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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
Telangana Muslim family offers home for Hindu girl’s wedding
The Muslim family came to the aid of the Hindu girl who had lost her father to Covid-19
How is the Assam gov’t allowing Pravin Togadia’s trishul distribution?
Togadia team are openly distributing weapons, administering anti-Muslim oaths, telling people this makes them “brave” and “protectors of the Hindu faith”
Jahangirpuri: Hindu, Muslim citizens take out peace march holding Tricolour
Days after Jahangirpuri violence, bulldozer attack, Hindus and Muslims take out 'Tiranga Yatra' for peace
Delhi HC demands updates on separate toilets for Delhi’s trans community
Separate toilets are a basic human right, says petitioner appealing to the Delhi High Court
UP priest booked for playing Hanuman Chalisa outside mosque
The priest from Jalaun, UP responded to MNS Chief Raj Thackeray’s call for playing Hanuman Chalisa outside masjids
Evolution of Bulldozer Injustice
Different political regimes have used bulldozers to crush the homes and hopes of the voiceless and the marginalized
Speak out against the politics of hate: JJM
Tribal rights group condemns the communal attacks and attacks on Muslims in Jharkhand and India alike
Khargone: Five arrested for Ibraish Khan’s murder
Ibraish Khan, alias Saddam was missing for days, before his body was identified, family accuse police of cover up
Jamia Millia Islamia students protest Jahangirpuri demolitions
They demand that the municipal corporation be held responsible, and victims be compensated
Jahangirpuri Demolition: SC to take “serious view of demolitions after Mayor was informed of order”
Supreme Court extends status quo orders for another two weeks
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Nearly two decades without elections, Jamia students’ agitation forces administration to set deadline for union revival
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Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
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India
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Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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