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Kerala MP protests RSS’ attempt to “infuse Christmas” with sectarian song
John Brittas, CPI-M Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha has strongly protested RSS/BJP move to impose an ‘ideologically affiliated song during Christmas celebrations’; he has made the letter to the Union Minister, J, Scindia, public in social media
‘We Were Promised Rehabilitation’: Gurugram’s oldest Dalit settlement bulldozed after decade long battle; police violently beat and detain residents for protesting
Behind Gurugram’s latest demolition drive lies a decade-old nexus of corruption, caste, and state neglect
Invisible Assaults: How India’s crime data erases violence against women and children
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Statistics describe order; gendered violence exists outside the neat cells of spreadsheets. This article reconnects data with lived reality
Assam Government to table ‘Love Jihad’ and polygamy bills, CM Sarma says parents of male accused will also face arrest
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announces sweeping new laws expanding anti-conversion and personal law frameworks in Assam, extending criminal liability to parents of accused men — a move unprecedented in India’s legal landscape
Supreme Court examines Forest Rights Act 2006 versus Conservation Law, makes national headlines
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The rights of Adivasis and forest dwellers are, once again under threat as India's highest court considers the impact of Parliament’s wide-sweeping changes to the Forest Conservation Law (2023)
Court stays proceedings against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat over alleged derogatory remarks targeting Muslim women
After a video of his alleged inflammatory speech at a Deepotsava event went viral, the Sessions Court in Puttur restrained police from arresting or detaining Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat — the latest in a long series of hate speech complaints against the influential RSS organiser in coastal Karnataka
Can majoritarian societal pressure re-write the rulebook? The illegality behind forced non-veg shutdowns during festivals
Across cities, self-styled vigilantes and pliant administrations are turning a majoritarian religious sentiment into state policy—forcing meat shops shut, harassing small vendors, and eroding constitutional freedoms. As livelihood and dietary choice fall victim to faith-led policing, we ask, can devotion be invoked to justify discrimination? Does this trend underline how faith is being weaponised to erode rights and livelihoods?
CJP flags casteist, anti-Dalit videos on YouTube targeting CJI Gavai; seeks urgent takedown
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CJP has filed a complaint highlighting two videos on YouTube carrying casteist and hateful commentary against Chief Justice B.R. Gavai. The organisation has demanded their prompt removal and action against the channel @AjeetBharti for violating the platform’s community guidelines
Breaking patriarchal cycles through cycling: Revisiting the Story of Women in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
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From Words to Bulldozers: How a Chief Minister’s rhetoric triggered and normalised punitive policing in Bareilly
Following the “I Love Muhammad” controversy in September 2025, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s public warnings—using phrases like “chedhoge to chodenge nahi” and “denting and painting must be done”—were swiftly mirrored by mass arrests, property demolitions, and internet shutdowns, raising urgent questions about legality, proportionality, and the social impact of executive speech
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