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Acid Attacks: The judicial struggle to regulate acid violence in India
From the landmark mandate of Laxmi v. Union of India to the BNS, a critical examination of why progressive legal doctrine continues to falter against the wall of administrative inertia and systemic trial delays
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Historic Victory at Panjab University, but Federalism Remains at Stake
At a time when the BJP is forcefully implementing...
Protest outside Delhi HC gate over bail in Unnao rape case, survivor’s mother asks for maximum punishment
Protesters gathered near the court premises, raising slogans and expressing opposition to the bail order
Delhi HC grants bail pending appeal to Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar
The bail order accompanies a temporary suspension of sentence for Sengar will walk free; it has returned public attention to the survivor and her mother's pursuit of justice since 2017; Sengar will, however, remain in jail as he is also serving a 10-year sentence in the custodial death case of the rape victim’s father
‘Brutal intimidation of Christians’ all India condemned: Bombay Catholic Sabha
In a statement, accompanied by open letters to senior political leaders, the Bombay Catholic Sabha (BCS) has strongly condemned the “brutal intimidation of Christians in some parts of the country and increase of such act of terror during the Christmas season”
The ‘Shastra Poojan’ Project: How the ritual of weapon worship is being recast as a tool of power and hate propaganda
An investigation into how a nationwide network of right-wing organisations, with political and state patronage, is transforming a religious ritual into a campaign of hate, through public weapon worship in universities, police stations, and community spaces, it seeks to legitimise violence, indoctrinate children, and dismantle India’s constitutional secular order
Rajasthan panchayat in Jalore district bans camera phones for daughters-in-law
A village panchayat in Rajasthan's Jalore district has prohibited daughters-in-law and young women from 15 villages from using phones with cameras starting January 26 which is also India’s Republic Day, the day the Indian Constitution came into force. Instead, they will only be allowed to use keypad phones instead of smartphones; explaining the rationale, Sujanaram Chaudhary said the community believes that excessive smartphone use by women leads to prolonged screen exposure for children living with them
No right to live, or die: Christians in Chhattisgarh, and India under attack
Once again, Christians are under brute and specific attack on the eve of the Christmas season
Documenting a national pattern of vigilantism & targeted action against minorities
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Incidents recorded between September and November 2025 point to a recurring pattern of assaults, intimidation, identity policing, religious disruption and state action affecting Muslim and Christian communities across multiple states
Kerala MP protests RSS’ attempt to “infuse Christmas” with sectarian song
John Brittas, CPI-M Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha has strongly protested RSS/BJP move to impose an ‘ideologically affiliated song during Christmas celebrations’; he has made the letter to the Union Minister, J, Scindia, public in social media
When Power Forgets Consent: How a public act by the Bihar Chief Minister derailed a doctor’s career
Outrage widens after CM Nitish Kumar pulls down Muslim woman doctor’s hijab at appointment ceremony; FIRs filed, media barred, national leaders condemn act
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