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Fact Check: Old, unrelated photos shared as from recent Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

None of the images shared in thebelow FB post are recent. These are images from different Naxal attacks that took place in the country over the years. Dheeshma Puzhakkal Kochi January 16, 2022 Old unrelated photos shared as from recent… Continue Reading →

Transgender Inmates To Have Separate Wards And Washroom Facilities In Prison

Posted On January 15, 2022 The MHA has asked the chief secretaries of union territories and states to create separate wards and washroom facilities for transgender inmates. The proposed suggestions have come as a response to protect the marginalized transgender… Continue Reading →

‘Auctioning’ Of Muslim Women Is Symptom Of A Cancer That’s Crippling India

Posted On January 15, 2022 Working women are seen as threats to the patriarchal social set-up and, therefore, are hated by those men who see their power and privileges being erode Tanvir Aeijaz It is the geography of hate, with… Continue Reading →

Budget 2022 – SC/ST Rights Forum Flags Gap In Past Funds For Women

he Parliament’s budget sessions for 2022-23 will commence January 31, with the Union Budget scheduled to be presented a day later on February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Like every year, this year too the government will allot funds… Continue Reading →

Casteism: The stupidity of those who think they are superior

Posted On January 15, 2022 A reason for current rage of the “upper” castes is the strong voices that have emerged from within the less privileged. These voices are educated, aware of their rights & unashamed of their background Ranjona… Continue Reading →

Kerala Nun Rape Case – Bishop Franco Mulakkal Acquitted , Smiles As He Leaves Court

After a trial of more than 100 days, the additional sessions court pronounced a single line verdict saying it had found him not guilty of the charges. Franco Mulakkal was the first Catholic bishop in India to go on trial… Continue Reading →

UAPA case against ex-journalist Prashant Rahi falls apart, acquitted after 14 years

‘The wrong person had to spend a banvaas of 14 years on a wrong charge.’Jyoti Punwani reports. In December 2007, the Uttarakhand police charged former journalist and activist Prashant Rahi with sedition, waging war against the State, conspiracy, and for… Continue Reading →

Key judgments puncture government’s defense on marital rape

The Centre argues criminalising marital rape will destabilise the institution of marriage The petitions before the Delhi High Court asking for marital rape to be criminalised are an outcome of the government’s refusal to pay heed to the landmark report… Continue Reading →

Iceland-‘The world’s best place to be a woman’ is being sued for misogyny

= Members of Öfgar, an Icelandic feminist group that fights against gender based violence, pictured in Reykjavik in October 2021. (CNN)The bruises on Maria Árnadóttir’s body were numerous, ranging in color from pale yellow to deep purple.According to court documents,… Continue Reading →

As Many Children Die Before Their Fifth Birthday In Uttar Pradesh As In Afghanistan

Child mortality rates in several Indian states is similar to that of strife-torn countries ByNushaiba Iqbal|11 Jan, 2022 Noida: Nearly 60 of every 1,000 children born in Uttar Pradesh die before their fifth birthday, almost as many as in Afghanistan, according… Continue Reading →

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