Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
Women: Nation builders, missing from the nation’s books
An exploration of the path-breaking verdict delivered by the SC declaring “housewives as nation-builders”[1]. The author, an academic explores, academically and historically, how societies and nations have only imagined economies and valued production through narrow prisms while feminist scholars have spent decades challenging this hierarchy; the real challenge that the June 11 judgement throws is whether we are prepared for a substantive re-set and re-construct
Unnao rape survivor moves SC seeking transfer of case to Delhi
Siasat -
The woman was kidnapped and raped by former BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh in 2017 when she was a minor.
Muslim women’s auction app case: SC seeks response from states on key accused’s plea to club FIRs
Aumkareshwar Thakur faces FIRs in Delhi, UP and Maharashtra
Dalit sisters gang raped by three men in Ayodhya
The victims, one of whom is a minor, have been sent for a medical examination, the police said.
75 Years of Independence: 50% Reservation for Women in Politics Still a Far Cry
What’s stopping the Modi government, which claims to be women-friendly, from gifting Women’s Reservation Bill in the 75th year of Independence to women?
UP: Dalit woman sexually harassed in Muzaffarnagar, seven held
Representative ImageMuzaffarnagar: A 30-year-old Dalit woman was sexually harassed by...
India ranks 135 out of 146 countries in WEF Gender Gap Index
Ranks below Saudi Arabia, but ahead of Pakistan and Afghanistan that are the bottom of the pile
Female students forced to take off undergarments in Kerala?
The girls were appearing for NEET exams and one of them has now lodged a police complaint; various authorities shirk responsibility
Mumbai Court grants bail to three students in the Bulli Bai app case
A Mumbai court while granting bail to three students in the Bulli Bai app case, which targeted Muslim women by arranging for their "auction", held that their "immature age and understanding" was misused by other accused with "deeper understanding".
Unnatural in Indian culture that father-in-law would rape daughter-in-law: Allahabad HC
Court granted anticipatory bail to rape accused after making an observation based on the culture of the land, but not the allegations of the survivor
Orissa HC grants family pension to transwoman after parents’ demise
HC directed the competent authority to sanction family pension to the Petitioner in stipulated period of time
Trending
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
India
‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR
The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems
Rule of Law
A deleted tweet, an NSA order, and the shadow of past crackdowns
The clarification may address the immediate controversy, but years of preventive action against movements have deepened distrust
History
Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth
In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.” Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.
Education
Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back
From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify
Education
Youth Uprising: A protest, a brute crackdown, a continuing countrywide response
After the July 20 police crackdown in Delhi, solidarity protests spread across India, matched with repression and police action in Bihar and Goa; these widespread protests reflected youth anger against the perpetual and repeated examination paper leaks over the past decade
Education
Brute Police Action: Mumbai’s crackdown on protestors in solidarity with CJP & Student Groups, AISF, SFI & AISA
Prohibitory orders, mass FIRs and detentions mark the city’s handling of solidarity protests over NEET irregularities
Education
The exam crisis that became a battle for accountability
From student grievances to Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, the movement questioned accountability, democracy and the limits of State intervention
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Ken-Betwa protest exposes the cost of state-led displacement
Activist Amit Bhatnagar’s removed after a 14-day fast, protesters allege compensation irregularities and lack of consultation as the State defends its rehabilitation process