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When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
Rising Tensions: Hindutva organisations continue with hate speeches across India
Hate speeches inciting violence against Muslims and Christians raise concerns.
Has situation of women changed from historic Draupadi to Draupadi of democratic India?
A picture of a male, mocking and pulling a...
Alarm bells must set off in the country on the hate killings by RPF constable Chetan Singh, says PUCL
Day to day trial, transparent and independent investigation, fair compensation and sensitisation and training to Railway officials is a must, demands PUCL Maharashtra
Will a “Uniform Civil Code” abolish the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and coparcenary rights over ancestral property for Hindu males?
While several aspects of personal laws across the board for all women –Hindu, Muslim and Christian—do require gender just revisions—the current hype around the “Uniform Civil Code: has been silent on whether the privileged and partisan financial privilege of the HUF will be done away with as also the coparcenary rights over ancestral property for Hindu males
How a protest and intervention diffused a crisis: ‘Hijab’ in Mumbai college
On August 2, 2023 N.G Acharya & D.K Marathe...
Bail not Jail for Bajrang Dal man, Bittu who posted a provocative video on day of Nuh clash
GURGAON: The Bajrang Dal member Raj Kumar alias Bittu...
Times Now Navbharat conducts media trial over Gyanvapi Mosque survey, CJP sends complaint
Complaint states that news segment was more of a one-sided show promoting the host’s version of the “Hindu cause” or a religious/sectarian debate rather than a news room debate
Encroachment or rioting, what was the offence of the ones whose houses were bulldozed in Haryana?
Haryana Home minister says homes of “rioters” being demolished while officials present at the scene provide illegal encroachments as the reason, 250 shanties demolished under “bulldozer justice”
The Visceral Anti-Muslim Hatred of Chetan Singh is Just a Symptom, The Disease is More Widespread
A Large Part Of The Blame Should Be Borne By The Indian Media, Who Are Peddling Non-Stop Hate Against Muslims
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