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When Conservation Becomes Coercion: The silent violence faced by the Tharus of Kheri
Over 4,000 Tharu Adivasis in Lakhimpur Kheri — including a blind man, a chronically ill man, and several elders — have been wrongfully booked. This analysis shows how administrative discretion and recent forest-law amendments are further undermining the protections guaranteed to forest-dwelling communities under the Forest Rights Act, 2006
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The Kerala High Court (HC) declined to interfere with...
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Same-sex marriage an assertion of love, marriage & inclusivity
This piece aims to explicate for the reader the juridical and political position of the institution of marriage. It further locates within these legal and political trends the case for same-sex marriage. The write-up dwells on the various instances where the State has intervened in the institution of marriage and how these interventions, accompanied by the laws and jurisprudence, lay the foundation for the current 18 petitions in the Supreme Court. This short article will also go on to explicate the understanding of same-sex marriage following the expansion of the Special Marriage Act of 1954.
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CJP complains against Suresh Chavhanke for Sangamner hate speech
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Chavhanke has made several baseless claims and attempted to provoke Muslim women to marry Hindu men; the complaint has been sent to SP Ahmednagar and Police Inspector
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