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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
NHRC refuses to take action against illegal detention of women anti-CAA protesters
SabrangIndia’s editor and co-founder, Teesta Setalvad, had approached the Commission in this matter back in 2019
Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat justifies objections to ripped jeans
Bizarre obsession with women’s clothing continues as Lucknow Univ hostel bans shorts, sleeveless tops
Nearly 20,000 women prisoners in India: Centre tells RS
The available data from the year 2019 states that 22,456 CCTV cameras have been installed in various jails of the country
3,110 rape cases recorded against Dalits and ST women in 2019: Centre in RS
1,117 cases of rape of SC children were recorded, and the number stood at 396 for ST children in the year 2019 across all states and UTs
SC refuses to entertain protection plea for woman in an interfaith union
The petitioner alleged that the woman has been allegedly detained by her parents, and is being forced to marry against her will
Student group meeting disrupted at Delhi University, allegedly by right wing union
Activists Nodeep Kaur, Rajveer Kaur, and families of rape survivors from Butana, and Gurmandi, were at the public meeting, to mark Internation Women’s Day
Three Girls, submissive no more: Contemporary artists adapt Amrita Sher-Gil’s painting
Bengaluru-based artists recreate a version of the famous painting by the Indo-Hungarian maestro to reflect the spirit of Indian women in recent times, especially women protesters at the nationwide farmers' agitation
Delhi Police allegedly detain 25 women and a toddler
Farmer leaders condemned the excessive actions of the Delhi police of detaining a group of women farmers simply for showing farmer union flags and Nishan Sahib
Brinda Karat hits back at Bar Council for regressive resolution
Resolution defending CJI's allegedly gender insensitive comments, says that if the trend of public criticism of judges is allowed to continue, the Institution will lose its sanctity
Mother of dowry victim urges Muslim men to condemn dowry
Grieving over her daughter’s death, the mother is appealing to Muslim boys to openly refuse and denounce the social evil of dowry
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