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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

Release Teesta Setalvad: Adivasi women demand justice for their sister activist

Adivasi women come together at a protest organised by AIUFWP to demand the human rights defender's immediate release

Why Ilham’s rank and vision challenge the project of hate

Scoring an impressive 597/600 marks and the second rank in Karnataka PUC exam, her bright smile and distinctive scarf (hijab) defy efforts to relegate identity to obscurantism

Hate Buster! Muslim women did not break protocol by remaining seated during Vande Mataram

Images and videos of Muslim women at a Municipal meeting in Muzaffarnagar went viral after they refused to stand up when their colleagues sang Vande Mataram

Police should treat sex workers with dignity and should not abuse them: SC

The Court also directed the Press Council of India to issue appropriate guidelines for the media to take utmost care of not revealing identity of sex workers during raid or rescue operations

UPSC Civil Services 2021: Three women top the exam, results of Muslims worst in a decade

While three women have topped the exam, the overall performance of Muslim candidates in the civil services 2021 exams is worse than that over the past 12 years

SC directs Aadhaar cards be issued to sex workers without insisting on the residential proof

Court asks UIDAI to maintain the confidentiality of sex workers’ data in the Aadhaar card issuance process

Women construction workers fear job loss, suffer silently amidst growing pollution

A local NGO talks to nearly 400 workers to raise awareness and understand women’s experience regarding air pollution

Sex workers can’t be harassed, can’t be confined to shelter homes: SC

Court asked the Centre and Amicus to reach a consensus and finalise proposed guidelines

West Bengal: BSF personnel forcibly strip search, physically assault Muslim daily wage worker

Two women targeted the middle-aged woman's private parts while beating her

Hate Watch: Kerala cleric targets Muslim schoolgirl for accepting award, gets schooled by Governor

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has questioned the state’s silence on the matter

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Retired Judge of the Madras High Court, K Chandru writes: the enforced debate in Parliament by the RSS-driven National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seeks to create a controversy over Vande Mataram raising concerns over the intentions of the present government; ‘A non-issue is being much importance and publicity’ he says

Allahabad HC slams overzealous police action, says distributing Bibles or preaching Christianity is not an offence under UP conversion law

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Baba Adhav is no more; his Life and Work remain an inspiration for those working for Justice and Equality

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Beware of Aadhaar: A warning on India’s biometric identity model on International Human Rights Day

On the eve of International Human Rights Day, 50 +, several organisations and individuals have launched a “Beware of Aadhaar” Campaign: The signatories have flagged the issue that Aadhaar is “not a model to emulate but it raises serious concerns about surveillance, exclusion and rights violations on the ground. This statement, “Beware of Aadhar” offers a concise critique of India’s digital ID experiment and why exporting it is dangerous

The Taj Story & Resurgence of a Myth, the ideological engineering of a Brahmanical narrative of pseudo-history

Tejo Mahalay & Mina Bazar: P. N. Oak’s Pseudohistory demeaning both Muslims & Rajputs, is both Communal and Casteist; P. N. Oak’s legacy is not one of historical revision but of ideological engineering. His “Tejo Mahalay” myth and “Mina Bazar” fantasy are not just anti-Muslim—they are anti-Rajput and fundamentally Brahminical

Gujarat High Court calls out “routine emergency”, strikes down years of Section 144 orders, demands transparency in all future restrictions

In its ruling, the Court holds that Ahmedabad Police normalised extraordinary powers, suppressed peaceful dissent, and failed to inform the public — directing that all future prohibitory orders must be published across social media and modern communication platforms

The Tamil Nadu Challenge: The Self-Respect Movement and Periyar E.V. Ramasami

Of late, in Tamil Nadu, the Communists and the Self Respecters (members of the DK) who have until now been viewing each other with disdain until two decades ago, have, through the re-discovery of Periyar by the former realised the value of a political reaffirmation of the fundamentals of the Self-Respect Movement. This is crucial in the state given the current context of the brutal march of ‘Hindutva Hegemons’.  Both movements now face a historical challenge, in theory and practice, to be able to convincingly – and through action - club the anti-caste struggle with the class struggle