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Caste Atrocity in 2025: Normalisation, neglect and the crisis of accountability

In 2025, between January and June alone, CJP recorded 113 incidents of caste atrocities on Dalit individuals across different states in India worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh (34 cases), Madhya Pradesh (15), and Tamil Nadu (8) while 962 reported land conflicts affect tribal populaces; of these 116 conflicts are in the Conservatory and Forestry sector, with 459,735 people currently affected.

Chhattisgarh: 5 police personnel killed, 14 injured in alleged Maoists attack

Victims were travelling in a bus Kadenar and Kanhargaon villages, and were hit by an improvised explosive device

Battleground Bengal: Nandigram emerges as new epicenter of violence

Clashes erupt on Wednesday and Thursday; TMC moves EC, BJP demands deployment of paramilitary forces

Atlanta: Six Asian-American women shot in alleged hate crimes 

The shootings took place in Georgia’s capital, Atlanta; two more people were killed in the shootings, both white Americans

Bhainsa communal riots triggered by Hindu Vahini: IGP Nagi Reddy

Impartial probe is being conducted, investigation is based on technical evidence, he says.

Jharkhand man hacked to death for allegedly stealing bike tyre

The brother of the deceased has named 20 known persons along with 25 unidentified persons in the complaint

RSS worker killed in clash with SDPI members in Kerala’s Alappuzha

Eight persons arrested after the 23-year-old RSS worker, identified as Nandhu, was hacked to death

Lakha Sidhana spotted at Bathinda farmers rally, police says no order to arrest the man

The Republic-Day-violence accused appealed to all present to support the farmers’ struggle and intensify the movement.

30-year-old AC mechanic arrested for Republic Day violence

Delhi Police claim accused “was seen in a video swinging two swords at Red Fort with intent to motivate or radicalise and energise violent anti-national elements”

Delhi court asks Police to respond to plea seeking FIR against Kapil Mishra

A trial court has asks Delhi Police to file a report on Kapil Mishra’s alleged inflammatory, incendiary, and provocative speeches of February 2020

70-year-old becomes first person to be killed in Kashmir, after getting domicile tag

Satpal Nischal had run his jewellery shop in the heart of Srinagar for four decades, was shot just weeks after he got the certificate

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