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From D-Voter Tagging to Citizenship Declaration: Anowara Khatun’s case before the foreigners’ tribunal

A Goalpara woman’s case underscores structural barriers faced by economically disadvantaged individuals in proving citizenship

Can majoritarian societal pressure re-write the rulebook? The illegality behind forced non-veg shutdowns during festivals

Across cities, self-styled vigilantes and pliant administrations are turning a majoritarian religious sentiment into state policy—forcing meat shops shut, harassing small vendors, and eroding constitutional freedoms. As livelihood and dietary choice fall victim to faith-led policing, we ask, can devotion be invoked to justify discrimination? Does this trend underline how faith is being weaponised to erode rights and livelihoods?

“This system breaks the body when it cannot break the spirit” — Ipsa Shatakshi on her jailed husband, journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh

In a heartfelt letter, Ipsa Shatakshi — wife of jailed journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh — wrote of three years of silence, courage, and the slow suffering behind bars, her words paint a portrait of a journalist punished not for crime, but for conscience

Allahabad High Court directs UP Police to ensure safe return of inter-faith to their desired destination

Missing after court testimony, inter-faith couple rescued, ‘Liberty Can’t Be Curtailed by Social Pressure,’ says Allahabad HC in holiday hearing, slams police for illegal detention, directed the SSP Aligarh to conduct an inquiry into the entire incident and submit a detailed report by November 28

Gauhati HC orders affidavit from State on alleged deportation of Doyjan Bibi without due process

Petitioner insists no handover certificate or record exists of transfer to Bangladesh; Court seeks formal clarification after months of contradictory claims

“They were once sent back”: Court refrains from probing State’s claim as Assam seeks to justify continued detention

No evidence produced to support alleged deportation; Court yet to examine verification question, to deliver order on October 24 on legality of continued detention

The unsung architects of food security: India’s rural women demand recognition

The first struggle for every woman, before she can...

The Fight for Ancestral Forest Rights: Tharu tribe challenges seven-year administrative blockade

The petition seeks protection from forest officials and quashing of the order, arguing that the denial of land titles has criminalised essential community livelihood

Bangladesh Court declares six deported Bengalis as Indian citizens, orders their repatriation

In a dramatic reversal, a Bangladesh court has ruled that two families — including a pregnant woman from West Bengal’s Birbhum district — who were forcibly deported from Delhi as “illegal Bangladeshis” are in fact Indian citizens, citing their Aadhaar and home addresses

Second Case in a Month: Another minor alleges torture in Gujarat police custody, cop and sanitation worker booked

A viral video showing a sanitation worker pulling out a Muslim minor’s hair as a police constable records and laughs has triggered outrage in Gujarat. This is the second case of alleged custodial torture of a minor in the state within a month, exposing systemic patterns of impunity, cruelty, and disregard for juvenile protection laws

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From D-Voter Tagging to Citizenship Declaration: Anowara Khatun’s case before the foreigners’ tribunal

A Goalpara woman’s case underscores structural barriers faced by economically disadvantaged individuals in proving citizenship