At Rutgers, and Beyond, Scholars Are Under Attack For Their Critique of India’s Far-Right...
BY ARUN VENUGOPAL
Audrey Truschke is the Director of the Asian Studies program at Rutgers University, Newark. Her scholarship focuses on South Asia and she’s been...
Whosever Stands Against India, Will be Killed in Encounter: UP Minister Referring to Munawwar...
BALLIA — Uttar Pradesh minister, Anand Swaroop Shukla, has waded into controversy by saying that whosever stands against India, will be killed in an encounter.
Referring...
Interview | ‘Was Physically Abused in Custody,’ Says Activist Booked Under NSA For ‘Cow...
By Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty
New Delhi: On July 20, the Supreme Court sought a reply from the Manipur government in a significant case involving a plea for compensation...
Hathras: The curious case of courtroom CCTV footage
By Nidhi Suresh
March 5, 2021 was a special day for Asha’s brother. For the first time since his sister’s death he was going to...
Not Just Sedition, Supreme Court Should Take Up Misuse of UAPA and NSA Too
By Suhit K Sen
The Supreme Court is currently examining possibilities in connection with the country’s sedition law, specifically Section 124A of the Indian Penal...
NHRC registers case against Narsinghanand Saraswati
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has registered a case against Narsinghanand Saraswati for his hate speech against Islam made in April this year....
UP Population Bill Violates Basic Rights of Women, Says Memorandum Submitted to President
A group of women, women’s organisation, academics, health and legal rights activities, health networks have submitted a memorandum to the President of India opposing...
Bakri-Id: The debate on animal sacrifice should not be weaponised to create further hate
By Alok Hisarwala & Krishnaunni Hari
In the weeks preceding the festival of Id-ul-Adha (or Bakri-Id), “everyone is an animal activist”, tweeted writer Rana Safvi. And on schedule on...
As Pegasus Snoop Is Revealed, India Allows Surveillance State With No Legal Safeguards
Bengaluru: As India’s government uses Israeli technology to illegally monitor cellphones, other modes of surveillance, such as facial-recognition systems, are spreading without a protective law and...
How Uttar Pradesh’s population bill is failing marginalised groups and vulnerable individuals?
By ADIL SAIFUDHEEN
In this year, there has been a political momentum to enact and promulgate legal measures for population growth in India. Though in...
Farm labour lynched to death in West Bengal’s Malda
A 36 year old farm labour, Sheikh Ghishu succumbed to injuries after being brutally assaulted by a mob under Ratua police station of Malda...
She Said She Married for Love. Her Parents Called It Coercion.
By Sameer Yasir, Emily Schmall and Iqbal Kirmani
SRINAGAR, Kashmir — Manmeet Kour Bali had to defend her marriage in court.
A Sikh by birth, Ms. Bali converted to Islam...
J&K: Two BJP Leaders Arrested for Staging ‘Terror Attack’
Two functionaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as two of their personal security guards have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's...
