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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

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Full text: Meghalaya Guv is a liar and women harasser, says letter to PM from Raj Bhavan staff

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Accused of turning Raj Bhavan into ‘ladies’ club,’ Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan resigns

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No room for Muslims or single women: Housing bias is eroding Mumbai’s multicultural nature

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BJP’s Vinay Katiyar makes ‘sexist’ comments against Priyanka Gandhi

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Women marching worldwide revive a long-sought dream: global feminism

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Gangraped and dumped in a well: Four arrested for murder of a Dalit girl in Ariyalur

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‘We who Believe in Freedom cannot rest until it comes’

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