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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
Hate Watch: Right-wing twitter gives routine demolition a communal colour
Hindutva supporters continue routine of using ruined temple images to spread Hindu-Muslim hate
Dhinkia has become a war-zone: Say activists
Human rights activists arrested for over a week have complained of custodial torture by local police
Clubhouse case: Mumbai police arrest 3 from Haryana
The three have been arrested in connection with an online chat, though this case is distinct from the one where some people allegedly made derogatory remarks about women from the minority community on the app
Why is Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra invoking UP’s Kairana?
Mishra chose to address an issue brewing over land in Surana area of Ratlam district by invoking communal history from Uttar Pradesh
K J George pinpoints major flaws in anti-conversion Bill
Exhorts BJP Govt not to inject disharmony in society during speech on the floor of the Assembly on 23 December 2021
Hijab controversy takes an ugly turn in Karnataka
An Udupi college disallows hijabs inside classrooms, hindering Muslim women from getting an education
Clubhouse case: Delhi Police narrow down suspects
Delhi Commission for Women had sought an FIR against those who made the anti-Muslim and misogynistic remarks, however on Wednesday, another anti-women recording emerged
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit boy shot for not greeting ‘seniors’ in Agra
Two Class 12 boys verbally abused and then thrashed the Class 10 student, then one of them fired at him with a country-made pistol; police have made one arrest so far
Karnataka Bajrang Dal’s Sanjay Nalvade, three others arrested for murder of Muslim teen
When the hate speech went viral, Nalwade was booked “for violation of Covid-19 rules”, let off “with a fine for the violation”, they then allegedly attacked Muslim youth
Hate Watch: Right-wing extremists attack Muslim man and non-Muslim woman for travelling together
The man and woman were travelling in a train when Bajrang Dal men verbally and physically abused the man and forced them to deboard; their families were called to verify consent for travelling together
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