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Gauhati High Court questions allotment of 3000 Bighas of land to private cement company in Assam

Behind the 3,000-bigha allotment to Mahabal Cement lies a decades-old conflict over customary rights, ecological safeguards, and Sixth Schedule protections

“I changed my statement because I was scared, my family is living under constant threat”: father of the minor wrestlers’ complainant

Minor complainant’s father changes allegations of sexual harassment against Singh, what does this mean for the case?

How & Why India’s Law Commission has urged a cap on Free Speech: Sedition

The 22nd Report of the Indian Law Commission flies in the face of serious judicial pronouncements, jurisprudence and modern thinking

Gujarat HC: Girls used to get married aged 14 or 15 and become mothers by 17

Hearing the plea for abortion by a minor rape survivor, judge recommends her to read Manusmriti

South Mumbai: 18 year old girl found dead in her hostel room, rape alleged

The accused, Om Prakash Kanojia, a watchman at the hostel, died by jumping in front of a running train after allegedly committing the said crime

No toilets for women lawyers in Ooty court complex for the last 25 years!

A total of 39 crores was spent on the construction of a new building complex; however, no provision was made for women's toilets

Allahabad HC points out misuse of cow slaughter law

The court, as it has many times in the past, granted bail to an accused and noted that the law was not applied appropriately in the case

Battling the Indian sports industry: the cries for justice by women

As these protesting wrestlers continue with their fight for justice, will the culture of patriarchy in sports finally give?

EXCLUSIVE: Bulk FIRs targets Assamese Indians through Passport Act cases, new assault on Citizenship rights: Assam

A bulk FIR naming 250 locals in Assam’s Chirang district, many of whom had been falsely accused and declared Indians by Foreigners Tribunals earlier, warn of a fresh form of assault by the state on marginalised sections

UP: Four rapes reported in four days

Of the four crimes, three were committed on minor girls

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From an octagenarian…still young at heart

This Program of youth from South Asia was organised to Commemorate Adm. Ramdas, Karamat Ali and Tapan Bose who dedicated their lives for promoting peace in South Asia. Sent to Sabrangindia by Lalita Ramdas