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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
Mumbai stands with Hathras victim’s family; demands that UP CM resign
Demanding the resignation of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, citizens of Mumbai observed protests in various parts of the city to condemn the heinous sexual assault of Dalit minor girl.
India Unsafe: The escalating heinous crimes against women
Is this a sign of lawlessness and anarchy?
Courts upholds dignity of sex-workers in two important orders
First the SC directed the government to provide Monetary assistance and rations to them without demanding IDs, and now Bombay HC set three of them free recognising prostitution is not an offence
Why Are gay Muslims held to standards that not even prophets fulfil?
There is no dearth of online YouTube videos and...
Why do the mighty cry ‘defamation’ when accused of sexual harassment?
“It was important and necessary for women to speak up. Women are taught that silence is a virtue,” Priya Ramani told a Delhi court hearing MJ Akbar’s defamation allegations
Alt-News co-founder granted protection from arrest in Tweet related case
A twitter user who has constantly posted abusive comments on Mohammed Zubair’s posts has accused Zubair of sexual harassment
How many rapes and murders will it take before the UP govt takes action?
The third case of rape and murder in just three weeks, reported from the Lakhimpur Kheri district, the victim was 3 years old
Molestation FIR against Dudhwa National Park Deputy Director cancelled!
The police stated that they found the allegations of molestation to be false and the villagers are extremely agitated by this development
Molestation charges against Dudhwa National Park Deputy Director
The Deputy Director allegedly molested a woman belonging to Tharu tribe while she was rearing goats in the forest
Women auto-rickshaw drivers struggle to make ends meet during post-lockdown period
Auto-drivers hailed as warriors during the lockdown period continue to suffer from a dearth of adequate wages, lack of family support
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