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From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions

Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march

Gujarat HC slams police for detaining interfaith couple

The court has ordered the immediate release of the arrested couple

Festivals: Occasions for spreading communal harmony in India

India's Tryst With Destiny has been overwrought with the legacy of violent bloodshed and communal disharmony of Partition, leaving behind scars which we have neither been able to completely comprehend, nor heal, to this day.

Reservation provision to appoint Transgender Constables: Bihar Govt to High Court  

The Patna High Court noted that now one for every 500 posts will be reserved for the community

UP Government files plea seeking transfer of love jihad PIL from High Court to Supreme Court

The Allahabad High Court has listed the matter for final hearing after a week

TN Dalit couple fined, barred temple entry for inter-sect marriage

According to the couple, people marrying outside their caste were often charged with fines by local leaders

Women’s rights group intervenes in the Allahabad HC challenging “Love Jihad” Ordinance

The intervenors have alleged that the Ordinance disproportionately impacts women and denies them autonomy under the garb of protection  

Tandav Controversy: Deepak Sharma demands ‘anti-blasphemy’ law

Threatens makers of web series with "dance of destruction" by devotees of Shiva over the web series he claims has hurt religious sentiments 

Tandav controversy: Convenient distraction from an on ground crisis?

Makers and the web streaming service have been accused of insulting Hindu gods on the series  

Woman journalist assaulted in Assam

Journalists’ association demands justice, action against accused: a movie producer and an actor

Love Jihad Ordinance criminalises interfaith unions, assault on Article 21: Petitioner to Allahabad HC

Objecting to the submissions made by the Uttar Pradesh Government, the petitioner has submitted that marriage between adults should not concern the state or social watchdogs

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