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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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9-year-old Dalit boy dies after teacher allegedly thrashes him; cops deny “caste angle”
Family alleges teacher was enraged and beat up the 9-year-old boy after he touched a pot of water meant for “upper caste” people
Bereft of words, still numb: Bilkis Bano
The survivor breaks her silence on the release of 11 convicts; words of support for her pour in
Gyanvapi case: Lawyer and family member of Hindu petitioner receives death threat
Call allegedly made from Pakistani number; fast track court adjourns hearings till September 5
Many Dalit Village Panchayat Presidents Hoist National Flag for the First Time
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The Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) intervened to prevent caste-based discrimination around the hoisting of the national flag on Independence Day.
Fact-Finding Report of Himmatnagar and Khambhat Riots in Gujarat
Hindu Right, Communal Riots and Demolitions: Emerging Pattern of Communal Riots in India- Fact-Finding Report of Himmatnagar and Khambhat Riots in Gujarat
NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of 9-year-old Dalit boy’s death
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New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken...
Bilkis Bano case: Eleven people convicted of gang rape and murder freed
A state government panel approved their application for remission of sentence
Watch: Hindu Mahasabha’s rally with Godse picture goes viral
The matter came to light only after a video clip of the yatra went viral on social media, late on Monday night.
Shivamogga: Tensions prevail after two groups clash on Independence Day
Violence erupted after one group placed a portrait of VD Savarkar at a business hub near a mosque, and another tried to place a portrait of Tipu Sultan
Kannauj: Police unmask mastermind behind incident of meat thrown outside temple
Kanchan Tripathi had allegedly paid two Muslim men to place meat outside a temple in an elaborate bid to have local SHO transferred
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