Gender and Sexuality

MP: Beautiful woman ‘distracts, rape may follow’ says Cong MLA, outrage follows

Intemperate and insensitive remarks by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya on women, rape and women from Dalit and Adivasi communities have left the Congress shame-faced on the eve of LoP Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state

UWW strongly condemns detention of wrestlers, warns of WFI ban if polls not held in time

The body in a statement issued Tuesday May 30, said it has taken due note that the WFI President has been put aside at an early stage and is currently not in charge

Farmers to hold countrywide demonstrations in support of women wrestlers: SKM

At a specially convened meeting held on May 29, decisions were taken to support, broaden and intensify the protest

Seers in Ayodhya raise demands to amend POCSO Act, deem that it is being “misused”

To show their support in case against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh, the seers will be a part of his public meeting being held in Ayodhya on June 5

Protesting wrestlers will immerse their medals in the Ganga, an indefinite hunger strike will follow

The wrestlers chastised both the President and the Prime Minister for their apathy towards their plight and demands

Attempt to Drown out Wrestlers’ Protest with Song and Dance About ‘Temple of Democracy’

According to the police personnel, the detained protesters were sent to multiple locations including Kapashera and Jajjhar.

From deathly silence to violence: The journey of wrestlers struggling for justice

Civil liberties platform condemns arrest of women wrestlers and other activists

Ghastly murder of a minor girl on street fuels communal fire: Delhi

Violence of another kind grips Delhi: the victim, a 16-year-old girl, was stabbed more than 20 times, head bludgeoned with a stone as bystanders stand & watch

Protests erupt at Delhi police violent crackdown on Women Wrestlers, FIR, and nationwide outrage

From farmers who physically joined protests to civil libertarians and erstwhile sportspersons, Sunday afternoon onwards saw protests erupt all over the country

When Will Society Hold Men Accountable for Patriarchy

The black bands women wrestlers wore signifies a darkness in our society.

1500-strong rally marches to Thane District Collectorate: Maharashtra

A huge protest rally of 15,000 women, marching to the Thane-Palghar district collectorate was organised by the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) on Friday, May 36.

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Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property

35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms

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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings

Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly

Varanasi, UP: No to war, we want peace

A vibrant protest and silent hunger strike (maun upwas) was undertaken by citizens of Varanasi protesting US-Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran; the protest took place at the symbolic Ambedkar Park on Saturday, March 7, under the banner of Sanjha Sanskriti Manch

Why Cricket should remain above religious nationalism

The sight of the captain of the victorious Indian T-20 team, Surya Kumar Yadav, jubilantly accompanying ICC Chairman Jay Shah to a temple in Ahmedabad has drawn sharp comments on social media.

A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar

On March 9, 2026, a Monday, noted historian and alumni of the indomitable Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), K.N.Panikkar, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvanthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. Born on April 26, 1936, KN as he was fondly known by fellow academics and activists alike, was one of the pioneers of the Marxist school of historiography

US-Israel War on Iran sees spirals in Hate against Muslim Americans: CSOH

The Centre for the Study of Organised Hate has analysed how Islamophobic discourse has spiralled post February 28 when the US-Israel launched an attack on Iran

Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill: Legislating suspicion in the name of “love jihad”

The proposed Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 2026 seeks to criminalise alleged forced conversions with harsh penalties and intrusive state oversight