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#HijabRow: State to file submissions tomorrow, hearing adjourned for fourth day in hijab case

The three-judge bench is on Day 5 of the hearing. Advocates argued today that the GO by the K'taka govt violated international treaties, and is impacting the mental health of young Muslim girls

Published on 17th February 2022
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#ThrowBackToday: On Rosa Parks' birth anniversary recounting the power of the word, 'No!'

In today's #TBT, we recollect how Rosa Parks' defiance has today grown to become folklore and serves as an inspiring story for all those who have felt discriminated against at one point or another
 

Published on 4th February 2021
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#ThrowBackToday: When Rohith Vemula's suicide brought attention to discrimination in educational institutions

In today's #TBT, we mourn the death of scholar Rohith Vemula and refer to the lines he wrote in his letter before he died by suicide. Also, keeping MH370 and its passengers in our prayers, always 

Published on 17th January 2021
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#WhatTheFAQ: Caste-based discrimination or academic struggle — what led to Darshan Solanki's suicide? The story so far...

The recent interim report of the investigation committee by IITB concluded that deterioration in academic performance was the reason for Solanki’s suicide, a claim that APPSC and his family vehemently

Published on 8th March 2023
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#WhatTheFAQ: How do oximeters exacerbate the issue of racial bias in medicine?

According to the US FDA, oximeters are likely to show false high oxygen saturation levels in the blood of people with darker skin tones. What impact does this have?

Published on 5th November 2022
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#WhatTheFAQ: Seven years since Dalit Scholar Rohith Vemula's death by suicide

In what was alleged to be an "institutional murder", the death by suicide of scholar Rohith Vemula sparked a nationwide awakening to the issues faced by Dalit students in India

Published on 17th January 2023
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#YouGoGirl: This girl-powered club in Hyderabad is starting conversations on Islamophobia, Discrimination and more

Ayesha Syeda feels that, "We just want to share information and experiences. It doesn't have to amount to anything, but it surely might lead to something."

 

Published on 1st May 2019
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85 per cent Indian women missed out on raise or promotion during pandemic

The findings showed that nine in 10 (89 per cent) women stated that they were negatively impacted by the pandemic

Published on 2nd March 2021
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According to a Rajasthan Edu Magazine, girls should sweep floor, fetch water and grind 'çhakki' to stay fit. If that's not sexist, what is? 

This health advice comes from a magazine that is brought out the Rajasthan Education Department

Published on 11th November 2017
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Address systemic exclusion of SC/ST/OBC students from PhD programmes: AIOBCSA writes to UGC

'Every effort must be made to ensure there is no discrimination,' says the UGC Chairman, adding it is the responsibility of the universities to ensure a just admission process

Published on 29th March 2022
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After collector orders to close KR Narayanan film institute for two weeks, students' protest takes new turn

The students have been protesting since December 5 demanding the ouster of the institute director alleging caste discrimination

Published on 26th December 2022
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After Director, KR Narayan Film Institute's Chairman Adoor Gopalakrishnan resigns

Gopalakrishnan, while announcing his resignation at a press conference, supported the former director of the institute, Shankar Mohan

Published on 31st January 2023
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Aligarh student assaulted at AMU's Kerala campus: North Indian students on protest to end 'discrimination' 

In what is a worrisome allegation of a divide between North Indian and local students in Kerala, things seem to be coming to a boil in Malappuram

Published on 11th November 2017
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Allahabad University prof flees town after his 'rationalist' video draw mob-lynching threats

Vikram Harijan said he had already written to the University about the threats and even approached the police but to no avail. He has fled town as he is in mortal fear of what will happen

Published on 4th September 2019
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Allegations of caste discrimination at a govt school in Almora, Uttarakhand

The authorities began investigating allegations that Dalit and upper caste children were made to sit in separate rows for the midday meals

Published on 29th December 2022

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