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Remembering Bhagat Singh, Reclaiming the Right to be A Free Thinker

It is quite a striking experience when, in Europe – including in France which is the historical birthplace of secularism –, one gets automatically told, for example, "Oh, you are a Hindu!" if one says one is Indian, or "Oh, you are a Muslim! if one says one is Algerian.

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Chilling details have emerged of the abduction, rape and...

Stop Communal Propaganda, Withdraw Resolution, Let Law take its course: IAPL to Kathua Bar Association

Indian Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL) has called out...

Justice Still Inaccessible To Disabled Survivors of Sexual Abuse

New Delhi: Women and girls with disabilities who survived...

Addressing apologists for rape culture

There are many Asif Mahtabs in our midst Not all...

“We Don’t Need Women’s Rights, Child Rights, We Have the Shariat” : Dr Zehra

Mobilising women against the triple talaq billImage: Mumbai MirrorFive...

#MeToo in Japan: ‘I was told not to bring shame on the country, with my story’

Journalist Shiori Ito spoke about her own experience of...

Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan Releases Enquiry Report on the Kathua Rape

Press ReleaseThe Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan (Delhi) today held a...

Fewer Than ⅓ of Judges in Lower Judiciary Are Women

Indore: Fewer than one-third of judges in the lower...

When Indian women negotiate with local authorities to improve their lives in a slum

Women presenting their demands to the elected ward of...

Meagre Funds, No Salary: How Tamil Nadu’s Women Leaders Still Succeed

Nachangulam Panchayat, Sivagangai district (Tamil Nadu): What is it...

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