Hate & Harmony

Suo moto cognisance of repeated hate speech by CM Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma must: Assam’s public intellectuals to Gauhati HC

Close to a dozen public intellectuals including Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, former DGP, Assam and author, Dr. Indrani Dutta, former Director, Omiyo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, among so many others, have in a letter petition to CJ, Gauhati High Court, Justice Vijay Bishnoi drawn attention of the Court to series of inciteful statements by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister and urged suo moto cognisance

Beyond belief: rape incidents spiral, from a hospital ICUs to villages, exposing widespread gendered crimes across Rajasthan

Rajasthan has witnessed a series of gender-based crimes — from an ICU patient in Alwar, to minor girls in Bikaner and Tonk, the suicide of a woman in Barmer after being blackmailed with rape threats and obscene videos, and a gang rape in the state capital, Jaipur. These incidents point to a deep societal failure, making women’s safety an urgent and critical concern

The cost of being a Dalit: Rapes, murders, and public humiliation plague communities across the states

Across several states, a troubling pattern of violence and discrimination against Dalits persists—ranging from severe crimes like the sexual assault of minors in Uttar Pradesh to acts of public humiliation, such as attacks on wedding processions and the denial of cremation rights. With victims often facing police inaction and systemic barriers, a crucial question arises: how can the constitutional promise of equality be realised for India’s most vulnerable communities, and what will ensure accountability for these persistent atrocities?

Police, Bajrang Dal and the Making of Anti-‘Love Jihad’ Squad in Madhya Pradesh

A Bhopal gym turns into a flashpoint as cops and Hindutva groups push communal claims, banning Muslims, in the name of ‘love jihad’.

Karnataka Police’s massive crackdown on habitual hate offenders in Dakshina Kannada region

Following recent murders and communal unrest in Dakshina Kannada, police have initiated externment proceedings against 36 individuals, including a BJP leader, and filed an FIR against an RSS leader to maintain public order, this move has ignited a political firestorm, with the BJP decrying it as a targeted, "anti-Hindu" campaign by the Congress government, however, the Home Minister asserts the action is impartial, targeting any lawbreaker to ensure peace

Same sex marriage not legalised, but couples can form a family: Madras HC

In an expansive order, a division bench of the Madras High Court also court observed that the concept of "family" has to be understood expansively and marriage is not the sole mode to start a family. The court also pulled up the police in Vellore district for showing insensitivity and being non-responsive to the complaints by the petitioner

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Odisha: Graham Staines’ Brutal Murder; Mystery Hangs Over Dara Singh’s Release

The Bajrang Dal activist is serving a life term for one of the most heinous crimes in India, of burning alive the missionary and his two children inside their vehicle.

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Suo moto cognisance of repeated hate speech by CM Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma must: Assam’s public intellectuals to Gauhati HC

Close to a dozen public intellectuals including Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, former DGP, Assam and author, Dr. Indrani Dutta, former Director, Omiyo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, among so many others, have in a letter petition to CJ, Gauhati High Court, Justice Vijay Bishnoi drawn attention of the Court to series of inciteful statements by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister and urged suo moto cognisance

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