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Transgender, queer, and allied communities have taken to the streets in cities including Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Bhubaneswar, holding demonstrations, press conferences, and online campaigns with hashtags like #RejectTransBill.
LGBTQ

Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Transgender Bill 2026: Queer Communities Demand Withdrawal

A key concern raised is the new criminal provision under proposed Section 18, which imposes up to five years' imprisonment for "alluring" or "forcing" someone to become transgender.
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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The video quickly went viral on X , sparking outrage among users, Dalit activists, and students.
Dalit News

Physics Wallah Teacher Suspended Over "Chor Ch%$ar" Casteist Slur: Viral Video Sparks Outrage

The company added that the concerned educator has also tendered an unconditional apology, which PW shared at his request.
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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Hundreds of reporters from across the state gathered and took to the streets, raising loud slogans and demanding the immediate suspension of Jaisalmer Collector Pratap Singh Nathawat.
Governance

22 Years Legal, Now Sealed: Why Hundreds of Rajasthan Journalists Stormed Jaisalmer Streets Against Collector Pratap Singh

Addressing the gathering at the protest site, Upendra Singh Rathore, the state president of the IFWJ, alleged that the Collector’s action against his ‘Swad Restaurant’ was entirely born out of malice. ...
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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Dalit News

The video quickly went viral on X , sparking outrage among users, Dalit activists, and students.
Examining the provisions, the court noted that Section 4 of the SC/ST Act punishes public servants (including police officers) for neglecting duties like not registering FIRs or failing to investigate offences against SC/ST persons.
A lady Superintendent of Police allegedly insulted her senior officer by making derogatory remarks about his promotion being due to reservation quotas.
The complainant is a third-semester LLB student at the college where a lady Professor continued to harass and insult her for her caste.
Pandit described the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations as "totally unnecessary" and "irrational".
Bombay High Court has ruled that a child's caste identity must reflect their lived social reality, not just lineage. The bench held that administrative records exist to reflect reality, not to fossilize a false identity.
Shubham Kumar has accused DCDRC President, and a member of subjecting him to caste-based humiliation, public abuse, criminal intimidation including death threats, and deliberately obstructing justice in his pending consumer case.
Representatives of various Dalit organisations met the victim and his family to take details of the incident.
The Allahabad HC said marriage does not change a person’s caste.
Caste discrimination against Dalit women in anganwadi and similar roles of mid day meal maker, is not isolated but a recurring issue across India, often leading to boycotts, harassment, transfers, or closures.
This ruling strengthens the application of the SC/ST (PoA) Act in cases where civil suits based on allegedly forged documents are used to harass Scheduled Caste members.
Set against the backdrop of a Dalit murder in the remote village of Barodia Nonagir in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, the book spans 16 chapters.
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