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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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Krishna Janmabhoomi: Hindu Mahasabha moves court for survey of Meena Masjid
The mosque stands next to the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura; next date of hearing is October 26
Gyanvapi case: Rift widens between Shringar Gauri plaintiffs
Court reserves order on conducting carbon dating test
Minor Dalit boy killed, CJP moves NCSC for further protection for family
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he 15-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh has been allegedly beaten ruthlessly by a teacher, died as a result
Caste in CBSE Texts, Who is to Blame?
While the CBSE issued a clarification over viral 'casteist' text in Class 6 History textbook, the fact that caste bias surfaces time and again, over decades, in official board texts is a matter of concern
Headmaster heckled for holding essay competition on Prophet Mohammed: Karnataka
A group of men, identifying themselves as ‘right-wing’ activists, entered a government school in Karnataka and heckled the school headmaster for holding an essay competition in school.
Women, married or unmarried have the right to safe & legal abortion: SC
A 3-member bench also held that the artificial distinction between married and unmarried women cannot be sustained and that women must have the autonomy to have free exercise of these rights, be it abortion or any other
Row over BHU exam question on temple demolition
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In 1991, local priests filed a petition seeking permission to worship in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Akhlaq’s Lynching: 7 Years on, Only 1 of 25 Witnesses Testify as Trial Reaches Evidence Stage
The accused have been reportedly painting Akhlaq's family as one that killed the cow and have been pressuring them, saying they will withdraw their case of cow slaughter if cases against them are dropped.
286 booked in Uttar Pradesh, police say violence breaks out over Dalit boy’s death
On Tuesday afternoon, the body of young Nikhit Dohre, who succumbed to his injuries allegedly after the brute beating by his teacher, was finally cremated outside the village after the family received a cheque of ₹3 lakh as ex gratia compensation
Large majority ratifies ‘family code’ legalising gay marriage; Cuba
Cubans approved the 100-page "family code" legalizes same-sex marriage and civil unions, allows same-sex couples to adopt children, and promotes equal sharing of domestic rights and responsibilities between men and women.
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The SIR of electoral rolls has come under severe distress following a series of suicides involving Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and marginalised citizens in West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Kerala, families and employee unions allege that the pressure to complete a traditionally lengthy verification process in the name of SIR within two months is causing fatal mental distress
Gender and Sexuality
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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Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS
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In Bhagalpur’s Pirpainti, the senior BJP leader urged “Muslim brothers” to reduce their population and referred to “infiltrators,” breaching the Model Code of Conduct and constitutional values
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Hindutva’s Rajasthan Project: Brahmin-Bania Power, not just Muslim baiting
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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
When Conservation Becomes Coercion: The silent violence faced by the Tharus of Kheri
Over 4,000 Tharu Adivasis in Lakhimpur Kheri — including a blind man, a chronically ill man, and several elders — have been wrongfully booked. This analysis shows how administrative discretion and recent forest-law amendments are further undermining the protections guaranteed to forest-dwelling communities under the Forest Rights Act, 2006