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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other
The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity
Sharp spike in cases of child marriage and child trafficking in 2020!
The number of under-age marriages jumped from 523 to 785 within a year, this even as Covid-19 brought about unprecedented economic hardships on families
BMC reports only 43 vasectomies in 2021-22
Blaming the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities said they will address the issue with new vigour
In rare circumstances woman can acquire caste of husband: K’taka HC
Court was examining a case where a woman married to an ST man was removed from her position in the gram panchayat as the seat was reserved for an ST candidate
HC grants bail to former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur
Arrested on August 27, 2021, after a rape victim died by suicide, accusing him of protecting accused, BSP MP Atul Rai
Punjab and Haryana HC expands scope of Sec 377 IPC and “sexual intent”
The Court held that penetration was not a necessary ingredient for invoking the offence and the sexual intent was an imperative aspect
Mumbai court rejects bail plea of Bu**i Bai app case accused Vishak Kumar Jha
Citizens for Justice and Peace, and human rights organisations had written to Mumbai Police Commissioner, urging a deeper probe into the matter
Hijab Ban: Identity politics or body policing?
CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad and social scientist, Dr. Muniza Khan, discuss the question no one has asked yet
Madras HC commends TN gov’t for new Police rules, glossary for referring to LGBTQIA+ persons
Court hails how this will ensure that media, press and the society will address such people in a more dignified and respectable manner
Opinion: A salute to Muslim sisters from Karnataka
The hijab controversy could be a deliberate attempt by the right-wing to attack how Islam is understood and practiced by its followers
No Hijab in class: Will Puducherry be able to nip the controversy in the bud?
Meanwhile, Karnataka High Court will hear a plea against the hijab ban in several junior colleges today
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