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Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor
Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework
Stone quarrying, development projects threatening Jharkhand’s sacred groves
Commonly known as sarna or jaherathan, these groves are places of worship for indigenous communities. But many are in peril of vanishing forever.
Jesuits of India, journalists and academics bid Fr Stan Swamy an emotional farewell
Shortly after the death of Fr Stan Swamy, supporters and family members come together to remember the man one last time and denounce the callousness of authorities
Save the Sarnas!
Jharkhand’s sacred groves face multiple threats, ranging from stone mining to developmental projects and land acquisition
Impoverished Adivasis Hunted as Criminals
Here's a study by the Bagaicha Research Team on how people in Jharkhand are accused of being Naxalites
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Supreme Court says: ‘Indian State, with its blinkered vision...
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A death allegedly by suicide, a resignation that exposes caste-based discrimination; happenings at IIT Madras are a sign of a deeper problem
Dewas Adivasi family massacre: There’s more to it than a failed ‘love affair’
Bahujan activist and Bhim Army member Suraj Kumar Baudh, spoke exclusively to SabrangIndia’s Karuna John on the way the massacre is being projected now
Santhal Hool: The neglected rebellion of pre-independence era
Jharkhand’s Santhal tribe proudly remembers the Santhal Hool as one of the earliest forms of rebellion against colonisers, even before the 1857 revolt
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On his birth anniversary, we honour Justice PB Sawant by republishing this piece, that was authored by him as a part of the Concerned Citizens Tribunal, Crimes Against Humanity, Gujarat 2002
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