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Right-wing outfits and NCP MLA’s protest led to dismissal of 114 Muslim workers at Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra

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In Ahmednagar’s Shri Shani Shingnapur temple, 114 Muslim workers were among 167 dismissed by the Shri Shaneshwar Devasthan trust. While the reasons cited were alleged disciplinary lapses it is no coincidence that right-wing groups—Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), Sakal Hindu Samaj (SHS), and an MLA belonging to the NCP—had earlier protested and demanded the removal of Muslim employees at temple, claiming temple donations serve ‘Hindu causes’ and that the ‘sanctity of temple’ would be marred; following dismissals, these groups hailed the action, while the temple trust denied religious bias
Rights

Razed to the ground, taken to Court: The legal and social fallout of India’s demolition drives

Tanya Arora -
Waves of demolitions in Delhi, Maharashtra, Telangana and beyond have left hundreds homeless, while High Courts and the Supreme Court weigh procedural lapses, land rights, and the limits of executive force in cases of demolitions
Politics

Bombay HC: No indication votes cast in name of dead in Dhule, 2024 Lok Sabha polls

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The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an election petition filed by former MP, Subhash Rao Bhamre of the BJP who had challenged the election of Shobha Dinesh Bacchav from the Indian National Congress (INC)
Gender and Sexuality

Queer Indians Forge Alternative Careers Amid Workplace Discrimination

Amir Bin Rafi -
There’s a dearth of large nationwide studies, but smaller surveys in various parts reveal systemic bias, discrimination and harassment of LGBTQIA+ individuals
Gender and Sexuality

Beyond belief: rape incidents spiral, from a hospital ICUs to villages, exposing widespread gendered crimes across Rajasthan

Aman Khan -
Rajasthan has witnessed a series of gender-based crimes — from an ICU patient in Alwar, to minor girls in Bikaner and Tonk, the suicide of a woman in Barmer after being blackmailed with rape threats and obscene videos, and a gang rape in the state capital, Jaipur. These incidents point to a deep societal failure, making women’s safety an urgent and critical concern
World

Iran war: from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace

Matt Fitzpatrick -
In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to defeating the Palestinian Liberation Organisation was...
Rights

SC intervenes for personal liberty after HC adjourns a bail application 27 times!

A Legal Researcher -
SC grants bail to a man whose bail plea was adjourned 27 times in the Allahabad HC
Rights

Gauhati HC directs verification of police records to see if detained men were following bail conditions before re-arrest

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State asked to file affidavit and report on police station attendance before next hearing; matter listed on June 20
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