Hate & Harmony

Cementing exclusion: What the numbers say about SC, ST, OBC presence in India’s elite institutions

79 years post-Independence, the doors of higher institutes of learning are barely open for marginalised communities as a non-conducive environment flourishes

In a special hearing, SC bench hears petition on termination of pregnancy, expresses dismay over lackadaisical approach of Gujarat HC

Criticising giving a date for hearing after 12 days, Justice BV Nagarathna stated "How can the court stand it over to August 23? How many valuable days would have been lost by then!"

“Predetermined, mechanical and erroneous charge sheets”: Delhi Court discharges 3 in North East Delhi riot case

Suspecting the Investigating Officer of “manipulating evidence”, the court sent the matter back to the police department to bring the complaints to a legal and logical end

Delhi HC Women Lawyer’s Forum petitions CJI against calls for socio-economic boycott of Muslims at Nuh, Haryana

The Forum urges that the SC intervene to protect dignity & liberty of citizens, stating that “as women, as mothers and as officers of the Court, the Forum says that they feel a strong commitment to communal harmony, rule of law and “it is with this sense of responsibility that we have approached your Lordship for the following directions to the State Government: to promote an environment of dignity and liberty for citizens of all religions in the State of Haryana and fraternity between communities by announcing programmes that highlight inclusion and awards for acts of communal harmony”

UAPA slapped on activists of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti: Kahalahandi, Orissa

This is only the last in a series of questionable detentions that have also taken place in Kashipur; the police appears to be protesting Adivasi human rights defenders (HRDs) from the Dongria Kondh tribe

Independence Day celebrations across India marred by hate-fuelled events

Hate speech targeting Muslims mars celebrations, violent sloganeering at right-wing rallies overshadow unity and heritage.

Protecting Human Rights of the Most Deprived People

Rajaram Ka Purva is a most neglected rural hamlet...

RPF constable forced woman to say Jai Mata Di under gunpoint

Another incident highlighting the brutality of the RPF constable's train rampage, as news of a burqa-clad woman forced to say Jai Mata Di surfaces

“Who gains? Who loses?”- An interim report on Manipur violence, resilience, relief and rehabilitation

A team of four women – Syeda Hameed, Roshmi Goswami, Jarjum G Ete, and Angela Rangad – published this report to amplify the voices of Manipur violence survivors and victims.

Charges filed in railway shooting case raise alarm over communal tensions

An investigation into the railway shooting raises concerns about communal tensions

Haryana’s farmers’ Mahapanchayat: Fostering unity across communities, vowing for communal harmony

A farmer’s assembly in Baas village, Hisar, sends a resounding message of unity, vowing to protect social harmony and condemn divisive actions.

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Cementing exclusion: What the numbers say about SC, ST, OBC presence in India’s elite institutions

79 years post-Independence, the doors of higher institutes of learning are barely open for marginalised communities as a non-conducive environment flourishes

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The constitutional oath of office enjoins a chief minister to govern without ‘fear or favour, affection or ill-will’

Synthetic Content, Three-Hour Compliance and the Risk of Over-Removal: Analysing the IT rules amendments

While the government introduces safeguards against deep fakes and non-consensual imagery, the amendments also shorten response timelines and expand administrative takedown authority, prompting questions about due process and free expression