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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

Video: Dalit family replaces Ambedkar with Hindu Gods after being fined 60K

"If God does not want us, we will not pray to him. We will worship only Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar from now on," said Shobhamma, the boy's mother.

Kurmi community’s Rail Roko protest demanding ST status continues

Community also demands inclusion of their language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution; train services affected in Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal for second straight day

Madhya Pradesh: Muslim family brutally assalted in Chhindwara

Son thrashed, clothes of mother torn off, seven days later victims’ family alleges police investigations to be tardy

Yati Narsinghanand booked for call to blow up madrasas

The controversial spiritual leader also suggested that madrasa students should be sent to detention camps

Varanasi: Martial arts teacher allegedly rapes Dalit girl

The incident comes close at the heels of bodies of two Dalit sisters being raped and murdered in Lakhimpur Kheri where their bodies were found hanging from a tree

CJP moves NCSC for further protection for family of minor Dalit boy killed

The 9-year-old boy from Rajasthan has been allegedly beaten ruthlessly by a teacher for touching a pot of water meant for “upper caste” people, and succumbed to his injuries

When worship itself becomes a crime

Fariba Dalir and Sakin Behjati’ prison sentence has just...

3 More UP Manual Scavengers Dead After Inhaling Toxic Fumes

Three young labourers employed at a house construction site in Kanpur died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning an unused septic tank without any protective gear.

Suresh Chavhanke makes Islamophobic remarks, CJP moves NCM

At a recent rally, Chavhanke had advised Muslim women to marry Hindu men instead of Muslim men

Protests rock Chandigarh University over alleged objectionable videos of female students

Incident sparked flurry of reactions from political parties and the central and state women's rights organisations too stepped in

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