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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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