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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC laments how nobody takes responsibility when such incidents happen

Last night, four farmers were killed when they were allegedly run over by Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra

Uttar Pradesh: Eight dead in violence at Lakhimpur Kheri, including four farmers after Minister’s son allegedly drives over them

Earlier, Haryana CM had told his followers to “pick up Lathis and “give it back” to the protesting farmers

Supreme Court raps UP, says ‘laxity’ in action against policemen: 2002 encounter killing

Noting that the father of the deceased has been pursuing justice for two decades, a bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose said, “The laxity with which state has proceeded in the present case speaks volumes of how state machinery is defending or protecting its own police officers.”

Haryana: Police use water cannons on protesting farmers in Jhajjar

Farmers allege authorities used "dirty" water, blatantly disregarding their basic human rights

Siddique Kappan not a “responsible journalist”, incites Muslims: UP Special Task force  

The chargesheet alleges that his articles during the anti-CAA portrayed Muslims as victims; Kappan has also been linked to the Delhi violence of 2020

This will take years: Court expresses concern over delay in trial in the Delhi violence case

The court has asked the Police to supply all documents relied upon as evidence to the accused persons, and file replies to only the ones they oppose

UP: NHRC sets up inquiry in minor boy’s death by suicide after spending 3 months in jail

The Commission has questioned whether the police and the court followed proper procedure to determine the juvenility of the young boy. Meanwhile FIR for abetment of suicide has been filed against the policemen

Businessman killed in Gorakhpur hotel raid: Will UP police take action against their own?

Manish Kumar’s autopsy shows injuries on body, head; no arrests made so far, but six cops suspended

Mundra Adani Port: NDPS court orders probe into heroin seizure

The court has directed Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to investigate if Adani Port “gained any benefits”, and question management and officials of port too

Images from Dhalpur: A photo feature showcasing the struggles of evicted families

Our team brings to you these heart-rending images of people as they struggle to put their lives together, even as levelled out spots where their modest homes once stood, still dot a desolate landscape 

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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment

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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