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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

Feminists and feminisms come in many forms: Suspend judgment!

The responses of feminist activists to the Suspend Judgement!...

What has Hindu law ever done for women?

India’s long overdue Uniform Civil Code, a set of...

Academics VS Nationalist Militia

The story of Indian universities is generally written (and...

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देश में बलात्कार की बढ़ती घटनाओं के बीच, जानी-मानी...

Scaling Impossible Heights: Poorna’s Forgotten Feat

  Of late, the name of PV Sindhu has been...

Two Young Adivasi Women HRDS Demand Justice in Chhattisgarh

Munni Pottam, 18 years (above)     Suneeta Pottam, 19 years (below)In...

50% Of UP Anti-Foeticide Funds Unspent, India Global Ranking Hit

The Uttar Pradesh government has left unspent about half...

Women’s Boat to Gaza set to arrive this week

 The following press release was sent out by The Women’s...

Jamiat to Organize Woman Conferences to show Muslim Women are not Against Sharia

Photo credit: Two CirclesThe Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has decided at...

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