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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Eye on Ongoing Monsoon Session, Anganwadi Caregivers Begin 4-day ‘Mahapadav’ Near Parliament

Covering large distances, hundreds of Anganwadi caregivers reach the national capital at the call of CITU–affiliated All India Federation of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers; their major demands include the implementation of the SC judgment on gratuity for the all-female workforce.

Arrest of journalist and HRD Rupesh Kumar Singh

Human Rights Defenders Alert -India writes to the National...

Why are Anganwadi Workers Gathering in Huge Numbers in Delhi From July 26?

Thousands of Anganwadi workers will gather in Delhi on July 26 under the banner of AIFWAH.

Now, Muslim girl students complain of being forced to remove burqa and hijab before NEET exam

The incident took place at an examination centre in Washim in Maharashtra

Muslim group switches sect, Kerala HC upholds their rights to prayer and burial

Court held that a Jama-ath cannot prevent Muslims belonging to other sects from offering prayers in the mosque or burying their dead in public kabristan on their property

Female students forced to take off undergarments in Kerala?

The girls were appearing for NEET exams and one of them has now lodged a police complaint; various authorities shirk responsibility

Is Facebook shirking responsibility for enabling the spread of hate in India?

Recent human rights report instead lauds the platform for helping civil society

Gujarat: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind moves High Court against teaching of Bhagavad Gita in schools

The organisation argues that the resolution violates the spirit of secularism and many fundamental rights in the Constitution

Now NCERT removes passages about caste and religious discrimination from social science books

The educational body says this is done to remove “overlapping or irrelevant” content and reduce strain on students after the Covid-19 pandemic

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court against MeitY order to take down over 1,400 accounts

Twitter informs the court that they have been ordered to take down accounts without being told which specific tweets merit such an action

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