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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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Evolution of Bulldozer Injustice
Different political regimes have used bulldozers to crush the homes and hopes of the voiceless and the marginalized
Speak out against the politics of hate: JJM
Tribal rights group condemns the communal attacks and attacks on Muslims in Jharkhand and India alike
Khargone: Five arrested for Ibraish Khan’s murder
Ibraish Khan, alias Saddam was missing for days, before his body was identified, family accuse police of cover up
Jamia Millia Islamia students protest Jahangirpuri demolitions
They demand that the municipal corporation be held responsible, and victims be compensated
Jahangirpuri Demolition: SC to take “serious view of demolitions after Mayor was informed of order”
Supreme Court extends status quo orders for another two weeks
Eye witness account from the broken heart of Jahangirpuri
Amir Sherwani, walks through the rubble of what was once the safe haven of scores of poor people Hindus and Muslims
Jahangirpuri demolition drive: Brinda Karat walks the talk yet again!
The CPI (M) Politburo member has filed a PIL against demolitions before the SC; court has permitted her lawyer to make submissions
Brinda Karat stands tall in front of bulldozers at Jahangirpuri’s Tiananmen square moment
A lesson in leadership from the 74-year-old CPI (M) Politburo member whose heroic act helped diffuse a volatile situation from escalating
Khargone: Why is the administration ignoring the proliferation of hate on social media?
Given how incendiary forwards and inflammatory speeches incite Communal hate and targeted violence, administrative inaction is worrisome
Bengali Hindu refugee families allotted land in UP, while homes of Bengali Muslims face demolition in Delhi, Assam
Even as Bengali speaking Muslims continue to be labelled as Rohingyas and Bangladeshis, and are accused of sparking communal violence, Hindu refugees are treated differently
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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality
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