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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
Bulk of Beti Bachao program funds allegedly spent on advertising
According to the Committee on Empowerment of Women report, nearly 80 percent of the funds for the scheme were used for its advertising and not on sectoral interventions
UP: Siddharthnagar SC students waiting for a functional hostel for 11 years!
UP govt’s long delays in building SC girls hostel render funds of Rs. 4.45 crore wasted; CAG report deems only one out of the sanctioned seven SC hostels as functional with the aid of neighbouring school
Journalists for Afghanistan: A fundraiser for colleagues targeted by Taliban
The Network of Women in Media has launched a fundraiser from sales of stunning photographs taken by well known photojournalists
Human rights of Women in mental health institutions violated: SC
The court was hearing a petition concerned with treatment of persons in mental health institutions and has issued a slew of directions to states
Hate Watch: Now Yati Narsinghanand targets NCW Chief, brazenly justifies misogynistic comments
He challenges interviewer to run his objectionable comments unedited
Rights groups express solidarity with Afghanistan in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru
SabrangIndia co-organises solidarity meet in Mumbai with Forum Against Oppression of Women, Bebaak Collective and Awaz-E-Niswaan; creative peaceful demonstrations held in Delhi
Rajasthan: Women’s organisations condemn Tehsildar’s attempt to deny women property rights
Women leaders inquired whether the Kota District Collector intended to act against this gross violation of women’s fundamental rights.
Remembering Meena
The first Afghan woman who laid down her life for the rights of Afghan women
Women who dared to raise their voices are vulnerable, yet they rise
Brave Afghan women continue to demand equal rights vis a vis education and employment, even as Taliban shows its old face again
We want our rights: Afghan women protesters
Group of brave women, held up placards in protest in Kabul, as Taliban gunmen kept an an eye on them
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SC petitioners Anjali Bharadwaj and Amrita Johri welcome ECI’s Nov 6 communication to seven states on facilitating inclusion of left-out voters
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Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
Doley was arrested in July this year for a protest against a hotel project near Kaziranga, and had been booked under the nefarious National Security Act (NSA) after a court granted him bail; Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism
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West Bengal: Outpour of anguish from the Christian community over recent attacks on churches
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Censorship: Government keen on stripping legal immunity for social media platforms
As reports of the Indian Union government’s moves to scrap the legal immunity guaranteed under Section 79 of the IT Act come in, with Indian Express, on November 5, yesterday reporting these moves, organisations advocating media freedom and accountability have expressed concern and alarm
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61-hour highway blockade forces Maharashtra sugar mills to agree to Rs 4,200 per tonne for farmers
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Kerala High Court’s Observations on Protest in Educational Institutions Unacceptable & Restrictive: NAJAR
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Goa SIR: Bombay High Court orders ECI to restore names of six voters deleted from final electoral roll
The Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) directed the Election Commission to restore the names of six family members within 10 days, questioning why voters who had shifted residence were compelled to submit enumeration forms containing declarations about their previous addresses
Rights
Delhi Police: Ankita Bhandari’s parents detained, ‘Dragged, driven around, no help to unwell wife,’ says father
Activist Yogita Bhawana who has been championing and supporting the cause of #Justice for Ankita Bhandari, tweeted a video around 12 noon, Thursday November 5, showing the callous conduct of the police