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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
Allegation of rape need not be proved to allow abortion of fetus under MTP Act: MP High Court
The court disagreed with the decision of the single-judge bench where the court had denied permission for abortion despite allegation of rape made by the 19-year-old prosecutrix
Why ‘Progressive’ Muslims are wrong in Condemning Naseeruddin Shah’s Anti-Taliban Video
Muslim organizations’ refusal to condemn the Taliban is downright worrying but what is perhaps more worrisome is the refusal of the progressive Muslims to see it clearly.
Gyan Vapi case: Varanasi court to hear petition to hold prayers in Shringar Gauri temple
Five Hindu women had moved court saying, prayers that were held on the premises located on the western side till 1998, need to be restarted
Why is iD dosa batter giving communal trolls indigestion?
Bangalore based iD dosa batter makers brave communal campaign and misinformation, issue statement saying batter contains rice, urad dal, fenugreek and RO-water
HW: Video of minor Hindu boy being lynched, shared as case of ‘Love Jihad’
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Pehlu Khan lynching case: Rajasthan HC issues bailable warrants against 6 accused
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Rajasthan: PUCL urges gov’t to hold talks with Adivasi leaders
The civil society group demanded that the Superintendent of Udaipur withdraw the inflammatory letter regarding surveillance of leaders of the BTP and other Adivasi organisations
Raipur: Christian pastor thrashed in Police Station
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Delhi Violence: Courts call Delhi Police’s investigation ‘callous, inefficient, indolent and lackadaisical’
An analysis of over 10 orders shows shoddy investigations by the Delhi Police which implicated and jailed people with impunity
Another rape and murder in India’s capital city!
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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