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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment

Kerala diocese apologises after its book sparks Muslim protest

Syro-Malabar Church’s Thamarassery diocese, forced to apologise after uproar over a catechism book that allegedly had “derogatory statements against Islam”

SCHOOL survey indicates widening educational gap between SC/ST and other children

The report highlights how socio-economic discrimination has seeped into India’s educational system

Dabholkar murder case trial to begin soon; Pune court frames charges against accused

Social activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead while he was out on his morning walk by two assailants, and all accused belong to right wing Sanatan Sanstha

MP: Rain God ritual, a deeper issue than meets the eye

Data from the IMD suggests a trying monsoon for Bundelkhand farmers, with scanty rainfall predicted

The bogey of ‘Love Jihad’

Both, the Kerala Bishop who accused Muslims of making Catholic girls in the state victims of love and narcotic jihad, and the former Gujarat CM who wanted to take action against those who trap innocent girls, disregard the agency and wisdom of adult women

Tougher than steel: Decades on, Odisha villagers still struggle to protect their land

After a harrowing fight with POSCO Ltd, Jagatsinghpur’s villagers now enter the legal battle for their land with another corporate entity

Rajasthan: Boy killed after being hit by cow vigilantes’ vehicle 

Victim’s family alleged that the teen was killed by the vigilantes’ who were chasing a truck carrying bovines

Sections of the Kerala church getting dangerously communal?

First a bishop talks of ‘narcotic jihad’, now Kuravilangad nuns walk out to mark protest anti-Muslim remarks by priest during a Holy Mass

Why is Badruddin Ajmal advising Muslims to avoid eating beef?

The AIUDF Chief, whose party is still smarting from a severing of ties by the Congress, is struggling to maintain his political relevance in a state where a hardline stance makes one a political pariah

Why are UP cops insisting Muslim victim of mob lynching was killed due to personal enmity?

Samir Chaudhary, 22, a resident of Shamli in Uttar pradesh, was beaten with sticks and rods by several men on Thursday, and died while being taken for treatment

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