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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
Still no recognition for non-ST tribes in India
Centre fails to acknowledge ST-status demands of nomadic tribes of India
Hate Offender Yati Narsinghanand violates bail conditions, calls for communal violence
Journalists also heckled and attacked at the Hindu Mahapanchayat held on Sunday in Delhi
Ajmal’s culture is my enemy: Assam CM’s openly anti-Muslim statement
Himanta Biswa Sarma counters allegations of AIUDF support during Assembly vote with pointed remarks against Badruddin Ajmal and “his culture”
Hate Watch: Right-wing group vandalises vegetarian food cart run by Muslim vendor
Uttar Pradesh chief of 'Sangeet Som Sena', 30 others booked for vandalising vegetarian soya biryani cart
Are increasing calls for economic boycott of Muslims a sinister precursor to something worse?
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This is more than a political ploy to lay the groundwork for an upcoming election in Karnataka; it furthers an anti-minority agenda that could culminate in targetted violence
Are over 1,10,000 Adivasis & Forest Dwellers at risk of eviction and loss of livelihood?
The response of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)’s in Parliament ignores the law (amended Wildlife Act, 2006) claims to provide alternative livelihood support without giving a definite plan of action
Meat sale banned in Ghaziabad, demands brew for a repeat in MP
Bajrang Dal has reportedly threatened that “if the government doesn't prohibit the sale of meat,” they themselves will “evict the shopkeepers”
Still no move on marital rape by the Centre
Despite two High Courts ruled against the phenomenon of marital rape, the Centre sits on the fence
How Halal is your harassment?
Right wing ecosystem, wants to “Boycott Himalaya” products for its Halal Certificate, do they even know that Adani, Patanjali and Reliance have one too?
Sharp spike in cases of child marriage and child trafficking in 2020!
The number of under-age marriages jumped from 523 to 785 within a year, this even as Covid-19 brought about unprecedented economic hardships on families
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