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Court nod for Bihar caste survey a shot in the arm for regional parties

The move can potentially reshape electoral dynamics as local parties can use it to counter BJP’s aggressive Kamandal-II strategy.
Anand Mishra

Karnataka’s fact-checking initiative: Will it shield democracy or stifle free speech?

The government’s intentions may be aimed at curbing fake news, but the move could potentially grant the state the authority to dictate the truth.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Space Research

Chandrayaan-3 success puts India’s ‘rocket women’ in the spotlight

Scientists hope the success of ISRO’s moon mission will inspire more young women to study science.
Deutsche Welle
Tribute

Champion of equality: Remembering Gail Omvedt’s legacy of scholarly activism

Omvedt devoted herself to the struggles of Dalit-Bahujans, farmers, and women in India. Today marks her second death anniversary.
Anosh Malekar

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Sakamma Chinnappa, an Iruliga tribal woman who lives in the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) Hakki Pikki colony, displaying her hakku patra (land title deed). 

In a historic victory, Hakki Pikki, Iruliga tribes secure land ownership on the edge of Bannerghatta National Park

Over a hundred families of forest-dwelling communities secure title deeds after a six-decade-long struggle.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Kuki-Zo community houses that were burnt down during the violence, in Imphal on August 1.

Centre blaming Myanmar migrants for Manipur violence is dangerous

Is New Delhi endorsing Meitei narrative or diverting from its failures?
Angshuman Choudhury
Roma Malik, an activist from All Indian Union of Forest Working People, speaks during a ‘People’s Summit on G20” in New Delhi on August 19, 2023. Prominent activists, academics and politicians have gathered ahead of next month’s G-20 Summit to highlight issues that directly affect citizens, challenge those in power and build an alternative forum, organisers of the We20 said.

Delhi police’s heavy hand at ‘We20: Peoples’ Summit’ highlights Modi government’s fear of dissent

Clampdown on the civil society summit on August 19, citing permission issues, sparks concerns about free speech before the G20 summit.
Ashutosh Sharma
Students protests at Jadavpur University a day after a first-year student was found dead allegedly due to ragging at the university hostel.

Ragging at Jadavpur University: A dark history of violence and impunity

The death of a first-year student at the university has once again raised questions about the culture of violence at the institution.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
A small family-run company provided 300 modern table-top spinning wheels to local Kashmiri women.

Women in Kashmir revive spinning wheel craft with modern charkhas

How a small shawl maker in Kashmir is helping women artisans revive the traditional spinning wheel craft.
Irshad Hussain
Outside the Collectorate  in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on June 20, when Ola and Uber drivers affiliated to CITU staged a protest seeking protection from exploitation by the app providers.

Rajasthan’s gig law a step in the right direction, but more needed to protect platform workers

Gig workers need laws that safeguard them from the exploitation of platform companies and their toxic algorithms.
Ayesha Minhaz
Nomadic Gujjars and Bakarwals hold torches as they shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar on July 25.

Gujjar-Bakarwal agitation: Why Kashmiri tribals are up in arms

Tensions escalate as the government pushes to extend Scheduled Tribe privileges to non-tribal communities.
Ashutosh Sharma
Supporters of the Women’s Reservation Bill held in Parliament Street, New Delhi in 2010. India’s political representation stands at 25.3 per cent, with women representing 15.1 per cent of parliamentarians, the highest recorded since the report’s inaugural edition in 2006.

131 years more to close global gender gap: World Economic Forum report

Iceland tops the Global Gender Gap Report 2023 once again, while India makes a partial recovery.
Frontline News Desk
A staunch critic of Hindutva, Kum Vee has written over 50 books, including 30 novels and 15 short story collections.

17 death threats and counting: How Kannada writer Kum Vee challenges Hindutva’s might

Despite receiving 17 death threat letters in the past year and a half, the 70-year-old remains undeterred in expressing his progressive views.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally addresses the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministers’ Meeting, on Friday, July 28, 2023.

How G20 preparations left thousands homeless in India

Concerned Citizens’ report reveals harrowing testimonies of displaced slum dwellers amidst G20 beautification projects. 
Frontline News Desk
Noorjehan Sofia Niaz (red scarf) and a team of women from the BMMA leave the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai after offering prayers, on November 29, 2016. This historic event happened after a long legal battle fought by the organisation. 

Empowerment or exploitation? How UCC will impact women’s rights in India

Though gender-sensitive reforms in personal laws are needed, women’s organisations doubt the government’s real intentions behind the UCC.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
Treated water comes out of a canal at the Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley project.

Karnataka’s KC Valley project: A sustainable solution for water crisis?

The Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley project tackles water crisis by recharging groundwater with treated wastewater in drought-prone areas.
Rishika Pardikar
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