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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

73.2% Of Rural Women Workers Are Farmers, But Own 12.8% Land Holdings

Nashik, Maharashtra: Pushpa Kadale was nine months pregnant and...

Police Force sans Diversity: Poor rep of SCs, STs, Women, OBCs, Muslims Invisibilized

The representation of Muslims not analysed because of absence...

New POCSO Act retains clause “sexual assault on child in course of communal and sectarian violence”

Hate crimes against marginalised communities have seen a steady...

Chief Minister or “Cheap” Minister? Haryana CM is a disgrace

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar looks like a “tau”...

Misogyny at its peak: Haryana CM Khattar on Kashmiri Girls

Now its BJP’s Haryana CM Khattar who stokes controversy with...

HIV Rates Are Down. There’s Little Else Going For India’s Sex Workers

New Delhi: The proportion of Indian sex workers with...

Triple Talaq Bill: Shame on the personal law board

It is high time to ask an inconvenient question:...

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