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Nainital on communal edge after 75-year-old Muslim man booked for alleged rape of minor girl
Communal tensions flare in Haldwani, Nainital after a 75-year-old Muslim man is booked for alleged rape of a minor, a BJP leader and right-wings’ ultimatum targeting Muslim-run businesses sparks communal tensions in the state, leading to attacks on shops, staff, and a mosque, while police inaction persists despite video evidence, and no FIR is filed against the perpetrators of the violence and assault
Islamic Groups in Kerala Accused of Homophobia
Islamic outfits including the political party the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Jamaat-e-Islaami have been publicly making transphobic and queerphobic statements
Women empowerment: Moving ahead from capitalistic tokenism, feminists celebrated International Women’s day in unique ways
Rallies, medical camps and marches organised in various parts of India, demands for freedom from oppression and equality in rights made
Molestation, harassment: the un-Holiness of a festival
From across India, incidents of humiliation of minorities, molestation and harassment of women were reported
International Women’s Day: A tribute to advocates who challenged patriarchy
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Battling discriminatory and oppressive practices, these lawyers dared to challenge the system
Women & Men too, must arise now and #Embrace Equity!
On February 13, a mother and her daughter were...
Asma अब भी जिंदा है! (Ab bhi Zinda hai!) Asma is still Alive!
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Not a Dalit Women’s Day in India
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The more layered oppressions faced routinely by Dalit women demand that Indian police and courts respond; this however will only happen if diversity through creative affirmative action within these structures is inbuilt; today the system resists any discussion on diversity
Struggle of women social reformers, Savitribai Phule, Fatima Shaikh recalled: International Women’s Day
Women and men have equal contribution in the formation...
Hathras gangrape: Only Sandeep Sisodiya convicted for culpable homicide, and not for rape
The Hathras special court has sentenced him to life imprisonment, while acquitting others accused in the case
Niwari’s Women Farmers Lead the Efforts for Sustainable Farming and Protection of Environment
Women farmers of Neemkhera village (Niwari district and block, Madhya Pradesh) gather near their ancient water tank built during the times of Chandel kings several centuries earlier.
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