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Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana
A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice
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Assam: Six tribal groups protest non-inclusion in Centre’s revised ST list
Tai Ahom, Moran, Matak, Chutias, Koch Rajbonshis and Tea Tribes have been advocating for inclusion for years
IIT-Bombay to introduce caste awareness courses
As per the minorities cell, the decision came after aggrieved students recommended it
Shivaji in ‘secular’ Maharashtra
First published on: 19 Dec 2015The Shiv Sena threatens...
The interplay of caste and faith
While faith often overshadows special marriages, experts talk about how caste and religion both influence this social institution
Hyderabad: Interfaith couple attacked, man stabbed to death!
The couple had gotten married, against the woman's family's wishes, on January 22 this year
UP’s Dy CM’s “Brahmin a superior way of living life” a sign of poll panic?
Dinesh Sharma says proud to be Brahmin, at the same time ‘slams’ opposition for being ‘casteist’
Segregated burial grounds, a violation of the Constitution: Madras High Court
The court observed that allowing a separate burial ground based on caste promotes segregation, that is the opposite of the idea of Equality envisaged by the Constitution
Conversion will not change caste of a person: Madras HC
Judgment addresses matter of issuance of certificates in case of inter-caste marriage, and makes observations about impact on caste-based reservations
Gujarat: Dalit family attacked for entering Kutch temple
Six members of the family were attacked, their farmlands ravaged; 20 accused, five detained so far
Punjab: Newly-weds, hacked to death, allegedly by woman’s family
Both families are from the OBC community, but were from different economic backgrounds; 16 including woman’s kin booked
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Dalit Class XI student dies by suicide after alleged casteist harassment in Coimbatore School
Family had reportedly complained to school management about caste-based taunts over food choices; headmaster, teacher and two students booked
India
Bikaner House censors 75 photographs of Delhi protests from Raihan Vadra’s exhibition, leaving empty walls behind
The photographs documenting youth-led protests were removed hours before the exhibition opened, with the venue reportedly threatening cancellation
Rights
CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds, undertake not to call protests at Jantar Mantar
Special Executive Magistrate rejects Delhi Police plea for three more days of custody after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka submit written undertakings to maintain peace; preventive proceedings to continue
India
Who controls access to voter records? ECINet audit raises fresh questions
An audit of ECINet reports Bengal-specific restrictions and controls that can switch access on or off across States, renewing questions about electoral officers’ authority, central oversight and accountability after earlier objections to the platform and changes to voter registration procedures
Rule of Law
Punjab & Haryana HC: Users must be given blocking notices immediately; sets aside Facebook page takedown
The Court held that blocking intimations issued by the police must comply with the rank requirements under the IT Rules, 2021, and that withholding the notice from affected users violates the principles of natural justice
India
UN experts condemn India’s crackdown on youth-led protests, flag 7,000 detentions and alleged sexual abuse
In a strong rebuke of the Modi-led government’s handling of dissent, 24 UN human rights experts have called for an end to excessive force, blanket assembly bans and arbitrary detentions
India
Who will collect India’s data? Modi-led government opens census to private individuals
The Centre’s amended Census Rules allow private teachers, members of societies and trusts, and other government-approved individuals to collect household information, without the notification setting out clear safeguards against political interference
India
Manipur SIR: Sabar Institute’s report records 1.59 lakh removals, two-thirds in hill constituencies
Using official ASD lists, this preliminary report examines 158,677 names removed from Manipur’s electoral rolls during the 2026 Special Intensive Revision across all 60 Assembly constituencies and 3,014 polling booths, analysing geography, gender, age and recorded reasons for these removals