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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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Gurugram: University students protest African group offering namaaz on football field
Students also demand separate plates for veg and non-veg
BJP’s Giriraj Singh demands survey of mosques, madrasas in Bihar
Seemanchal region of Bihar is considered Muslim dominant area of Bihar
Atrocities against SCs and STs show an increasing trend in Odisha: NCRB report 2021
The state is featured among the top five states in atrocities against both, SCs and STs
Scheduled Caste Reservation: Supreme Court asks Centre to explain its stand on converted Dalits within three weeks
Court pulls up Centre for not filing a response during the long gap of 18 years
Rape accused allegedly rapes survivor again upon being granted bail
Accused was booked under POCSO and the Indian Penal Code, and arrested again
Jharkhand: 50 Dalit families driven out of Palamu village?
The families had been living in the village for 40 years; Muslim villagers claim the Dalit families had settled on a land near a graveyard only a few months ago
Break this chain of Hate: Teesta Setalvad’s 2018 speech in Allahabad
As journalist and human rights defender Teesta Setalvad spends...
Punjab: Christian Pastor’s car set on fire
CM promises action, but Jathedar of Akal Takht demands anti-conversion law
Badruddin Ajmal accuses BJP of targeting Muslims, mosques
Attacks on Muslims, Madrasas, Mosques have been increasing ahead of 2024 general election, says AIUDF chief
Karnataka: Ganesha Festival Celebrated at Hubballi Idgah Ground Amid Tight Security
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Anjuman-e-Islam claimed that the Idgah property was protected under the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which says no religious place of worship can be converted.
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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality
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