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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment
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Worship Swords instead of books or pens: Pramod Muthalik
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Another Hindutva hardliner advises Hindus to have swords on display in their homes, says police will not charge for such display of weapons
Should Respect for ‘an Islam’ Supersede Academic Freedom?
A professor in the US gets fired for showing a Muhammad painting
Everyday Harmony: Muslim family offers land for Shivpuran Katha in Maharashtra
Hindus and Muslims of Parbhani district attempt to erase communal tensions by gestures to acceptance and tolerance
‘You want to arrest a college principal for a book found in the library? Are you serious?’: Supreme Court asks MP govt
The state was trying to intervene in anticipatory bail proceedings that are infructuous given that the High Court has granted this
Gutti Koyas (Maru) Adivasis from Chhattisgarh face eviction in Telangana
Despite eviction being expressly disallowed under the Forest Rights Act of 2006, a gram sabha resolution passed a resolution to evict
SC questions delay of 5 months in filing FIR in Hindu Yuva Vahini hate speech case
The apex court has sought from Delhi Police details of investigations and the steps taken after filing thee delayed FIR, in a contempt petition filed by Tushar Gandhi
Microloans? 66% of rejected applications were from Dalit women, says research
Seema and her husband did quite well when they...
Eviction, yet another weaponised tool of the state in New India
MP, UP, Uttarakhand and Assam continue ‘Bulldozer action’
Dalit man assaulted with burning stick for entering temple in Uttarkashi
The violent incident took place on January 9 when 22-year-old Ayush, a resident of Bainol village, visited the temple, they said
Provocative poster in Delhi’s Brahmpuri calls on Hindu landlords to not sell to Muslim buyers
Rumours abound as the offensive poster vitiates the atmosphere in an area where both communities live together
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