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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
Uttar Pradesh: Ex MLA holds post-defeat meeting with supporters, threatens opponents
Reeling under defeat, Sangeet Som claims “Baba's bulldozer and Som’s stick will both work” in his area of Sardhana, Meerut
Maintaining harmony is responsibility of Muslims: Assam CM
Himanta Biswa Sarma said that with a population of over a crore Muslims were 35 percent of the state’s population they were no longer a minority, but the majority
Jitendra Tyagi’s Dharam Sansad hate speech intended to wage war: Uttarakhand High Court
The Court said that the freedom of speech is not an absolute right and is subject to limitations contained in Article 19(2) of the Constitution
Hate floods in the wake of ‘The Kashmir Files’
Right-wing makes the most of the movie’s impact and calls upon Indian Hindus to “open their eyes”
Not a single meat shop should be visible in Loni: MLA to officials
Nand Kishor Gurjar the re-elected MLA of Loni has decided to target those who sell meat, and said that meat shops should be closed immediately
Madhya Pradesh: 50-year-old Muslim dargah vandalised, painted saffron!
Police registered an FIR only after villagers in Narmadapuram in Hoshangabad district protested
Krishna Janmabhoomi: Allahabad High Court orders fresh hearings
Petitioner had demanded that the Shahi Idgah mosque be removed and the land be handed to Hindus to build a temple
Who will put the Genie of Communalism back in the bottle, and how?
“When religion & politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way”-Frank Herbert
Chhattisgarh: A minor dead in missile strike on Koya Adivasis
Enraged by the state-oppression, activist Soni Sori calls for a pan-India outrage
Punjab and Haryana HC expands scope of Sec 377 IPC and “sexual intent”
The Court held that penetration was not a necessary ingredient for invoking the offence and the sexual intent was an imperative aspect
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