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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
‘S**li Deals’ a form of Hate Speech: UN Special Rapporteur
Dr Fernand de Varennes was responding to the issue making international headlines even though Indian ministers are yet to make a strong political statement against it
Apps auctioning women fuelled by a TRADition of Hate
What or who are TRADS running an ecosystem of Hate so strong, it dehumanises women from minority communities and justifies their auction?
Four foot-soldiers arrested, but who is the real mastermind?
The four accused arrested are youngsters, so who funded these three “students” to carry on with the vile 'Bulli Bai' app project
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
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