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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
Girls and young women continue to get hunted in UP, Rajasthan
Child killed in Kanpur, disemboweled for ‘tantric’ ritual; 2 Dalit sisters killed in Fatehpur, a woman set ablaze in Jaipur!
Love Jehad as Violent Metaphor
Image: Manisha Yadav / Scroll.inOctober 6, 1998 was a...
Madras HC grants POCSO accused bail if he marries survivor!
The accused claims he was charged with rape because he was in a sexual relationship with the girl who is related to him
Bid Curb Inter-faith marriages: Ruse to Restrict Women’s Freedom
Allahabad High Court in its recent judgment opposed the...
Protect same sex couple facing resistance: Allahabad HC
The court ordered police protection acknowledging the discrimination the community faces in the society
Ballabhgarh protest: Policemen injured in stone pelting on Delhi-Agra highway
Protests and politics over Nikita Tomar murder heat up, community leaders will reassemble on November 8 to decide plan of action
Will a mere apology from rape-survivor shaming Kerala Congress leader pacify anyone?
Congress’ Kerala unit chief, Mullappally Ramachandran, exposed his misogyny as he claimed a rape survivor 'who has any self esteem' would rather kill herself than complain against the crime
Uttarakhand Civil Judge dismissed for torturing minor help
The notification to dismiss Deepali Sharma from service was issued by the Additional Chief Secretary
The horror of Hathras and the culture of normalising rape
Sex is a biological fact but rape is neither biological nor natural and it is most often not an act of sexual gratification, despite being an extreme form of sexual aggression.
Uttar Pradesh: 19-year-old woman allegedly gang-raped when returning from Navratri event
The teenager was returning home after attending an aarti of Goddess Durga, when she was abducted and raped. The three accused have been arrested.
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