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Gloria Steinem Was the Godmother of Neoliberal Feminism

Jenny Brown writes
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As reported by The Wire earlier, one of the victims alleged the police started assaulting her even more severely after associating her surname with the Muslim community.

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Editors Guild of India Condemns Delhi Police Over Alleged Assault of Two Women Journalists, Demands 'Unbiased Probe'

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Lawyer Rishav Ranjan noted that the hearing was "strange and special" and that he had no idea of the fresh charges that have been invoked against Swatantra Bhardwaj.

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Swatantra Bhardwaj Remanded to a Day's Custody; Nishu Azad's Lawyer Flags 'Strange' Hearing

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The ruling does not finally reject the Justice Department’s effort to end the prosecution. The department can make another request.

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US Judge Denies DOJ Bid to Drop Bribery Charges Against Gautam Adani's Co-Defendants, Again Finds Indian Orders Contradict Govt Claims

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The SIR’s Safeguards Are Clearly Not Enough for an Exercise of This Scale

How accessible is the remedy? Can the error be corrected before the voter loses the opportunity to vote? | John J. Kennedy

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The six registered unrecognised political parties, four of which are based in the Naroda area of Ahmedabad, fielded a total of 15 candidates during the 2024 general elections, despite collecting Rs 1,700 crore.

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Six Gujarat-Based Parties Got More Money Than All National Parties Combined Except BJP in 2023-24: Report

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Mallikarjun Kharge said in parliament that he had never sought any special protection because he was a Dalit. But he said that he felt humiliated when a place was considered impure merely because he had touched it, writes @Apoorvanand__.

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Why Are We Unable to Recognise Untouchability When It Hides Behind the Mask of Purification?

@Apoorvanand__ writes
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Not Bad Weather But Loss Of All Three Hydraulic Systems Caused AI Flight to Drop Altitude, Says Preliminary Report

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Speaking at a book launch event, Justice Bhuyan said "detachment expected of police officers seems to be disappearing," describing it as a matter of grave concern.

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'Distressing': What Supreme Court's Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Said on Jantar Mantar Police Brutality

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Even though Kumar's death partly closes one chapter of the 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom, decades of unresolved cases continue to expose the limits of justice and the insidious nature of political polemics, write Paramjeet Singh and Rajarshee Narayan Chowdhury.

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After Sajjan Kumar: The Long Aftermath of 1984 and the Elusive Promise of Justice

Paramjeet Singh, Rajarshee Narayan Chowdhury write
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The BJP has been pushed on the defensive after another minister, Ramdas Athavale, called for action against those who conducted the controversial purification ritual following Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's rally at the site.

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Another Union Minister Says ‘Purification’ Ritual After Kharge's Rally Was Wrong, Demands Action

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