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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
Slamming delay in probe, Allahabad HC directs police to speed up sexual assault probe
The court reiterated section 173 of CrPC which was amended in 2018 to mandate that investigation in sexual violence cases should be completed within 2 months; yet in this case, the statements of the accused were recorded after 3 months of the FIR
TN govt to quash over 5,000 cases against protestors, journalists, farmers
The government sought information about cases filed against peaceful protesters, and cases that go against or stand to violate right to freedom of press, and has decided to withdraw them
Karnataka: Why has the Hindu Jagarana Vedike reactivated its aggression now?
Mob assaulted and manhandled a Muslim journalist, another disrupted a church service
Crimes against women highest in Uttar Pradesh: NCRB 2020 report
49,385 cases of crimes against women have been registered in UP; report has revealed that 2020 has seen a rise in crimes against SC/ST members
Two years after she was found dead, family of Mainpuri school girl awaits justice
In September 2019 the body of the class 11 student was found hanging from the ceiling fan in the hostel of Centre-run Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
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
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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