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Womens Reservation Bill 2026: Women’s Rights & the RSS
Even as the present leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attempts to promote itself as a messiah for Indian women, the ideological base of this party is fundamentally patriarchals
Navratri: Communal demands mark pre-festival protest in Jabalpur
Right-wing outfits AHP–Rashtriya Bajrang Dal demands Muslim ban at Navratri garba in Jabalpur, citing ‘love jihad’, demand Aadhaar checks, warns administration of consequences if tensions escalate
7-year-old Muslim boy allegedly assaulted by teachers in Uttarakhand’s govt school, FIR registered
A 7-year-old Muslim boy in Haridwar’s Jhabrera village was allegedly beaten, pinned down, and stomped on by two government school teachers over a brief absence, leaving him with a fractured hand and severe trauma
Akola 2023 targeted violence: Police officers must shed communal colours when they put on their uniforms says Supreme Court
The Hindu, New Indian Express and Indian Express all reported that the top court on Thursday, September 11, directed action against police who ignored a teenage Muslim assault victim and eyewitness to murder during the 2023 Akola communal riots; the SC ordered a probe by SIT comprising Muslim and Hindu officers
Contrasting two lists: one with “facts” on right-wing deaths, the second, targeting other writers after Gauri Lankesh
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PUCL slams recently passed Rajasthan anti-conversion bill as “draconian and unconstitutional”
Civil liberties body says bill criminalises faith, dialogue, and choice; demands Governor/President intervention
India’s Gender-Based Violence Crisis 2025: Facts must drive change
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The emergence of Gauri Lankesh, a fiery no-nonsense editor in Kannada
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Knives in schoolbags, hatred in classrooms: The dark lessons of Ahmedabad’s Maninagar
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Reading Violence: Gender injustice in India and its dimensions
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As is visible in the data analysed in this analysis, the three worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
Punjab law against blasphemy unconstitutional, open invitation to oppressive misuse: CCG
In a long and reasoned analysis of the Punjab Prevention of Offences against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025 (PPOHS Act), recently just referred by the state legislature to a Committee, the group of former bureaucrats has pointed out how it the proposed law is inherently unconstitutional and open to misuse with its loose definitions
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Before asking what dangers delimitation poses, we must first examine a more fundamental issue: what are the existing problems, and will delimitation actually solve them? The real crisis in Indian governance today is not a shortage of representatives; it is the over-centralisation of power.
Rule of Law
Allahabad High Court flags surge in “false” conversion firs, seeks accountability from UP government
In a strong rebuke, the Allahabad High Court questions misuse of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, calls out investigative lapses, and directs state authorities to act against frivolous complaints while protecting the accused and the woman at the centre of the case
Politics
Will delimitation have severe, undemocratic consequences following the SIR?
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India
Procedure for tabling bills on women’s reservations & delimitation both opaque and non-consultative: Experts and Citizens
Even as media accessed the three bills tabled without consultation in Parliament, experts and citizens groups have criticized the opaque and non-consultative methods employed by the Modi 3.0 government
Caste
Understanding power through caste: Dr. Ambedkar’s contribution to the sociology of law
Dr Babasaheb’s understanding of Indian society was pivotal: he was prescient in the dangers that loomed ahead, even after drafting the Indian Constitution; because caste-based inequality remains deeply entrenched in society and the post-Independence state did not go much beyond providing formal equality to the lower castes and other marginalised communities, Dr. Ambedkar was acutely aware of the continuing presence of upper-caste hegemony from society to politics and from culture to the economy
Rights
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Minorities
Congress and Karnataka’s Muslims: Loyalty without Representation
In an era where majoritarian politics is openly dismissive of Muslim concerns, the Congress still benefits from being seen as the lesser evil. But “lesser evil” is not a sustainable political identity. For a party that speaks the language of diversity and inclusion, Karnataka’s record on Muslim representation - particularly in Parliament - stands as an uncomfortable indictment.