Hate & Harmony

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

Assembly Election Results 2022 Whither Pluralism: Democracy?

One of the major lessons of the assembly election results is that fragmented Opposition cannot take on the mighty electoral might of BJP-RSS

The Kashmir Files making resident Kashmiri Pandits feel unsafe

Movie twists narrative to generate communal hate, makes us unsafe, say Kashmiri Pandits who continue to live in J&K

The Kashmir Files backed by PM, FM, CMs; continues to fuel divide

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has now planned to see the film tonight, BJP ruled states have made it tax free

HC grants bail to former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur

Arrested on August 27, 2021, after a rape victim died by suicide, accusing him of protecting accused, BSP MP Atul Rai

Can anyone return 12 years of her life to Soni Sori?

After being acquitted in the 2011 Sedition case, Sori has now been acquitted in the cases against her

Uttar Pradesh: Ex MLA holds post-defeat meeting with supporters, threatens opponents 

Reeling under defeat, Sangeet Som claims “Baba's bulldozer and Som’s stick will both work” in his area of Sardhana, Meerut

Maintaining harmony is responsibility of Muslims: Assam CM

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that with a population of over a crore Muslims were 35 percent of the state’s population they were no longer a minority, but the majority

Jitendra Tyagi’s Dharam Sansad hate speech intended to wage war: Uttarakhand High Court

The Court said that the freedom of speech is not an absolute right and is subject to limitations contained in Article 19(2) of the Constitution

Hate floods in the wake of ‘The Kashmir Files’

Right-wing makes the most of the movie’s impact and calls upon Indian Hindus to “open their eyes”

Not a single meat shop should be visible in Loni: MLA to officials

Nand Kishor Gurjar the re-elected  MLA of Loni has decided to target those who sell meat, and said that meat shops should be closed immediately

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SIR exercise leaves trail of suicide across states as BLOs buckle under pressure and citizens panic over citizenship

The SIR of electoral rolls has come under severe distress following a series of suicides involving Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and marginalised citizens in West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Kerala, families and employee unions allege that the pressure to complete a traditionally lengthy verification process in the name of SIR within two months is causing fatal mental distress

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

Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS

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Civil society warns, Election Commission is “Undermining Democracy”

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Hate Has No Place in Elections: CJP moves State EC against BJP MP Ashwini Choubey’s communal speech

In Bhagalpur’s Pirpainti, the senior BJP leader urged “Muslim brothers” to reduce their population and referred to “infiltrators,” breaching the Model Code of Conduct and constitutional values