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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: Dalit school children thrashed, made to sit separately in Amethi
Second case of discrimination in a week, exposes deep caste based prejudices in the state’s schools
Jantar Mantar case: Hate monger Pinky Chaudhary granted bail
He and other accused had allegedly called for the slaughter of Muslims during a rally on August 8
Hate Watch: Twitter influencer Mahesh Vikram Hegde shares anti-namaz video
Gurugram Police debunk claim saying this that the Namaz spot, like some others, was mutually agreed on by both Hindu and Muslim communities
Internationalising Caste
Caste is becoming a global phenomenon, in the wake of 'Caste' being exported/carried along to the west by the upper caste Indians as we have seen from the recent Cisco case in California
Hate Watch: Police debunk Panchjanya Editor’s communally dangerous claim
Muslim residents of Noor Nagar have moved HC to protect temple complex from any damage, demolition
Can you hear the steady drumbeat of Institutional Casteism?
The report looks at the inadequate redressal mechanism and interacts with people from marginalised communities who have faced such discrimination in the medical field either overtly or covertly and how it affects opportunities that are usually at the disposal of the dominant castes
Shankar Guha Niyogi: Gone, but not forgotten
On Niyogi’s thirtieth death anniversary, SabrangIndia looks back at the long legacy left behind by the trade union leader
Mathura: Three arrested after being ‘rescued’ from cow vigilantes
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Bombay HC orders protection of identities in POSH proceedings
The court has said that cases of sexual harassment at workplace will not be reported in the media without prior approval; order to not be passed in open court
UP Dalit man who exposed SC discrimination in school being threatened?
Sahab Singh, who exposed the school keeping utensils of SC kids separately, alleges threats from Thakurs
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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