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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination
In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals
Enactment of the CAA has sparked a primordial fear among Muslims
Structural Violence deepens roots of Communal violence in India: the enactment of the CAA has sparked a primordial fear among Muslims, who see the government’s meddling with citizenship laws as nothing short of an existential threat.
Do Dalits & Adivasis not suffer religious persecution, asks anti-CAA meet
“The Modi government has sought to camouflage its real...
JMM’s Hemant Soren files complaint against Jharkhand CM for casteist slur
The BJP had earlier filed a complaint against Soren and Priyanka Gandhi for insulting the sentiments of Hindus
Dalit man assaulted for selling biryani in Noida
The men have been arrested under the SC/ ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and will be sent to custody
Stories of change-makers in Kutch, Gujarat
How Dr Ambedkar’s touched the heart of the most marginalized
Dalit woman found dead, family alleges gang-rape: Kancheepuram
CPI (M) and VCK allege that police is protecting ‘upper-caste’ perpetrators
Two Dalit teens assaulted for sitting on chair in Gujarat
A 14-year-old Dalit boy was assaulted by four members of the dominant Darbar community for sitting in a chair in their presence at a hotel in Banaskantha district, near Ahmedabad. A 19-year-old Dalit that tried to intervene was beaten up as well.
Only 3 Special Courts in Maharashtra under SC/ST Act
In the winter session of Parliament, many pertinent questions relating to Dalits and Adivasis are being asked. Two such questions were put forth on November 19 and 21 in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, respectively.
Ramdev insults Periyar, calls followers ‘ideological terrorists’
Dalit organizations ask him to leave the country or tender unconditional apology
Jagmel Singh murder: Family ends protest, accepts compensation
Jagmel Singh, a Dalit, he was murdered in Punjab over a minor dispute by upper-caste Hindus
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