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By A Representative   On International Women’s Day , the Indian women’s and gender‑diverse people’s platform Together for Tranquillity hosted a global virtual gathering titled Voices Against War on March 14. The event brought together 14 speakers from across the world, including women from war‑torn regions, peace advocates, journalists, academics, grassroots leaders, human‑rights defenders , LGBTQIA leaders , and disability activists . More than 150 participants joined to stand collectively against war, violence, and genocide.

By A Representative   A seven-member jury of legal, academic and social experts has urged Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to immediately convene the State-Level High Power Vigilance and Monitoring Committee, citing what it described as a “grim picture of systemic caste-based violence and institutional neglect” in the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. In a letter dated March 11, the jury—comprising Justice (Retd.) Nimma Narayana, Prof. Rama Melkote, Prof. K. Lakshmi Narayana, Prof. Sujatha Surepally, Prof. Kalpana Kannabiran, Advocate V. Raghunath, and Special Public Prosecutor Darshanam Narasimha—drew attention to findings from a public hearing held on January 25, 2026, in Hyderabad. The hearing was organised by the Telangana unit of the National Alliance of People's Movements along with the Dalit Bahujan Front and several grassroots organisations. The event, held at Ailamma Hall in Sundarayya Vignana Kendram...