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From caste to race: Reading ‘Black & Buddhist’ through an Indian lens
A few days ago, while visiting a local library in a relatively small town on the eastern coast of the United States, the person who took me there asked...
Progressive Muslims and leading members of Secular Civil Society condemn the dastardly attack on Salman Rushdie!
The IMSD condemns the murderous attack on Salman Rushdie...
Karnataka: Sri Ram Sena Chief Vows to Observe Savarkar Utsav During Gauri Ganesh Festival
Sri Ram Sena members are also pressuring government officials to allow gauri ganesh celebrations at disputed Eidgah maidan in Chamrajpet.
A very bad precedent has been set: Judge who convicted 11 men in Bilkis Bano case
Rights groups and legal luminaries raise important questions about provisions of remission policy
MP: 16-Year-Old Dalit Girl Beaten up for Sitting in the Front Row, Teacher Booked
According to police, the incident occurred over 700 km away from the state capital on August 2 at the Government Higher Secondary Girls School, Baidhan, in the Singrauli district.
Crime against women: Allahabad HC questions delay in registering cases
Court told the state government that sometimes it takes over six months to register a case
Over 6,000 Citizens Urge SC to Revoke Remission of Convicts in Bilkis Bano Case
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We demand that women’s faith in justice be restored, said a statement by grassroot workers, women’s orgnaisations, human rights activists among others.
How Salman Rushdie has been a scapegoat for complex historical differences
Salman Rushdie has been an outspoken defenders of writers’...
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
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Call allegedly made from Pakistani number; fast track court adjourns hearings till September 5
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