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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
Karnataka: Muslim man beaten up for travelling with Hindu woman
Goons waylaid the autorickshaw they were travelling in, attacked the man, and verbally abused the woman; case registered
Why does NMA want to relocate two Ganesha idols from the Qutub Minar complex?
NMA’s rationale to want to relocate the idols is not in line with historical facts
Why is this ‘Sangeet Som Sena’ allowed to roam free in UP?
Mobs like these are now dangerously normalised in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, and show no fear of the police
Will Suresh Chavhanke ban this leaflet by Bhagat Singh simply because it’s written in Urdu?
Post, originally published on Facebook, tells us why Urdu is an integral part of India’s rich history
Right-wing’s dangerous obsession with mosques and dargahs peaks during Ramzan
Loud music, axe and sword wielding groups are becoming a regular outside mosques, as are desecration of dargahs
Now Al Qaeda intrudes on the hijab controversy
The untimely video only furthers right wing claims of terrorist groups’ involvement in hijab protests
DUJ announces Committee for Communal Harmony to battle hate
The Union demands immediate arrest of the hate mongers who assaulted seven journalists who were covering the Hindu Mahapanchayat
Will Delhi’s Mayors ban onion and garlic too during Navratri?
South Delhi Mayor says municipality will strictly enforce ban on meat shops, East Delhi mayor concurs
Kashi Vishwanath – Gyanvapi case a national dispute: Deity’s next friend to HC
Lord Vishweshwar’s next friend tells Allahabad High Court that emotions of millions are involved
Ramgarh Lynching case: SC sees “no reason” to entertain the Petition filed against the bail of the accused men
The Apex court directs the High Court of Jharkhand to take up pending appeals within 6 months of the order.
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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
Rights
Nearly two decades without elections, Jamia students’ agitation forces administration to set deadline for union revival
The university has agreed to implement the students’ union constitution by May 15, 2027, and conduct elections under Lyngdoh Committee guidelines
India
Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
Communities resisting the proposed 11,200 MW project fear the loss of ancestral land, livelihoods and cultural heritage, with activists detained under the APUAPA
India
Food Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Need for a shift from food security to nutrition justice.
In Karnataka, during the pandemic and lockdown, mid-day meals in government schools and anganwadis under the National Food Security Act (2013) [1], shut down indefinitely [2,3] amidst growing concerns about how this would affect vulnerable communities. In spite of demands, the state government has not yet undertaken a detailed post pandemic and lockdown survey to identify the immediate and long-term interventions to address and prevent malnutrition. Several visits have been made by civil society organisations, students, nutritionists and academics to different districts of Karnataka, during and after the Covid-19 pandemic and this commentary gives a broad overview of the observations made. There is a need for an in-depth quantitative and qualitative study.
India
Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
A four-day door-to-door audit in Trilokpuri found voters marked absent, shifted or dead who were still living at their registered addresses, with 47.57 lakh names missing from Delhi’s draft roll, affected voters have until October 30 to file claims
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SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
Barely 771 “foreign nationals” identified in Karnataka and a miniscule 1,600 in six other Indian states; yet the hysterical bogey of the “ghuspetiya” (illegal immigrant) has been used to render 130 million plus Indian without the right to vote?
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish