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Same sex marriage not legalised, but couples can form a family: Madras HC
In an expansive order, a division bench of the Madras High Court also court observed that the concept of "family" has to be understood expansively and marriage is not the sole mode to start a family. The court also pulled up the police in Vellore district for showing insensitivity and being non-responsive to the complaints by the petitioner
Adivasi (tribal) organisations protest against arrest of Former CM Hemant Soren in Jharkhand, state wide shutdown called for
Refusing to cow down in the face of his ED arrest threat, the FIR filed by Soren in SC/ST police station against senior ED officers; application against his arrest to be heard in SC tomorrow, Sibal calls the manner of arrest to be a “serious matter”
India tops list of countries at risk due to misinformation: what does this mean for India’s democracy?
As India grows as a developing power, misinformation and its tendency to lead to violence is an ongoing concern
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Reports arrive of Muslim youth beaten, a young girl molested as goons force them to say Jai Sri Ram
Another harrowing incident of violence against Muslims has come from India’s business capital as reports of another group of young Muslim men beaten and forced to chant Jai Sri Ram surfaces. The reports also suggest that a minor 15 year old young girl was also molested by these goons
The “Internal Orientalism” of Indian Media
The Indian media continue to spread Islamophobic discourse and misrepresent Muslims. To create religious animosity and demonize the minority Muslims, the mainstream media have again resorted to publishing fake news. This is a key finding of Boom Live analysis for the year 2023.
Historic 600 year old Delhi mosque demolished without notice
The Delhi Development Authority on Tuesday morning swiftly demolished the mosque in Delhi’s Mehrauli. The mosque’s Imam has stated that there was no prior notice for this demolition
Courts and the Gandhi murder case: What happened on January 30 and who was behind it?
75 years have passed since the assassination of Gandhi - CJP analyses the historical judgements by the trial courts and high courts in the murder of the father of the nation
Rajasthan: State Education Minister warns of bulldozer action against teachers
BJP’s Madan Dilawar has hit a controversy recently after promising “bulldozer action” for teachers who do not behave appropriately with students
76th Anniversary of Gandhiji’s Martyrdom: Killers identified by Sardar Patel, then Home Minister of India
This remembrance is a compilation, in chronological order of all the communications of Sardar Patel's home ministry, his letters to Nehru, Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Golwalkar on Gandhiji's murder. Tomorrow is January 30, the 76th anniversary of the assassination, the first act of terror in independent India
75th Republic Day of India: Hindutva Juggernaut Rolls on to Demolish Democratic-Secular Indian Republic?
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Around the inauguration of Ram Temple, communal tension erupted in Uttar Pradesh
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