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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

When Narendra Modi saw the cleaning of toilets as a spiritual experience

First Published on: January 23, 2016  Senior journalist Rajiv Shah...

Manual scavenging, social exclusion of past even today play crucial role India’s sanitation outcome

Why have government latrines been rejected by villagers for...

The never-ending attack on AMU, India’s top-ranked university

In the World University Ranking of 2018 conducted by...

Incomes Shrink As Cow-Related Violence Scuttles Beef, Leather Exports: New Report

Mumbai: India’s cow protection movement is hurting farmers and...

Muslims have now become ‘Neo- Dalits’ in Indian Society

Just few days back, a book titled ‘Denial and...

Sabarimala: Purification Ritual Goes To The Heart Of The Constitution, It Shows Untouchabilty: Jaising

Countering Senior Counsel K. Parasaran's submission that the bench...

NSA for Cow Slaughter: Majority Appeasement by MP’s “New Lotus”?

India’s bovine fixation reached absurd levels with National Security...

Muslim society in India: Dynamics of Sects and Castes

This opinion emerged out of my discussions on Caste...

Accused in Lankesh Murder Case Also ‘Planned’ to Bomb Padmaavat Screenings

The SIT has found that the accused in the...

Bhim Army objects to 13-point roster, takes protest to the Parliament

In a statement, he said that the 13-point roster...

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