24-Sep-2025 Statutory Timelines vs. Substantive Justice: The Contradictions in India’s PoSH regime The NUJS sexual harassment ruling reveals how rigid limitation rules can silence survivors while branding the accused without trial.
24-Sep-2025 Targeted as ‘Bangladeshis’: The hate speech fuelling deportations A wave of hate speech sweeps India, targeting Bengali-speaking Muslims as “Bangladeshis” and “infiltrators,” with hotspots in Assam, Bihar, and Delhi
23-Sep-2025 Exclusion at the Gate: Navratri becomes the new front for communal politics As India immerses itself in the nine nights of Navratri, a coordinated campaign by right-wing fundamentalist groups is actively transforming vibrant Garba grounds into zones of religious exclusion, citing conspiracies of 'love jihad' and religious purity, these outfits are enforcing bans on Muslims, turning a shared cultural celebration into a stark symbol of communal division
23-Sep-2025 Madhya Pradesh Muslim man lynched in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara: Family alleges religious targeting masked as cow vigilantism Family alleges hate crime and extortion as Bhilwara police probe mob attack; victim leaves behind wife and two young children
23-Sep-2025 Wave of Atrocities: Anti-Dalit crimes surge in Uttar Pradesh From gang-rape in Mainpuri to a custodial death in Prayagraj and a sword attack in Amroha, a spate of anti-Dalit crimes haunts Uttar Pradesh
23-Sep-2025 The Shubha Case — recognising gendered realities in criminal justice The Supreme Court’s ruling in Shubha reflects a shift towards reformative justice that considers the social and psychological pressures affecting women offenders; while upholding the woman’s conviction for murder, the Court directed that she should be allowed to apply for pardon
19-Sep-2025 Assam BJP’s AI video a manufactured dystopia, Congress files complaint, myths exposed From exaggerated demographics to communal stereotypes, the video shows how AI can weaponise anxieties into electoral ammunition
19-Sep-2025 The life and death of Amzad Ali: Declared foreigner, buried Indian Despite documented citizenship and appeals for medical care, Amzad Ali dies in custody; authorities return his body after two days for burial in his village
18-Sep-2025 When the Mic Becomes the Target: The Lucknow complaint against Anjana Om Kashyap Lucknow court ruling on Aaj Tak anchor reignites debate: who bears blame for divisive shows—the anchor or the channel?
18-Sep-2025 Supreme Court allows Mahesh Raut six weeks’ medical bail in Bhima Koregaon case In jail since 2018, Raut gets interim relief for arthritis treatment; regular bail still stayed by SC since 2023
18-Sep-2025 The Conspiracy of Silence: HC denies bail to Delhi riots accused Five years of pre-trial incarceration reveal how FIR 59 turns suspicion into proof and the UAPA transforms dissent into terrorism
17-Sep-2025 Gujarat: 15-year-old Muslim boy dies by suicide after alleged communal harrassment 15-year-old Saniya Ansari’s suicide over housing harassment sparks questions on misuse of Gujarat’s Disturbed Areas Act against Muslims
17-Sep-2025 Ghaziabad Horror: Dalit family assaulted in targeted attack Dalit family in Ghaziabad’s Masota village held hostage, beaten by dominant-caste men after road clash; FIR filed, six held
17-Sep-2025 सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने धर्मांतरण विरोधी कानूनों पर रोक लगाने की याचिकाओं पर राज्यों से जवाब मांगा, अंतरिम रोक पर छह हफ्ते बाद फैसला सीजेपी ने निजता और स्वतंत्रता संबंधी चिंताओं पर जोर दिया; याचिकाकर्ताओं ने "धर्म की स्वतंत्रता" अधिनियमों के तहत अंतरधार्मिक जोड़ों, चर्च समूहों और अल्पसंख्यकों के उत्पीड़न का हवाला दिया।
17-Sep-2025 Reputation vs. Accountability: Analysing the Sanatan Sanstha defamation suits and their wider impact Bombay HC transfer of Sanatan Sanstha defamation suits spotlights clash between free speech, fair trial, and accountability for violence
16-Sep-2025 Right-wing groups demand Muslim ban at Jabalpur Navratri garba AHP–Rashtriya Bajrang Dal demands Muslim ban at Jabalpur Navratri garba, citing ‘love jihad’, seeks Aadhaar checks, warns of consequences