by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya on women, rape and women from Dalit and Adivasi communities have left the Congress shame-faced on the eve of LoP Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state

Manipur gang-rape survivor dies without justice, three years after 2023 ethnic violence

Abducted, brutally assaulted and gang-raped during the Meitei–Kuki conflict, the young Kuki woman succumbed to trauma-linked illness as her case languished without arrests, exposing systemic failure in prosecuting sexual violence in Manipur

BMC: Women corporators past the 50% mark, 121 women get elected in 2026

A total of 121 women got elected the Mumbai Mahanagarpalika in 2026, crossing the 50 per cent mark: with 227 corporators in all; BJP has sent 47 women to the civic body, Shiv Sena (UBT)34, SS (Shinde) 17, Congress 13, MIM 4, MNS 4 and NCP and Samajwadi Parti one each

Busted: ‘Hindu’ Narratives of Desecration of Somnath, Buddhist & Jain Temples in India

Be it the Jagannath Mandir in Odisha, a Buddhist temple that was ‘taken over’ by Hinduism or the Jain idols destroyed during Adi Shankracharya’s countrywide yatra, these are no less historically significant than the stories around Somnath and other temples that may have been razed and raised by emperors who happen to be Muslim

Complaint exposes misuse of religious event to inflame fear and violate electoral norms in Mumbai

From the “love jihad” conspiracy to public humiliation of Muslim women, the complaint details how hate speech was used to inflame religious divisions during the BMC election period
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