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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
Kerala HC demands report on incident where female examinees were forced to remove undergarments
Girl students appearing for NEET at a test centre in Kannur reported that they were only allowed to write the exam if they took off their bras
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
CJP Team -
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
CJP Team -
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
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