The recent rape of a mother and daughter in UP has brought focus on these communities and their proclivity to crime
By Murad Ali Baig
People have been shocked by a recent report that a 35-year-o...
By Chirag Juneja
“As with all human rights violations, breaking the silence is the first step.”
-Jessica Neuwirth
Talaq al bidah or talaq al badai means the disapproved forms of divorce i...
Should Section 294 of the IPC, which deals with obscenity in public, be used against citizens for enjoying their freedom within their homes? A Bombay HC ruling sets the record straight
By Neeta Kolha...
A new bill passed in the Rajya Sabha seeks to debar half of eligible Sikhs from voting for the SGPC, which is under SAD’s hegemony and gives it more power over gurudwaras and clergy
By Vipin Pubby in...
An online petition against female circumcision has gathered increasing momentum and support from this community as it looks to ban this traumatic practice
By Neeta Kolhatkar in Mumbai
The stor...
The death of Dalit PhD student, Rohith Vemula, has shown how the HRD ministry under the stewardship of Smriti Irani has interfered in minor student politics, leading to an inferno of anger and his dea...
Rohith Vemula’s suicide, the PM’s sharing of grief and the university’s ex-gratia payment to his family have been given an epic dimension by the media and the public. It’s been packaged as an act of h...
There have been numerous acts of intolerance in India, a country known for its secular and inclusive nature. But with PM Modi preferring to embrace silence, there are fears of where this will lead to
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Even as the Supreme Court stays the Rajasthan High Court verdict making Santhara illegal, all eyes are on what the final verdict will be. Is one’s religion more important than the law of the land?
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The great, great granddaughter of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, is all set to bring the family cuisine to the world. Does this lawyer and cook have a case up her sleeve?
By Sujit Bhar in...