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

JNU’s Sharad Baviskar allegedly harassed and assaulted!

The professor was quizzed on NRC during his abduction

Erasure, Dumbing & Collapse of a Nation: India 2022

The really good professor of history and the social...

Indians stand united, don’t allow Hate to prevail over Harmony

Amidst the instances of hate speech, outbreaks of violence and bulldozer injustice, let us take a look at the efforts of ordinary citizens who helped preserve harmony

Buddha, Brahma or Al-Bari’, notes after a visit to Poa Mecca, Hajo

Figure 1: Pao Mecca Mosque at Hajo, Kamrup Dist,...

Yati Narsinghanand under House Arrest after declaring intention to visit Delhi’s Jama Masjid

Serial Hate Offender Narsinghanand was supposed to visit Jama Masjid on Friday to show support for Nupur Sharma

Howrah: Hindu families help ensure peaceful wedding for Muslim neighbour

Appeal to local police to allow wedding of Muslim widow's daughter amidst prohibitory orders, welcome guests, arrange for safe transport

Ranchi Violence: Principal Secretary demands explanation from police for hoardings with images of alleged rioters

Jharkhand Police had put up these hoardings in popular public places, and then taken them down; now Allahabad police have released images

CJP moves NCM against Deepak Sharma for derogatory remarks against Allah online!

Sharma’s new Twitter account suspended for selectively reporting Muslims to the police for posting jokes on "Shivling" found in Gyanvapi mosque

What does Prakash Ambedkar hope to achieve by organising anti-Nupur Sharma protests?

The Dalit leader is planning a protest after Friday prayers on June 17; Muslim groups have opposed it, warned about miscreants infiltrating protests to turn them violent

SC to hear urgent petitions against UP demolitions today

Court to hear two separate intervention applications filed by Jamiat-Ulema-i-Hind, seeking a stay on the spate of demolitions in Saharanpur, Prayagraj, and Kanpur

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