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The cost of a wrongful deportation

The return of four West Bengal residents after Supreme Court intervention highlights the constitutional consequences of deporting individuals before verifying their citizenship

Defying order, Rajasthan gov’t allegedly distributes dry ration kit to family instead of all individuals

The joint memorandum of organizations has asked for a clarification in the matter

Is the charge of criminal conspiracy against Tablighi members justified?

The charges invoked in the FIR filed against the Maulana and other members of Tablighi Jamaat are examined here

Sexism in the time of Corona: How the “Corona Dayan” took over social media

The term “dayan” refers to “witch” and on coming into popular use may harm women, especially in rural areas

Covid-19: Assam FT members donate to relief efforts, but stipulate funds not be used for ‘jehadis’

Donors write to Health Minister giving details of donations, but also highlight how their pay hasn’t been increased since 2015

BJP MLA violates lockdown, invites 100 people to birthday bash

Ironically, the MLA educated the villagers on how social distancing was vital to beat Covid-19

Mumbai Police: Social media admins will be held responsible for objectionable content

The Mumbai Police has issued an order in this regard asking admins to moderate content on groups, those found violating norms will be booked

Food prices surge, farm sector suffers as supply and transportation hit amid Covid-19

Farmers are dumping produce, only key staples available in steady supply during the outbreak

India braces for a possible extension of an altered lockdown

PM will hold meeting via video conferencing with state CMs today, some states have already ordered an extended lockdown

Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on His 189th Birth Anniversary, April 11

First Published on: January 13, 2016 Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on...

Bombay HC puts District legal Authorities to work to ensure the marginalised get relief

The court directed that representations be made to Collectors by those who are in need of relief from government

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The cost of a wrongful deportation

The return of four West Bengal residents after Supreme Court intervention highlights the constitutional consequences of deporting individuals before verifying their citizenship

Women: Nation builders, missing from the nation’s books

An exploration of the path-breaking verdict delivered by the SC declaring “housewives as nation-builders”[1]. The author, an academic explores, academically and historically, how societies and nations have only imagined economies and valued production through narrow prisms while feminist scholars have spent decades challenging this hierarchy; the real challenge that the June 11 judgement throws is whether we are prepared for a substantive re-set and re-construct

Promising Principles Poor Outcomes: What the judicial record on security force accountability actually shows

The Supreme Court has said that AFSPA is not a license to kill, sovereign immunity does not protect the State from liability for custodial death, and rape by a soldier requires no special court. At the same time, the number of armed forces personnel convicted by an ordinary civilian criminal court for rape in a conflict area is, on the available record, low.

The arbitrary detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya: A call for justice

The appeal by the Palestinian Embassy in New Delhi has called on all Indians to support and join the call for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya; advocating for the protection of Palestinian healthcare workers, hospitals, ambulances, and medical facilities in accordance with international humanitarian law.

Though sewer deaths have crossed the 100 mark this year, government is silent: SKA

With three deaths on the same day in two different incidents in Madhya Pradesh, 101 people have died so far in sewers and septic tanks across the country in 188 days this year, according the data compiled by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA). NCR Delhi alone accounts for 12 deaths.

The Battle of Belonging: Why India’s Passport Controversy Matters

A passport is undeniably a travel document, but it is also the republic’s assurance of belonging and sovereign protection in moments of crisis. Reducing it to mere travel facilitation strips it of its civic meaning, since passports are issued not to transients but to members of a political community.

Rajasthan: From Giral to Islampur, how locals are contesting development and historical identity

The author traces similarities of people’s mobilisations in Giral, Barmer and Islampur, Jhunjunu wherein both involve local communities asserting agency against decisions made elsewhere. In Giral, villagers have been robustly protesting the “benefits from mineral extraction in the name of development,” while in Islampur, residents have been questioning the communal (read majoriatrian moves to re-name and thereby, re-define a region’s identity