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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
Bajrang Dal smells an opportunity in stirring the halal pot, pastes boycott posters
Hindutva call to boycott Halal food, continues to grow unchecked both online and on the streets
Manual scavenger deaths: Did Centre misrepresent death data in Parliament?
Social Justice Minister reported that no deaths took place due to manual scavenging in the last five years, but conceded 325 people died in accidents while undertaking hazardous cleaning
BMC reports only 43 vasectomies in 2021-22
Blaming the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities said they will address the issue with new vigour
857 communal riots in 2020 alone!
Home Affairs Ministry says it will amend criminal laws to match up to existing social reality
SC commission demands justice for Dalit youth thrashed and hung upside down from tree in Punjab
The Commission noted that there was inaction on part of the police, and demanded results by April 6
‘Halal food is economic jehad’: BJP gen sec CT Ravi cooks up fresh hate
Ravi’s words follow social media messages asking to Hindus to boycott Halal meat, offered by some a day after Ugadi, that marks the Hindu New Year in Karnataka
Hate-monger Sangeet Som’s Sena bristles at hate video
Not warming to a taste of their own medicine, the former MLA’s supporters demand immediate arrest of the video creators
Tripura: Muslim man lynched on suspicion of cattle theft
The victim was identified as Litan Miah, resident of Tarapukur in Sonamura; those arrested were identified as Sentu Debnath and Amar Chandra Das
Hate Watch: Saffron flags greet Tejasvi Surya’s cycle rally outside mosque
The Karnataka based Bharatiya Janata Party leader had recently organised a cycle rally from Bangalore to Kolar
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Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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