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The youth caught in the exam leak crisis

For a student preparing for a competitive examination, the exam date can mean months of work coming down to a few hours. There are early mornings, long study sessions,...

Class 3 student threatens to kill Muslim classmate in Gujarat

On February 17th in Vadodara, Gujarat, an 8-year-old student studying in class 3 was targeted and reportedly abused by his fellow classmates. Reports suggest that similar incidents of discrimination have happened in the school earlier as well.

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh: 5 Dalit children beaten with sticks, with hands tied behind their back, for drinking water from a well

Video of the incident shows a group of people standing mute as the man continues to beat the crying children mercilessly

Infant mortality rate: UP records highest rate for SC at 57.8, Chhattisgarh at 41.6 for ST

Union data inaccurate in assessing health inequalities; worrying statistics highlight urgent need for holistic measures to ensure equitable healthcare access

Celebrating Constitutionality!

Rosary School in Vadodara (Baroda) Gujarat is one of...

Horrifying instances of rape in MP and Mahrashtra, accused booked under POCSO

Reports of two minors have been raped have emerged from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain and Mumbai’s Jogeshwari.

No country for Dalits: brutal incidents of violence against Dalits in the last week of August

Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra see four Dalits assaulted, 2 murdered in the last week itself.

Tripta Tyagi and Puru, my son

Reflections from a Hindu Indian parent bringing up his son in a white neighbourhood school in north America where joy and sharing not prejudice and hate greeted kids’ return from a long summer break; a shameful comparison with what is happening in parts of India read Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh

Outrageous, hate corrodes UP classrooms

The video of a Muslim boy being beaten up, slapped and humiliated in front of the entire class in a school in Uttar Pradesh, has only shown how much the hate propaganda against the Muslims in India has reached inside our hearts and minds.

The laws against child marriage exist but are not enough

This legal exploration looks at the evolution of the laws on child marriage in India.

Unveiling the Harsh Truth of Child Marriage in India

The article below explores the untenability of the custom and the urgent need for institutional attention and reform

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