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Kerala High Court: First wife must be heard before registering Muslim man’s second marriage
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan reasserts constitutional and gender equality, procedural fairness, and the emotional agency of Muslim women in a landmark judgment
Iran: At Least 9 Killed as Protests Spread Over Mahsa Amini’s Death
Protests began as an emotional outpouring over the death of the 22-year-old who was held by Tehran’s morality police for allegedly violating its strictly enforced dress code.
Varanasi: Martial arts teacher allegedly rapes Dalit girl
The incident comes close at the heels of bodies of two Dalit sisters being raped and murdered in Lakhimpur Kheri where their bodies were found hanging from a tree
CJP moves NCSC for further protection for family of minor Dalit boy killed
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The 9-year-old boy from Rajasthan has been allegedly beaten ruthlessly by a teacher for touching a pot of water meant for “upper caste” people, and succumbed to his injuries
Protests rock Chandigarh University over alleged objectionable videos of female students
Incident sparked flurry of reactions from political parties and the central and state women's rights organisations too stepped in
Lakhimpur Kheri: Postmortem confirms Dalit sisters were raped before murder
The bodies of the sister were found hanging from a tree on Wednesday, six arrested so far
Lakhimpur Kheri: Bodies of two sisters found hanging from a tree
Family alleges rape, autopsy report awaited; at least four arrested so far
Marital Rape: Supreme Court to hear batch of petitions on September 16
Bench to tag together all similar petitions against the split verdict of Delhi High Court bench on the marital rape exception for the next hearing
Supreme Court directs Centre to frame policy on jobs for transgender persons
Centre to form policy to provide reasonable accommodation to transgender people in employment in the establishments within three months under the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
Madhya Pradesh: 13-year-old Dalit rape survivor allegedly beaten by police
Girl’s family alleges police forcibly kept the girl overnight at the police station where she was kicked and beaten with belts to pressure her to change her statement
Rajasthan: Khap fines rape survivor for failing virginity test
Woman’s family directed to pay Rs 10 lakhs for “purification ceremony”
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