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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
Gyanvapi case: Two more advocate commissioners added to Shringar Gauri survey team
Videographic survey to be completed by May 17; Advocate Commissioner Ajai Kumar not replaced
Gyanvapi case: Court to pronounce order in Shringar Gauri temple survey matter today
Mosque authorities had accused the Advocate Commissioner conducting the survey of bias and demanded his replacement
Khambat: Muslim women take to the streets to protest continued oppression of the community
Muslim women have been leading the way via peaceful protests, first in Shaheen Bagh and most recently in Khargone
Dalit professor booked for comments on Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute
Prof. Ravi Kant had made the statements that a section of Hindu students led by ABVP found offensive
Is Taj Mahal not a part of Indian Culture?
One can say the totality of plural expressions of people is Indian culture; it is inclusive and has syncretism in all the aspects of social life
Khargone’s Muslims rise against police atrocities
Khargone’s Muslim women marched, demanded their rights and decried the communal tactics of the regime
Jahangirpuri violence: Delhi Court refuses bail to eight accused
Court observes that Police accompanied the illegal processions, hence the liability on the part of the concerned officials needs to be fixed
UP: Village head threatens Scheduled Caste community with ₹5,000 fine and 50 kicks!
The Pradhan warns the community from stepping foot on his property
AIUFWP calls out BJP for the repeated attacks on Adivasis by its affiliates
Gau rakshaks had brutally murdered two Adivasi men in Seoni; group also condemns atrocities on Muslim minority in Khargone, drawing parallels between both incidents
Mumbai: Dalit youth tied and beaten to death with an iron rod!
Sanitation worker targetted in hate crime in Bhayander
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