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  • March 25, 2026
  • 4:07 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

NWMI Condemns Trans Bill Amendments, Demands Immediate Repeal

NWMI says far from protecting the rights of transgender persons, the amendments undermine self-identification, criminalise support systems, and erase diverse transgender identities across India.   𝐆đĢ𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐱𝐞đĢ𝐨 | 𝟐5 𝐌𝐚đĢ𝐜𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔   The Network of Women in Media, India has condemned the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, calling it regressive and demanding its […]


  • March 21, 2026
  • 9:15 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

Open Letter by Feminists, Lawyers Calls Trans Amendment Bill “Unconstitutional,” Seeks Withdrawal

All-India Feminist Alliance and NAJAR warn the proposed Trans Amendment Bill undermines the right to self-identification and reverses gains made since the 2014 NALSA judgment.   Groundxero | 21 March 2026   Over 100 members of the All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) and the National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR) — pan-India platforms associated […]


  • March 20, 2026
  • 8:14 am
  • groundxero
  • Gender

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  • March 16, 2026
  • 9:17 am
  • groundxero
  • Gender

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Will the Roses Rebel? Gender, Law, and Politics of Naming  

Despite their occasional reformative approach, the judiciary is ultimately the machinery of a patriarchal, casteist State, and hence, by nature patriarchal and casteist – so is the bureaucracy attached to it.   By Pritha Paul   Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s in a name?” with a certainty only men can afford in this world.  A man is […]


Data Centres – BJP’s Latest in Making India Unlivable

The Modi government has been inviting the world’s most toxic industries into India, and lately, the most hyped one has been building data centres that consume an insane amount of water and electricity, creating water crises in regions where they are set up.   By Shyamoli Jana   It is hard to find another government […]


Deadliest Year for the Press: 129 Journalists Killed in 2025; Israel responsible for most of the targeted killings

With two-thirds of all journalist deaths while on duty in 2025 attributed to Israel, a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists exposes a deepening global crisis of press freedom.    Groundxero | Feb 25, 2026   A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the line of duty in 2025, making it the […]


  • February 21, 2026
  • 4:13 pm
  • groundxero
  • Caste

The Systematic Consolidation of Savarna Fascism in India

The coordinated violence in Indian university campuses in February 2026 following the UGC’s notification of  new equity regulations in context of caste discrimination in educational institutions reveals the nature of the present moment: a systematic assertion of savarna neo-fascism—an ideological project that seeks to violently erase any challenge to caste supremacy, even when such challenges […]


CJI’s Remarks on Trade Unions Trigger Outcry Ahead of Nationwide Workers’ Strike

As India heads towards a nationwide general strike on February 12 against the four labour codes, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant’s remarks holding trade unions responsible for stopping industrial growth during a PIL hearing in the Supreme Court have sparked a sharp backlash from trade unions and Left political organisations.   Groundxero | Jan 29, […]


  • January 7, 2026
  • 6:49 pm
  • groundxero
  • Judiciary

From Protest to Persecution: The Supreme Court’s Defining Moment in the Delhi Riot Case

A Press Statement by the People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) examines how the SC’s order reinforces the political use of anti-terror law to suppress dissent. PUDR notes that while five individuals have secured relief after years of incarceration, the Supreme Court’s order ultimately advances the interests of a State that prefers persecution over prosecution. […]


  • December 31, 2025
  • 8:23 am
  • groundxero
  • Education

Policing Thought: The Termination of Prof. Lora Santhakumar

A group of academics and concerned citizens has condemned the SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) for terminating Assistant Professor Lora Santhakumar, calling the move a serious assault on academic freedom, due process, and freedom of conscience within Indian universities.   Groundxero | Dec 31, 2025   In yet another chilling instance of policing thought and […]


Marriage is Not a License to Rape

The continued exemption of marital rape from criminal law exposes how the Indian state prioritises patriarchal order over women’s bodily autonomy, dignity, and right to justice.   By Debasree Sarkar Groundxero| December 29, 2025   Despite constitutional guarantees of equality, dignity, and personal liberty, Indian law continues to deny married women protection from sexual violence within […]


  • December 29, 2025
  • 8:51 am
  • groundxero
  • History

The Ghadar Movement and the Gadri Mela: History and Hopes of a Nation

More than a century after the Ghadar Party launched one of the earliest internationalist challenges to British colonial rule in India; its revolutionary legacy continues to live on in Punjab. The annual Gadri Mela in Jalandhar is not merely a commemoration of the past but a living political and cultural space that reconnects history with […]


  • December 19, 2025
  • 8:11 pm
  • groundxero
  • Gender

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