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Womens Reservation Bill 2026: Women’s Rights & the RSS

Even as the present leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attempts to promote itself as a messiah for Indian women, the ideological base of this party is fundamentally patriarchals

Bilkis Bano case: SC directs Guj gov’t to pay compensation in 2 weeks

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Kill me if Govt can’t imprison Criminals: Widow of Bulandshahr Cop, Subodh Kumar

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NRC rumours spark suicides in Bengal, BJP stirs communal pot

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VHP seeks Constitutional amendments to obtain ‘Equal Rights for Hindus’

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Jadavpur is a Template for Student’s Resistance

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Will push CAB afresh, have new NRC: Hemanta Biswa Sarma

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The Curious Case of RSS’ Praise for Dara ‘Shukoh’

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Richa Singh gets rape threats, police files FIR against her

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