NOTE: This interview was filmed in the week preceding the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir. 

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Ever since the violence last year, new politics around the mosque have emerged. Amid ongoing arrests, police's role in question, locals attempting to restore communal harmony to families of victims, scarred and demanding justice: What is the real Sambhal story? Watch our ground report for the answer.

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Hindutva Ideologues VD Savarkar and MS Golwalkar used words like "drunkard", "debauched" and "incapable" for Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. What's the reason behind this? 

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How Not to Get Raped — A Guide for Women, by Indian Judges.

Spoiler: It’s impossible. But the courts still expect you to try.

We go through real High Court judgments from across India that tell women how not to invite their own rape — and fail to hold perpetrators accountable.

From moral policing disguised as legal reasoning, to the ever-present disbelief in women’s testimonies, this is a look at a system that often doesn’t understand consent at all.

We also bust the myth that “80% of rape cases are fake” — a number that’s often thrown around to silence survivors. The truth? It’s fiction. And the data proves it.

Sources:

• Allahabad High Court Judgement

• NCRB 2022 Report: file:///C:/Users/acer/Downloads/1701607577CrimeinIndia2022Book1.pdf

• NCRB 2020 Report: file:///C:/Users/acer/Downloads/CII-2020Volume3%202020.pdf

• Other cited judgements

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And if you’re tired of being told to stay safe instead of being safe, you’re not alone.

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Mohammad Sharif was allegedly killed for refusing to play with Holi colors in Unnao. But the police claimed it was a heart attack. Soon after, Sharif's family faced an FIR for taking out his funeral. "After 17-18 years, he would have celebrated Eid with the family," said his wife. The Quint visited Unnao to uncover the truth in the case and its aftermath on the family.

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We saw Punjab 95 at a private screening recently. Directed by Honey Trehan and starring Diljit Dosanjh, the film accurately depicts the work of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The Central Board of Film Certification has ordered over 100 cuts to the movie. Why is the government afraid of Khalra?

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Hundreds of Indians—shackled and flown on US military aircraft—were deported last month amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. While there was a big controversy over their condition, the bigger issue is the vast network of fraudulent agents, who exploit aspiring migrants.

This investigation exposes how these agents operate, deceive aspiring migrants, dupe them of lakhs of rupees and still manage to evade prosecution.

We spoke to officials of Sun Foundation, an NGO led by Rajya Sabha MP @Vikramsahney, which facilitates the safe return and rehabilitation of those stranded abroad and works towards integrating them into the workforce.

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Four weeks since communal riots hit Nagpur on 17 March following protests against Aurangzeb's tomb by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, claims, counterclaims, allegations, and actions continue on the ground. One person beaten up by a mob has died, the police continue to arrest more people, and the cyber cell has launched a massive crackdown on social media handles and YouTube channels. The Quint spent five days in Nagpur to speak to the impacted locals, the families of those arrested, the police, and the political stakeholders.

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The recent controversy surrounding Kunal Kamra’s stand-up performance and the violent backlash that followed has raised an important question: Is there any space at all for political comedy in India? The Quint speaks to comedian Daniel Fernandes about the price that has to be paid for performing political comedy, the problem with outrage culture, and how disconnected these issues are from the problems facing the average Indian citizen.

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