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BAPS, the Eiffel Tower and the curious silence on secularism

I was a little surprised to see how some of those whom I respect for taking a firm stand on patriarchal issues reacted to the manner in which they...

Understanding the Drug Ban: Rights Steps but the Wrong method

  Newsclick ProductionA government’s role especially in investing in public...

Don’t Convert HRD Ministry to Hindu Rashtra Development Ministry: CPM Memo to President

Image: Rebel Politk ArunUPDATE:President of India, Shri Prabab Mukherji...

HCU: Students and Faculty Arrested for Peaceful Protests Must be Released

Amnesty International India condemns the police crackdown on peacefully...

National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights Calls for Immediate Action

The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) condemns...

Suspended VC barged in to disrupt university’s progress towards normalcy

Professor Tathagata Sengupta's explosive interview shortly before he was illegally...

ICC order: 40 years in prison for former president, Bosnia-Serbia for genocide, war crimes

Karadžić in court. EPA/Robin Van LonkhuijsenFormer Bosnian Serb leader...

Bail Refused to HCU Students, Faculty; Dontha Prashanth says false cases must be withdrawn

A local court in Hyderabad denied bail to students...

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Penguin’s Shenanigans

Penguin has repeatedly crossed the line between due diligence and outright censorship. Small publishers, who have a lot more to lose, seem to have more of a spine.

Four decade-long misogyny of a law academic? Tahir Mahmood’s defence of Manusmriti echoes in his criticism of the 1985 Shah Bano verdict

The author argues that the positions of the legal scholar, Prof. Tahir Mahmood over forty years --defending the Manusmriti in 2026 and his opposition to maintenance for Muslim women at the time of the Shah Bano verdict in 1985 –reveal a cohesive, conservative worldview that normalises gender hierarchy under the guise of legal protectionism.

Press bodies condemn alleged assault on women journalists at Saket Police Station, seek inquiry and action

Press Club of India, NWMI, Editors Guild of India and other journalists' organisations demand an independent and impartial investigation after Shaheen Khan and Nafisa Khan alleged assault during and after their detention by Delhi Police

Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other

The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity

When purdah becomes prison

Kerala's Grand Mufti Aboobacker Musliyar and the Misreading of Qur’an