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Systematic Exclusion: Caste-based atrocities across Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, MP, and UP
A spate of anti-Dalit incidents—from a youth killed over leftover food in Amreli to a suspicious death after an inter-caste relationship in Tamil Nadu, and social boycotts in Khargone—also includes temple bans and clashes over Dalit wedding processions
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Why did Budaun police take so long to catch rape-accused Temple priest?
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15 years on, memories of the Kalinganagar massacre still haunt
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Hate speech quadrupled, cattle vigilantism doubled in Karnataka in 2020!
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NCW member blames Badaun gangrape victim!
National Commission for Women member Chandramukhi Devi said If victim had not gone out unaccompanied in the evening, ganrape, murder would not have happened; the accused temple priest is still absconding
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Survey indicates need for Love Jihad law: UP Governor
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Ex IAS officer claims UP govt detained him for trying to meet Badaun gangrape victim’s family
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The court, while denying bail to rape accused, held that even if he had friendly relations with the survivor, it does not give him license to have sexual relations without her consent
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