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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other
The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity
Today, I Can Breathe Again: Bilkis Bano on landmark Supreme Court judgement
Through a powerfully worded letter issued through her lawyer, Bilkis Bano thanked the Supreme Court, her family, friends and lawyer as well as the thousands of people who extended their solidarity to her.
Bilkis Bano Case: Supreme Court strikes down remission for gang rape and murder convicts, citing flagrant violation of rule of law
While delivering the verdict, J. Nagarathna slams the Gujarat government to “act in tandem” with the convicts, highlights that it was the very apprehension of complicity of the Gujarat government with convicts that resulted in transfer of case to another state
Lavanya Ballal Jain, Congress spokesperson, subjected to online sexual harassment; incident motivated by BJP spokesperson
Shehzad Poonawala used a sexual innuendo against Lavanya on social media, posted a video, and encouraged his followers to share the same with a contentious hashtag
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar: Outrage erupts as policemen commit heinous crimes against Dalits
Two harrowing stories of brutality emerge from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as a 25-year-old Dalit woman is found dead in Agra, allegedly murdered by a police constable. Similarly, in Bihar's Sitamarhi, public outrage rises as a police inspector is under investigation for assaulting a Dalit woman at a marketplace.
IIT-BHU gangrape: 3 accused arrested, at least 2 associated with BJP IT cell of Varanasi
Previous posts of accused with PM Modi, Minister Smriti Irani and BJP president JP Nadda go viral, opposition slams BJP for protecting rapists, mainstream media maintains mum
Free bus travel for women means mobility, safety in spaces, certainly not a ‘freebie’
Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and recently, Telangana –all opposition ruled states -- have made it free for the women to travel in buses operated as part of Public Transport.
Bajrang Punia returns Padma Shri, in open letter to PM Modi states “My fellow women wrestlers gave up sports for safety, that’s why I...
Both Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat recall assurances received from Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Phogat mentions meeting Shah in 2022 and informing him about Brij Bhushan's activities
Wrestler Sakshi Malik quits wrestling as close aid of sexual harassment accused Brij Bhushan gets elected as president
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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other
The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity