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September of Fear: Targeted Violence against Christians in Rajasthan exposes pattern of harassment after Anti-Conversion Bill
What began as scattered threats escalated into systematic persecution of Christians in Rajasthan, with right-wing groups and police acting in tandem to enforce religious control
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The Debate around Section 498A: Misuse or inappropriate application?
As Section 498A transitions into Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the debate over its misuse and necessity continues - can reforms strike the right balance?
Minister’s casteist remarks and tribal violence spark fury
In a deeply disturbing trend of gender-based violence, incidents of tribal women being assaulted and paraded naked have emerged from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Manipur. These brutal attacks have reignited concerns over the safety and dignity of marginalized communities in India.
Adivasi Land Rights Erosion: The effects of the 2023 Forest Conservation Amendment Act
By redefining forests, facilitating land diversion, and permitting corporate projects, the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023, jeopardises Adivasi land rights by increasing the risk of ecological loss, displacement, and a weakened legal framework for Indigenous people
Beed, Marathwada: A heady and dangerous mix of mafia-political nexus has tainted the social fabric
Part 2: Between the sand and ash mafias and the Maratha- OBC caste war, with Vanjaris right at the centre, the social fabric of Marathwada, a land of deep agrarian crisis and migration sees bitter schisms
Honour for killers of Gauri Lankesh and MM Kalburgi in Karnataka, public felicitation and terms like “Hindu tigers” for accused Amit Baddi and Ganesh...
From garlanding accused assassins to honouring convicted rapists and lynchers, the organised glorification of hate criminals by far-right Hindutva groups is eroding India's rule of law and normalising violence
“Beed has become the new caste now!” an in-depth exploration of simmering caste tensions in Marathwada
Part 1: In the wake of the brute December 2024 murder of a beloved Sarpanch of Massajog village of Beed district, Santosh Deshmukh. The author in this ground report from Beed, Marathwada, a land of agrarian hardships, documents the emergence of a dangerous, even venal form of casteism that is seriously tearing away at the social fabric
Why Muslim Nations Should Abandon Blasphemy Laws
The Quran, the primary source of Islamic teachings, does not support the harsh and punitive blasphemy laws enacted in many Muslim nations
Ayodhya’s shocking crime: Dalit woman found dead, allegations of sexual violence, police accused of delay
Family slams police inaction, political leaders demand swift justice as investigation deepens into horrific crime; till now, 3 have been arrested in the case
Destroying Secularism: Hindu Rashtra Constitution unveiled at the Kumbh?
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