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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
Jignesh Mevani among those detained outside Gujarat Assembly
The group had gathered to seek justice for Dalit RTI activist Amrabhai Boricha who had been lynched
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Congress working president Hardik Patel and NCP leader Reshma Patel questioned the law and order situation in the state
Bombay HC refuses to accept compromise affidavit in a sexual assault case
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Plea in SC to allow consensual teenage relationships under POCSO Act
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Jignesh Mevani calls for gathering on March 23 to demand justice for Amrabhai Boricha
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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