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Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
Sanitation accused their supervisor of coercion, wage manipulation and caste-based abuse, alleging that workers are being pressured to surrender a recently approved ₹2,000 wage increase while being denied entitled leave. The allegations reflect the broader vulnerabilities faced by sanitation workers in Uttar Pradesh, which has recorded the highest number of sewer and septic tank deaths in India since 2017
Great Bigots Think Alike: Indian Muslima to the Establishment
A poem about the place and perception of Indian Muslim women
Varanasi peace activists begin campaign to maintain communal harmony
Activists and leaders from all faiths will visit sensitive neighbourhoods, market areas and commercial centres to deter people from engaging in violence
MP: Communal clashes erupt in Neemuch, curfew imposed
Alleged installation of a Hanuman idol at a dargah, led to communal flare up, one injured
Did Aurangzeb also issue a ‘farman’ against razing temples?
Amidst the Gyanvapi controversy, perhaps it is time to also look into historical facts that a majoritarian regime wants to erase
Women and children targeted at public toilets, Mumbai POCSO Court suggests appointing women security guards
The court’s observations came in connection with a recent judgment convicting an accused for sexually assaulting a minor girl
Shivling ‘found’ on Gyanvapi mosque premises, court orders area sealed
Video survey over, lawyers of petitioners claim that the shivling was found in the wazu khana
Hate Watch: Bajarang Dal claims Trishul a religious symbol not a weapon
Organises ‘arms training camp’ in Kodagu, on how to use trishuls and guns to attack
Hundreds of citizens call for fast-track trial in Krishna Tusanad murder
Protesters in Bhayandar also demand due protection to the worker’s family after losing their sole breadwinner
Goa gov’t will reprint books by Savarkar, Karnataka will teach Hedgewar’s speech
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant hails Savarkar as ‘glorious patriot’, RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar hailed as ‘writer’ fit for Karnataka school kids
EXCLUSIVE: Shahjahan returned properties of King Jai Singh for donating haveli for Taj Mahal
Documents show that havelis were given back to Raja Jai Singh in exchange for a specific mansion belonging to his grandfather Raja Man Singh that was voluntarily donated for construction of the Taj Mahal
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Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
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