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Reading Violence: Gender injustice in India and its dimensions

As is visible in the data analysed in this analysis, the three worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

Delhi violence: Fundamental change in nature of assault on journalists, identity of assaulter  

Report by CAAJ also shows how complicity and partisanship of the media itself has led to journalists on ground paying the price

Delhi violence: Genesis of carnage

Image: PTIThey say ‘history repeats itself first as a...

Preserve DNA samples, Videograph post mortems : Delhi HC to hospitals

Image Courtesy: ommcomnews.comIn path breaking directives, the Delhi High...

UP police go door-to-door; puts up hoardings of alleged anti-CAA protesters in town

The UP police and administration are resorting to scare tactics and allegedly warning people against participating in anti-CAA protests

Delhi violence: What happened in Khureji Khas?

Fact-finding report by team of lawyers makes serious allegations against the police based on eyewitness accounts.

Over 2,000 people Brought in for violence : Delhi Minorities Panel Chief

Most 'outsiders' stayed in schools for up to 24 hours before launching attacks, Zafarul Islam Khan said.

SC directs Delhi HC to hear plea of riot-affected people for FIRs in hate speech cases on Friday

10 riot affected people had moved a petition demanding filing of FIRs against Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma

‘Compensate street vendors, waste pickers, daily wage workers and micro- businesses’

Citizens, students and solidarity groups engaging in relief work write letter to Delhi CM requesting consideration for the poorest of poor people affected by violence

Delhi violence fueled by hate spread on Whatsapp groups

Many groups created on Feb 23-24 to spread hate

Planned genocide camouflaged as communal riot in Delhi: Mamata Banerjee

WB CM hits back at Amit Shah a day after he accused her of “triggering riots” and “burning trains”

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