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The video, captioned "point blank shot," combined footage of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handling rifles (from real events) with AI-generated images depicting point-blank shots at individuals portrayed as Muslims.
Minority News

Outrage Over BJP Assam's 'Point-Blank Shot' Video: Congress Labels It Fascist Regime's Genocide Dream

Congress party urged the judiciary to intervene firmly, stating there can be "no hope" from the Prime Minister for accountability.
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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For the past month, Anmol Samaj Sevi Sansthan in Bhopal has been conducting regular meetings under its “Sahas Project,” bringing together transgender persons, legal advisors, and community leaders.
LGBTQ

No Welfare Board, No Voter Identity: Transgender Citizens Still Waiting for Recognition in Madhya Pradesh

According to the 2011 Census, Madhya Pradesh is home to 29,597 transgender persons. Yet electoral data show a stark democratic exclusion. Only 1373 individuals in the state are registered as transgend ...
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Pragya Sharma
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A caste census that fails to explicitly enumerate OBCs defeats the very purpose of evidence-based policymaking.
OBC News

Census Without OBCs: A Quiet Betrayal of Social Justice

The draft census framework reportedly provides separate columns for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), while relegating OBCs to a generic “caste” or “Others” category. On paper, this m ...
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The Mooknayak English
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Dalit News

Kanchan Bai, a Dalit Anganwadi worker sacrificed her life to save 20 children. When a swarm of bees attacked, she covered the kids with a tarpaulin and stood as a human shield.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued an official notice to the Secretary, Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education), and the Director of IIM Bangalore, directing them to submit a factual response to a representation filed by Nagsen Sonare, National President of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar National Association of Engineers (BANAE), on or before February 16.
From the Shadows to the Stars marked not only a remembrance of Rohith Vemula but also created a historic opening for anti-caste spaces in New York, which will hopefully lead to greater mainstream visibility for the Dalit community in the city and increased awareness around caste, within and beyond South Asian spaces.
A criminal case, FIR No. 0467/2024, registered on December 2024 at the Mico Layout Police Station, Bengaluru, names eight accused including IIM Bangalore Director Dr. Rishikesh T. Krishnan and 7 Professors Dr. Dinesh Kumar, Dr. Sainesh G, Dr. Srinivas Prakhya, Dr. Chetan Subramanian, Dr. Ashish Mishra, Dr. Srilatha Jonnalagedda and Dr. Rahul De.
Vivek Sakpal, a computer science engineer turned publisher, and Ritu. Vivek, an ardent advocate for homeschooling, views schools as a mere "formal way of learning," not true education.
The women are currently undergoing regular training under the supervision of Mamta Kumari, the nodal officer for the Pink Bus Service in the state’s Transport Department.
Dalit Sarpanch Abducted and Assaulted in MP's Morena: Activists Demand Immediate Action Under SC/ST Act
The panchayat elders imposed a staggering Rs 10 lakh fine on the Dalit family, alongside a directive to host a community feast for 13 villages. The Meghwals, facing social ostracism, relocated from Hathal to Sirohi district headquarters for safety.
On Section 3(1)(s), which penalizes abusing a SC/ST member "by caste name" in public, the bench stressed that "merely abusing a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe would not be enough.
Drawing from official rank data, Nethrapal shows that the negative score talk only applies to a handful of unpopular courses, like biochemistry, where seats go unfilled no matter what. In high-demand fields such as radiology and general medicine at top colleges like Madras Medical College, reserved students are not just qualifying, they're grabbing spots in the open category, beating out general candidates on pure marks.
NCSC Intervenes after Hooghly Police Delay FIR in Dalit Assault Case
Recounting the horror in a video, Indrajeet explained that he cycles to school and his locomotor disability caused the slight delay.
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