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Dalit Class XI student dies by suicide after alleged casteist harassment in Coimbatore School
Family had reportedly complained to school management about caste-based taunts over food choices; headmaster, teacher and two students booked
Bus conductor stabbed for ‘Insult to Islam, the Prophet,’ accused shot by police
A bus conductor in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Harikesh Viswakarma, was hacked in the throat by a B.Tech student, Lareb Hashmi, who accused him of insulting Islam reported Indian Express and India Today on November 25.. The student, Laareb Hashmi, recorded the attack and uploaded it on social media, claiming that he was defending the dignity of his faith.
Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Shamil, شامِل, to walk together is to live together
The Religious Diversity Walk organised through the World Heritage Week in Ahmedabad by a city-based new platform called Saanjhi Virasat (Composite heritage) was facilitated by Bhavna Ramrakhiani and Jitendra Singh Rajput
Barrelakka Is Setting A New Moral Trend In An Immoral Electoral System
Barrelakka (Buffalo Sister), whose original name is Sirisha, is...
Mahapadav/Samyuktha Horata: A Kisan-Mazdoor Historical Unity
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Dalits in Tamil Nadu are experiencing a rise in violence against them
From being unable to bury the dead due to bureaucratic delays, to facing increased hate for having a tattoo of B R Ambedkar, violence against Dalit refuses to abate
Uttar Pradesh: A divisive agenda to the fore
A new divisive agenda has taken hold over India’s...
Madhya Pradesh: Dalits villagers, including women, attacked by dominant caste group over cutting of tree
Dalit villagers were assaulted and brutally attacked for objecting over trees being cut in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district.
Former DU Professor, Achin Vanaik, stands by his lecture on Palestine despite pressure
After facing criticism from the OP Jindal University’s officials as well as the Israeli ambassador, after having his lecture at IIT-Bombay cancelled, Achin Vanaik stands by his statements, saying he was misinterpreted
Hate speeches at events across north India, calls for violence against minorities
From the CM of Assam, to unnamed Hindutva leaders, antagonistic speeches against religious minorities seems to be the fillip for these events
Does opposing mines & protecting our forests mean we support “Maoists”, Adivasis protest mining in Gadchiroli
This report was published on November 20, 2023, at the Anti-Displacement Movement & State Repression Public Meeting and Press Conference organised by Forum against Corporatisation and Militarisation. It has been compiled and published by Damkondawahi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, Fact Finding Team.
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7,000 farmers and workers rally in Maharashtra as drought deepens agrarian crisis
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Assam must resist sir, defend voting rights, says Guwahati Citizens’ Forum
At a protest meeting organised by the Forum for Social Harmony, speakers criticise the Election Commission and demand a time-bound completion of the NRC; police prevent demonstrators from marching out of the Press Club
India
UP voter lists: Software manipulates Voter’s names, Pilibhit investigation finds 10,470 irregular entries
Software “translated” a voter Ramhit Yadav’s name into “Ram ne Yadav ko maara” in UP’s Legislative Council rolls! Separately, an inquiry found 10,470 irregular Pilibhit entries, while reports of duplicate IDs and deletion forms without reasons raise questions about scrutiny during and after SIR
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People take to the streets to defend the right to vote and protest against SIR
From Delhi to Bengaluru and Mumbai, farmers, workers, students, women’s groups and citizens’ organisations came together on October 23 to demand the scrapping of the SIR of electoral rolls and the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
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Bombay High Court orders ₹5 lakh compensation for man illegally arrested, slams police-developer collusion
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SKM calls for scrapping SIR, removal of Gyanesh Kumar and restoration of voting rights
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