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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
Haryana gov’t doesn’t fire Ayush Sinha, just transfers him
The SDM who allegedly advised his men to "break heads" of protesting farmers, dodges outright dismissal despite mounting pressure from farmers' groups
Who is Justice Akil Kureshi?
The Tripura High Court’s Chief Justice is the second senior most High Court judge, but was not recommended for elevation to the SC
‘Taliban Are Unlikely To Reform’
Afghan Women's Greatest Fears May come true even under Taliban 2.0
Bihar to set up Detention Centre outside jail premises
The state government told the high court that it has earmarked the campus of Bihar Institute of Correctional Administration, Hajipur for setting up temporary detention centre
West Bengal man dubbed “foreigner” in Assam!
CJP helps Mrinal Mandal get released on conditional bail from Detention Centre
Firaq Gorakhpuri and his revolutionary legacy
Born in a well-to-do Hindu family, Gorakhpuri became a trailblazer in Urdu poetry and the Indian Independence movement
Gujarat: Harvard-UCB study reports 16,000 excess deaths during Covid pandemic!
Researchers say that official methods of recording mortality like death certificates cannot work as efficient indicators, due to a improper record keeping and a weak healthcare system
Uttar Pradesh: Will Kalyan Singh’s controversial legacy help BJP retain power?
Aligarh Muslim University chief gets criticised for condoling Singh’s demise, Akhilesh yadav panned for not paying respects in person
Gauri Lankesh honoured in Canada
The City of Burnaby proclaims September 5 as Gauri Lankesh Day
From ripples to waves: Experts discuss the power of Dalit literature
Dalit literature offers an insight into Indian social and structural realities, but is often missing from mainstream curricula or even discussions among India’s progressive groups
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Minorities
Delhi: Ayaan Saifi, a 16-year old, stabbed to death in nation’s capital on April 30
Man stabbed in Trilokpuri: While media focusses on the just concluded state polls, and television channels turn the other way, two media outlets, The Tribune and Observer Post report the stabbing of 19 year old Ayaan Saifi on April 30
India
UP: Women protest installation of prepaid smart electricity metres in several districts
At least ten districts of Uttar Pradesh have witnessed widespread women led protests against the hasty, untested installation of pre-paid smart metres that women claim have been programmed to run fast to “inflate” electricity bills
Minorities
As lynchings “normalise” in ‘New India, a Bihar imam is ‘thrashed, pushed’ from train to die in Bareilly
While the incident reportedly took place on April 26, it took sectional media and social media coverage for the Bareilly police to finally admit that the beating to death of Maulana Tausif Raza Manzari was a targeted attack, not an accident on May 1; his wife provided details of a call to her from the dead cleric where he narrated he was under attack
Gender and Sexuality
Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor
Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework
Communal Organisations
Malegaon 2006 Blast Case: Bombay High Court rejects NIA’s ‘alternate narrative’, holds prosecution built on contradictions and inadmissible evidence
Holding that “diagonally opposite” narratives by investigative agencies cannot sustain a trial, the Court finds the NIA’s case rooted in retracted statements, hearsay material, and a legally impermissible reinvestigation—bringing the prosecution to a “dead end”