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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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Maharashtra police books Narsinghanand for hate speech against former President Kalam
The serial hate offender had been released from Uttarakhand's Haridwar district jail after he was granted bail in two cases against him
Whats wrong with being Muslim, Mr. Chief Minister?
UP CM Adityanath told voters that BSP's list of candidates for UP polls resembles 'Muslim League', claiming the Opposition was dividing communities
Who is lobbying to get activist actor Chetan Kumar deported to the US?
The actor-activist is currently out on bail, and the right-wing has been lobbying hard for at least a year to have him deported
Prelude to the Gujarat 2002 Carnage
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A look back at the communal buildup to the violence that broke out in February 2002, as documented meticulously in Communalism Combat Archives by Teesta Setalvad
Memories of Struggle: The quest for justice continues 20 years after the Gujarat Carnage
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CJP and Teesta Setalvad bring together TM Krishna and Naseeruddin Shah to honour the memory of the victims, and the strength of the survivors with music and conversations
SKM demands justice for West Bengal and Odisha Adivasis
Adivasis in parts of West Bengal and Odisha say that the administration does not acknowledge their forest and constitutional rights; they fear their fertile land will be usurped
20 years after Godhra – Some reflections
Silence is not an option; we must continue to speak truth to power
South Delhi municipal school says no “religious attire” but okays turbans
The hijab row sparked by right-wing elements in Karnataka has now reached all the way to national capital Delhi
Hate Offender: Raghvendra Pratap Singh
An incumbent MLA from Domariyaganj, Singh is hoping for re election and appears to behaves more like a ‘dabang’ or local strongman; his words communal, and tone allegedly threatening
Bajrang Dal members assault Muslim family in Assam
A retired school teacher’s beard was pulled, his wife and daughter suffered injuries, little granddaughter was left traumatised!
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