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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

Swiss Vote for Burqa Ban and Its Reaction among Indian Muslims

The established theologians of Islam around the world have debunked the untenable theological justifications around the full-face veil of all forms

Have the RW’s “land jihad” claims been busted?

News reports suggest that, contrary to media claims, a very small percent of land was allotted to Muslim community in the Hindu-majority Jammu region under the Roshni Act

Bom HC pulls up trial court for using objectionable words in rape acquittal order

The court observed that the words used by the trial court were slang and foul words which are utterly disrespectful to women.

Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court issues notice

Petition had been filed to remove the Gyanvapi mosque from the site of the Kashi-Vishwanath temple

20 years after they were destroyed, Bamiyan Buddha resurrected virtually

Taliban had destroyed the historical treasures in 2001, in Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley as the world watched in horror

Manual Scavenging cannot go on in a civilised place: Madras HC

The Bench was apprised about the alleged death of six men in the state since January, 2021 while undertaking manual scavenging work

Deliberate attempt to communalise Assam assembly elections?

Doctored video of AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal shows him making communal statements, goes viral in poll-bound state

No proposal to release 2011 caste-based census data: MHA to RS

In the Budget session, the Centre informed that Socio Economic and Caste census 2011 is finalised sans caste data  

Delhi HC directs police protection for Lesbian married against her will

The 23-year-old woman said she is cognisant of her orientation and escaped her home as her parents tried to ‘cure’ her using ‘psychic interventions’

Muzaffarnagar riots: Case closed against BJP MLA accused of circulating inflammatory video

The closure report was filed by SIT and the complainant, a cop, was killed in a mob attack in 2018  

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From Arunachal to Delhi, anti-dam protesters face state crackdown; detained allege sexual assault

Around 40 protesters from Arunachal Pradesh were detained during a solidarity demonstration, as the crackdown on indigenous resistance to the proposed mega dam intensifies

Beyond Appropriation: Vidya Bhushan Rawat’s recovery of Bose’s inclusive nationalism

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After 22 years under suspicion, Assam’s Kashem Ali declared Indian by Foreigners Tribunal

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