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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.
NHRC, Delhi High Court spring into action, pull up governments on women’s safety measures, utilisation of Nirbhaya Fund
The executive has failed by not implementing policies and governments have failed to keep the executive in check as there is no monitoring of implementation being carried out. In this atmosphere, there is always room left for perpetrators of crime to dare to commit such heinous crimes as the preventive machinery in the State crumbles.
Revisiting the Justice Verma Committee report of 2013: #JusticeForRapeVictims
Had the recommendations of the report been seriously considered and implemented, the Delhi crime may have been prevented in Hyderabad.
Five Actions You Can Take To End Gender Based Violence
A few days ago, a veterinary doctor was gang-raped,...
Reject culture of misogyny, democratise socio-cultural spaces: #Justice4RapeVictims
The horrendous rape and murder of Hyderabad's vet doctor...
Stop using rape cases for communal polarization
Four persons, Mohammed Pasha, Shiva, Naveen, Chennakesavulu who work...
Sikh Kirtan by women- the history, the way forward
The Punjab Govt. has recently allowed women to offer Kirtan inside the Golden temple. Despite no religious precedent which decreed excluding them in the first place, where do women stand in Sikhism? How do cultural norms, gender inequality, caste privilege, and religion intersect?
Maternal mortality down to 122 per 1 lakh, still highest in the world
In response to an unstarred question asked in the Lok Sabha as to incidence of maternal death occurring in the country, Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare Mr. Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), i.e., death of mothers at the time of giving birth, has come down to 122 deaths per 1,00,000 live births.
WCD Ministry offers up cookie-cutter answers to queries on domestic violence
When asked about cases of domestic violence over the last three years, Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Smriti Irani responded in Parliament with old figures.
Sabrimala activist Bindu Ammini attacked in Kerala
A man from a radical Hindutva outfit attacked her with chilli powder and pepper spray outside the Kerala Commisserate
Women Speak From Margins of Ayodhya Dispute
Not the loss of a mosque, but the disregard for Muslims causes anguish.
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India
Rejected as Voter, also denied a Passport? Here is how ‘New India’ deals with exclusion complaints under SIR: Former editor, Telegraph, R Rajagopal
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Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
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Rights
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