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Church unites in prayer, condemns massacre at Gaza, hospital bombing

A statement by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem condemns the massacre at the Al Ahli Anglican hospital in Gaza and grieves the loss of lives of hundreds of citizens

Sion, Mumbai: Police officers beat young student with stick while the boy decries innocence

Video on social media shows Ayaan Rizwan Khan being physically restrained and subjected to police brutality

200 academics criticise Rutgers President for Israel-Hamas Response

The professors accused Holloway of making "one-sided statements that only mentioned Israeli victims in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war."

Kheda Flogging case: Muslim victims refuse to compromise and settle with accused police officers

After the initiation of contempt proceeding, the four accused cops indicated that they be spared punishment and rather be made to pay compensation; final verdict on October 19

Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital kills at least 500, Israel blame game continues

The mounting death toll at the hospital is expected to rise further; this is however already the largest number of Palestinians killed in a single incident since the 1982 massacres at Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon by the Israeli army and its Phalange allies.

Marriage Equality Case: No right to marry, form civil unions or adopt says SC

By a ratio of 3:2, the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court held that the state cannot be obligated to grant legal status to civil unions; unanimously declined to allow recognition to same-sex marriages

Hindus for Human Rights (HHR) protests suspension of ‘X’ account

Progressive Hindus under the banner of Hindus for Human Rights (HHR) call out the Elon Musk-GOI axis in ensuring that their ‘X’ account is suspended

Orissa: Despite efforts to stymie participation in a public hearing at Kashipur against Vendanta, villagers attend

While social media, a trite singular in its projection of opinions, is awash with either the Israel-Palestine conflict with doses of pure hate and even comments on the Supreme Court ruling on same sex unions, in the east of India, Kashipur in Orissa, villager Adivasis are facing the strong arm of the state, being prevented from legitimately voicing their opposition to bauxite mining, it is being alleged

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