Hate & Harmony

Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana

A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice

Pakistani Hindu girl apologises for cricketer’s “Jai Shree Ram” post on Eid

A former Pakistani Hindu cricketer had posted “Jai Shree Ram” on an Eid poster

Activist actively involved in protesting against the Barsu-Solgaon refinery project detained by police

Activists in the area have been facing many legal road blocks, intimidation tactics exercised against protesters, meanwhile support for the refinery is creating havoc. Section 144 CrPC imposed.

Stones pelted during Eid namaaz in Allahabad

Police registered an FIR based on the complaint filed by the Eidgah’s managing committee

UP: Five days after attack on father of Dalit gang rape survivor, two infants and survivor set on fire at home by gang-rape suspects

The authorities' reluctance to include appropriate provisions under the SC/ST (PoA) Act and abiding by provisions for providing police protection to fame worsens situation of Dalit women in India

Bombay HC observes that prima facie officials of the forest department wanted to evict a tribal without following due process

The bench also noted that while the forest department claims that the tribal claim was rejected in 2015, there was no evidence to support that claim. Rejects application filed by the forest department.

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UP: Five days after attack on father of Dalit gang rape survivor, two infants and survivor set on fire at home by gang-rape suspects

The authorities' reluctance to include appropriate provisions under the SC/ST (PoA) Act and abiding by provisions for providing police protection to fame worsens situation of Dalit women in India

Harmony vs disharmony in 2 states: Kerala temple welcomes Muslims; MP temple fires Muslims

While Kerala temples invited Muslim for Iftar, Madhya Pradesh, debarred a temple in Maihar from employing Muslims, leading to two people losing their jobs

Communal harmony, Mumbai style

Drivers of all religions gather for an Iftar party organised by their union

Caste Census Would be Real Tribute to Ambedkar

An honest assessment of the population of marginalised sections can help modify policies and place India’s uneven progress on the path of equality.

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Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana

A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice

The telegram NEET case and the expansion of platform-level censorship in India

The Court's judgment marks a significant shift in Indian digital rights jurisprudence by accepting that the very design and architecture of a platform may justify extraordinary restrictions affecting millions of lawful users

From a daughter to her mother Indiramma, Kavitha Lankesh writes, “I will miss you. Everyday.”

By the morning of Monday, June 15, 2026, Indira Lankesh (Indiramma as we all knew her), mother of Kavitha and Gauri Lankesh, wife and partner of Parvathi Lankesh and grandmother to her beloved Esha, left peacefully in her sleep. She was 83 years old. Today, on the afternoon of Saturday June 20, about 1/1.30 p.m. her beautiful and loyal daughter, Kavitha Lankesh wrote this tribute to her on Meta/Facebook.

A test for the Forest Rights Act in Assam

Eviction notices issued to four Taungya villages in Nagaon district have reignited questions about historical injustice, forest governance and the state's obligation to recognise forest rights before displacement

Delhi: Between Protection & Prayer: Stories of revered sites now under the protection of ASI

In Delhi, some monuments are not just remnants of the past. They continue to function as places of prayer, remain part of neighbourhood life, and exist within an ongoing struggle over who owns them, who maintains them, and who decides how they may be used. The authors examine the layered complexities involved

Three decades after the PoA Act, justice remains elusive

A comprehensive 30-year review of the SC/ST Atrocities Act reveals a persistent gap between the law's transformative promise and the lived realities of Dalits and Adivasis confronting violence, discrimination, and impunity

The Supreme Court in 2025: Deference, technicality and the retreat from rights

From citizenship and reservation to encounter accountability, privacy, environmental protection and minority rights, the Court's most contentious judgments of 2025 reveal an increasing preference for institutional deference and procedural compliance over substantive constitutional justice