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“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void
Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour
The curious case of a secular alcoholic, an Eid banner and hate mongers
The police found that a drunk man placed an Eid banner atop a Hindu saint’s statue without any culpable motive
Virtual collapse of rule of law on the street: Prashant Bhushan
As lawyer Prashant Bhushan, writer Arudhati Roy, senior journalists stood in solidarity, the woman reporter stated it was the Muslim women who made the mob back off
Bengaluru riot: 3 dead, journalists beaten up by cops, vehicles gutted
Naveen, nephew of Congress MLA Srinivas Murthy, allegedly posted communal remarks on Facebook, setting of a night of violence, arson, deaths
Jokes are not funny in Assam, FIR against Prof for sharing one
Anindya Sen, booked under sections 294 (obscene acts or words in public), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts to outrage religious feelings) and more
Christian groups demand justice for Dalit minorities
Petition in SC asking for extension of Scheduled Caste status to Christians and Muslims hailing from historically oppressed castes
August 5, 2020 and thereafter
One wonders if this is the same Hinduism that Gandhi, Ramkrishna, Vivekanand and Tagore preached.
Would such a temple have been acceptable to Ram?
It was not in his character to enter into a dispute
‘Say Modi Zindabad’, order criminals as they thrash old Muslim man
Gaffar, a 52-year-old autorickshaw driver from Sikar, Rajasthan, was beaten till unconscious after also being forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'
Babri Masjid demolition vs pulling down of statues of racists in the US
Beware of false parallels being drawn by supporters of the right-wing to justify the demolition of a medieval era mosque in India
The State has no religion
Ayodhya Bhumi Pujan provided retrospective legitimisation for Babri Masjid destruction said Sitaram Yechury, Gen Secy, CPI(M)
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