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The Deaths behind India’s Cleanliness
India has progressed technologically, legislated against manual scavenging, and constitutionally abolished untouchability. Yet, in the twenty-first century, caste still determines who enters a sewer. The persistence of manual scavenging...
Paying the price: UP police issue recovery notices to Sadaf Jafar, S.R Darapuri!
28 activists and other anti-CAA protesters expected to cough...
Deliberate attempt by Mangalore police to cover up excesses: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court questioned the accountability of the Mangalore police and granted bail to 21 people arrested in anti-CAA protests on December 19, 2019
Dalits attacked by 300 men in UP village, 13 upper-caste men arrested
More than 300 men from the Thakur community attacked villagers with sticks and hammers mostly women, after a fallout during a Bhim Katha event organized by the Dalits
SC mediators arrive at Shaheen Bagh, gov’t stooges try to delegitimise protests
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Pro-regime TV channels and social media trolls attempt to question authenticity of protest alleging Shaheen Bagh women were ‘tutored’ by CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad
Anxiety in Assam: Hurdles in releasing detention camp inmates, delays in NRC rejection slips
Amicus curiae Prashant Bhushan submits report showcasing plight of innocent people, even as family of detention camp inmate threatens hunger strike.
Thousands stage a march in Chennai against CAA-NPR-NRC
A collective of Muslim outfits and around 15,000 people marched in a bid to secure their future in the country
UAPA slapped on social media users in Kashmir
Stringent and even defunct provisions applied after Hurriyat leader’s video uploaded online
Delhi HC seeks Centre, police stand on injured Jamia student compensation plea
Seeking a Rs.2 crore compensation, the petitioner alleged that both his legs suffered fractures in the police violence on Dec 15
Sisterhood unites to fight oppression: Forest workers meet Shaheen Bagh protesters
Dalit and Adivasi forest workers express solidarity with anti-CAA activists as even they rarely have 70-year-old documents to stake claim to forest land.
Namo’s India a parody of Zia’s oppressive regime in Pakistan?
Zia's theological reforms created conditions of 'mob rule'. Summative justice at the local level reflected the lack of rule of law as a principle. Religion and sectarian majoritarianism were invoked to suppress dissent and to dispense with democracy. Is this where India is headed today?
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Gender and Sexuality
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India
‘How Can Rehabilitation Work If We Are Not Safe?’ Sanjay Tickoo on the fresh threat to Kashmiri Pandit employees
Sanjay Tickoo speaks to Sabrang India on repeated threats, targeted killings and security lapses have eroded Kashmiri Pandit employees’ faith in the State.
Communalism
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Education
Maharashtra SIR extension keeps teachers away from classrooms as unit tests face delays
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