Hate & Harmony

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

Gyanvapi Case: Mosque management committee makes submissions

Case pertaining to maintainability of the suit as per Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC, adjourned to July 12

Everyday Harmony: Muslim employer ensures last rites of Hindu employee

The Patna trader said he acted in keeping with the Ganga-Jamuni culture of northern India

Hate Watch: Ayodhya ascetic calls for hanging of Udaipur murderers

Speaking about the Udaipur beheading, Ayodhya’s Tapasvi Acharya threatens to take law in his own hands if accused not sentenced to death

Nupur Sharma single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country: SC

SC remarks on how Nupur Sharma’s remarks set the country on fire

Hate Watch: Indians reject communally polarising call to #BoycottMuslims

Right-wing groups and trolls had made communal hashtags viral, but citizens have rejected the absurd call to socially boycott an entire community

End governance of fear: Collectives in support of Teesta Setalvad

From international alliances to indigenous groups, citizens stand with Teesta Setalvad and others

Release Teesta Setalvad: Adivasi women demand justice for their sister activist

Adivasi women come together at a protest organised by AIUFWP to demand the human rights defender's immediate release

Shocking! Man beheaded in Udaipur for social media post supporting Nupur Sharma

Hardline Islamists killed the man in cold blood; area remains tense

Muslim groups organise drinking water in flood ravaged Silchar

The Assam town's residents found government's flood relief efforts insufficient

Over 500 forest villages in Assam: Ministry of Tribal Affairs

The paper stresses the longstanding grievances of tribals regarding encroachment, voiced by the CCTOA on Tuesday

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