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From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha
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
Devendra Fadnavis uses foul language as Akbaruddin Owaisi visits Aurangzeb’s tomb, Asaduddin invokes Babri
Owaisi brothers are once again stirring the pot of communal politics; are they playing right into the hands of the Hindutva right… or was that the plan all along?
Udupi to march for secularism on May 14
Various progressive rights and religious groups will come together to unequivocally protest the growing communal divide in India
Over 500 activists and intellectuals stand with Prof. Ravi Kant
Expressing solidarity with Lucknow University’s Ravi Kant, more than 500 activists and intellectuals demand justice for the professor
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