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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other

The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity

Teen alleges rape on college campus where UP civil services exam was underway!

The class 10 student has alleged that she was raped by a college students, robbed and filmed by around a dozen more

Hathras FIR goes missing from CBI website!

The CBI had lodged an FIR against 4 men under offences covered by the Indian Penal Code and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for the alleged rape and murder of a Dalit woman on October 11, 2020, but took it off their official website yesterday.

Jharkhand HC pulls up police for shoddy investigation in Giridih rape and murder case

The Court, shocked at the laxity of investigating officers with no progress even after a lapse of 6 months, has ordered for the constitution of SIT to probe the case  

Chhattisgarh: It took a suicide attempt by the grieving father of a rape victim, for cops to pay heed

The minor girl had died by suicide, two months ago after being gang-raped by seven men at a wedding in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh

Protests persist! Mumbai, Thane continue to decry Hathras atrocity

Despite coronavirus threats, people continue to demand justice for the Hathras victim who hails from the Valmiki community.

Nation comes together demanding justice for Hathras Dalit gang rape victim

Demonstrations and protests held in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of India 

Rape survivor dies by suicide, family allege police inaction

A woman in Madhya Pradesh was sexually assaulted by three people while the country raged against the Hathras case.

It has shocked our conscience: Allahabad HC takes cognisance of Hathras incident

The court has issued notice to DGP, SP of Hathras as well as Additional Chief Secretary and seeks to know if undue advantage of the family’s economic status was taken while dealing in the matter

UP Police now claim that Hathras Dalit victim was not raped!

UP ADG Prashant Kumar, says forensic report confirm that victim wasn’t raped, says action will be taken against ‘misinformation’

Mumbai stands with Hathras victim’s family; demands that UP CM resign

Demanding the resignation of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, citizens of Mumbai observed protests in various parts of the city to condemn the heinous sexual assault of Dalit minor girl.

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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other

The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity