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News ScanInter-caste marriages: Maharashtra’s Karanji village shows the way
Even as khap panchayats (caste councils) demand that the Hindu Marriage Act be amended, seeking a ban on marriages amongst blood relations as well as people within the same village, Karanji, a small village in Maharashtra, opens its doors to inter-caste marriages More... Caste clashes prompt exodus from Haryana villageMirchpur village in Haryana’s Hissar district was the site of violent caste clashes that broke out following an argument over the pelting of a dog. The dalit Balmikis are demanding justice after upper caste Jats stormed and set fire to their homes, killing two people More... Anti-torture law coming…The Indian government is to bring in an anti-torture law to ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 9, 1975. India signed the Convention in October 1997 More... Supreme Court asks govt to consider legalising prostitutionIf it is unable to curb prostitution, the government should consider legalising it so that it can monitor the trade and rehabilitate workers, says the Supreme Court More... Kerala high court stays ‘love jihad’ investigationThe Kerala High Court says love is not a crime and that allegations of forced conversions in the guise of love target a particular community More... India recognises ‘other’ gender in voter listsIndia’s Election Commission has given transgenders an independent identity by letting them state their gender as ‘other’ on ballot forms. Thus far, transgenders have been forced to describe their gender as being either male or female. Their recognition as an independent group is the first step towards official recognition of a community that has so far remained on the margins of society More... Dalits defy opposition to enter temple in Tamil NaduDalits in Chettipulam village, in Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district, entered the Kamakshi Amman Sametha Ekambareshwarar temple in the presence of a huge police gathering. Tension prevailed on October 14 when a mob opposing the dalits’ entry into the temple clashed with police More... Govt not to oppose HC order legalising homosexualityA three-member group of ministers decides not to oppose the Delhi High Court judgment legalising homosexuality even though some members of the Union Cabinet express reservations about supporting a gay rights law More... PM shocked at low conviction rate for caste atrocitiesExpressing shock over the abysmally low conviction rate for cases of atrocities against dalits and adivasis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asks state governments to pay more attention to the issue and “pursue on priority” court cases related to such matters More... |
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