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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
Gyanvapi case: Pleas before Allahabad HC challenging ASI survey order
One petition and one urgent application have been filed questioning how the lower court has been passing orders when the High Court has reserved orders in the case
Gujarat’s anti-conversion law reflective of a patriarchal and prejudiced mindset: Fr. Cedric Prakash
Fr. Cedric, in his article in Indian Currents magazine, questions the new provisions of the law, and states that it reveals the mindset of a fascist regime that is afraid that a discerning citizenry will expose their hegemony on the poor
Medicos Naveen K Razak, Janaki Omkumar give some dance therapy to communal trolls
A Kerala-based advocate gets a lesson in rhythm and tolerance, after he tried to communalise a fun dance off by two medical students whose video went viral
Not surprised about ASI being asked to survey Gyanvapi complex: SM Yaseen
In an exclusive interview to senior research scholar Dr. Muniza Khan, SM Yaseen responds to the ongoing controversy surrounding the Kashi Vishwanath temple - Gyanvapi mosque compound in Varanasi
Why has CAPF man on poll duty, accused of molesting EC a minor not been arrested yet?
West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to the Election Commission of Bengal asking that immediate steps be taken against the accused
Battleground Bengal: ECI finally takes action against Suvendu Ahikari for communal speech
Notice issued to the BJP leader for violating Model Code of Conduct by calling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "Begum" and claiming she would turn West Bengal into "Mini-Pakistan" while addressing a poll rally
Years after Ramjanmabhoomi, ASI to survey Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath complex
Court was hearing plea demanding return of said premises to Hindus, orders UP government to bear cost of survey
Allegations of sexual assault against CRPF jawan in West Bengal
Derek O’Brien writes to Election Commission about incident in Hooghly
Man who allegedly removed Sai Baba idol from Delhi temple, arrested
The idol was removed from a Shiv Mandir in Shahpur Jat on March 25, and has since been replaced by a Ganesh idol
England cricketers, sports fans clean bowl Taslima Nasreen’s xenophobic comments on Moeen Ali
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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