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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

Maharashtra: Speedy trials, stricter penalty for heinous crimes against women in Shakti Act

The proposed bill will be introduced in the 2-day winter session of Maharashtra Assembly beginning December 14

NHRC demands reports from Centre, MP Gov’t over pension for widows of Bhopal Gas victims

The complainant approached NHRC over not having received compensation since January 2020 and listing of the Curative Petition pending since 2010  

Rakhi for bail order: Petitioners move SC for directions

The petitioners submitted before the SC that such orders may result in normalising and trivialising what is essentially a crime

Women farmers worst hit by anti-farmer laws: National Women’s Organisations

The group of leading womens’ organisations write open letter to PM Modi; will soon hold nationwide protests against the “ruthlessness exhibited by the Union government”

Rajasthan police allegedly abduct woman who defied her parents’ dictat on marriage

26-year-old Delhiite demands protection from her own family who are forcing her to marry against her will.

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Court asks if there is a possibility of a settlement

Counsel for Ramani who accused MJ Akbar of sexual harassment, has submitted that chances of settlement are bleak

Uttar Pradesh has failed its Dalit community, especially Dalit women

A 15-year-old Dalit girl set afire in Bulandshahr, died in a Delhi hospital; just the latest in such crimes against the community in UP

Will they call it ‘love jihad’ when a Muslim girl is killed?

In Bihar, a young woman was burnt to death, had identified her attackers in a dying declaration, yet no arrests made!

YouTuber assault case: Kerala HC grants pre arrest bail to three women

The HC said that he did not appreciate the vigilantism but incarceration as a lesson is also not necessary

FIR against Goa professor for ‘outraging religious beliefs’

The case was filed on a complaint by Rajiv Jha, of Rashtriya Hindu Yuva Vahini's Goa unit

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The Transgender Community in Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s constituency has demanded penal action against those social media posts that fan intra-community tensions; they submitted a memorandum to the Commissioner of Police today

Under heavy police protection, decades-old Mumbai dargah razed

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities demolished the Barkat Ali Shah Baba Dargah in Mumbai under heavy police deployment. The action reportedly followed a notice seeking legal papers and came amid the civic body's anti-encroachment drive. Most ancient places of worship do not have “documents to prove their existence.”

Why was a 200-year-old mosque in Varanasi demolished in the middle of the night?

Authorities reportedly carried out a heavily guarded overnight operation in Varanasi riding roughshod over history in a crude bid for clearing land for an ambitious transport hub project linked to Kashi railway station.

Brute Violence in Bengal sparks citizens’ urgent warning

A joint statement signed by more than 140 activists, academics, former ministers, artists and scientists has warned of “all out fratricide” in India following violent attacks on opposition leaders in West Bengal.

Demolitions of homes of Gujjar Bakerwals in Jammu unconstitutional & violation of FRA 2006: AIUFWP

The All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) along with the Delhi Solidarity Group (DSG) and Wullar Bachav Front have strongly condemned the reported brutal attack, demolition of the houses, harassment, and attempts to evict members of the Gujjar Bakerwal community in Jammu region a few days ago.

Rethinking the ‘Rajput State’: The Neemuchana & Tiladi agrarian movements

The legacy of colonial historiography and further amplified by Hindutva rhetoric has trapped our historical consciousness in the world of kings and dynasties, erasing public memory of our modern agrarian and working-class struggles.

Jharkhand’s Biggest Democratic Test Yet: The SIR Challenge

Jharkhand brings together many of the communities most vulnerable to bureaucratic exclusion—migrants, Adivasis, displaced families and informal workers. The Special Intensive Revision will therefore be far more than a routine electoral exercise. The question is not only who gets verified, but whether those already on the margins are asked once again to prove their place in India's democracy

The ‘Unfit’ Gandhi Siblings – A SoBo boy to Ramchandra Guha

Cyrus Behramji Puranafurniturewala writes a satirical letter to the acclaimed historian, Ramachandra Guha, complimenting him on his critique of the Gandhi siblings. He adds his own sharp observations, cultivated in the by lanes of tony Colaba, to the discourse that has captured the imagination of society.