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A Law of Identity, Passed Without Listening: Inside the Transgender Amendment Bill, 2026 and the crisis it has triggered
Framed as a measure of protection, the amendment shifts identity from self-determination to State approval, raising fears of exclusion, bureaucratic control, and the erosion of dignity recognised in constitutional jurisprudence
I am A Muslim Woman
A poem expressing the outrage of Muslim women, after they were targeted using the Bulli Bai app
Three arrested in Bulli Bai case
Mumbai police arrested Mayank Rawal, and Shweta Singh from Uttarakhand and Vishal Jha from Bengaluru
Has inaction prompted another Muslim women’s auction on the internet?
The shameful act of auctioning women continues, as no strict action has been taken since the last “auction”
Two young Dalit girls attacked, where is the outrage?
Dalit woman abducted and killed, allegedly by "upper caste" men in Bihar; Dalit teen molested in UP
Girls should know when to draw the line: JNU ICC on preventing sexual harassment
The ICC said it will educate students about sexual harassment and its impact on their career
Maharashtra: Woman Sarpanch killed in Raigad
The deceased was identified as a 48-year-old sarpanch of a local gram panchayat, though her identity has been kept confidential so far
Repeated murder attempts, another example of police negligence: Bindu Ammini
Sabarimala activist blames Kerala police for failing to protect her from repeated murder attempts
Scrap the move to raise the age of marriage of girls to 21: AIDWA
According to the group of activists, this move is a diversionary tactic from a government which hasn’t given adequate resources towards nutritional programs
No more teenage girls to be forced into marriage in India?
The Union Cabinet’s clearance to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years has set social media abuzz
Madras HC expresses “dismay and anguish” as NCERT removes report on gender non-conforming, transgender children
Titled 'Inclusion of Transgender Children in School Education: Concerns and Roadmap', the report was taken down from website within hours of its publishing, allegedly owing to ‘external pressure’
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Communal Organisations
UP’s syncretic warrior cults facing Hindutva challenge
Be it the attack on the Gogamedi shrine in the Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan or the Neja Mela in the Sambhal district of western Uttar Pradesh, Hindutva’s systemic attack on India’s syncretic traditions, past and present, reveals its rigid and Brahmanical ideological orientation: imposition of a strictly hierarchical, exclusionary and structured notion of faith and practice
Minorities
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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch
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Rights
Abdul Sheikh Citizenship Case: Deportation stayed as Gauhati High Court Hears challenge to ex parte foreigner declaration, state to raise maintainability issue
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History
Bhagat Singh sent to gallows once again!
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