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After NEET protests ended, the battle moved online: Women protesters face threats, doxing and criminalisation
From demands for accountability over a paper leak to attacks on protesters’ identities, the aftermath of the movement raises questions about dissent, gendered harassment and the State’s response to democratic protest
Hathras case: 11 activists, journalists, academics file an Impleadment Application in SC
Women and queer persons from across the country have come together seeking CBI/SIT probe into the tragic death and cremation of a Dalit girl, also demand protection be provided to the family.
Appoint sitting & retired SC Judges to monitor Hathras probe: petitioner
Sitting and retired judges of the SC should be appointed for an impartial probe into the Hathras crime, says petitioner
Maharashtra Governor Koshiyari’s ‘secular’ taunt is not really new
The right wing has often used ‘secular’ as an insult and wanted it out of public discourse, and out of the Constitution
15-yr-old Dalit ‘gangrape victim’ takes her own life: Chitrakoot, UP
In a gruesome case of gendered assault, her family members have alleged after her death that she was raped by three men in a forest area on October 8, the UP police said
BREAKING: A’bad HC summons suspended SP, Hathras on November 2, Victim was Entitled to Dignified Cremation
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad HC has said that the combined decision of the Uttar Pradesh Police and District Magistrate to go ahead with the cremation without the family’s consent has infringed the fundamental right to life to live with dignity and to exist with dignity even after death as well as right to decent burial/cremation, hurting the sentiments of not only the family members but of all persons and relatives assembled on the spot.
Why did Tanishq take down its ad; why not fight back like Zomato?
Luxury brand Tanishq decided to take down its advertisement after being bullied by trolls who accused the brand of promoting 'Love Jihad'. But other brands have not gone gently into the night under similar circumstances
Woman sets herself ablaze in front of Assembly building in Lucknow!
Policemen doused flames, rushed woman to hospital; she is said to be in a critical condition
Horror! Three Dalit Sisters, minors, attacked in their sleep with acid: UP
The attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday, October 13, while they were sleeping on the roof. An FIR has been registered against unknown persons.
Dalit man forced to fall at feet after row over baby goat
The Dalit man was allegedly made to fall on the feet of seven men to humiliate him after one of his baby goats had mixed with their herd.
Accused in Payal Tadvi case return to studies; Left organisations question the decision
Members of AIDWA and DYFI express great disappointment at the SC decision to allow the three accused in the Payal Tadvi institutional murder case to continue their education.
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Kerala court grants bail to T.G. Mohandas in Jantar Mantar remarks case, cites arrest procedure irregularity
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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
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JNU Cancels Venue, Not the Conversation: Umar Khalid’s book discussion moves outdoors amid protests
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