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Judicial orders must be followed, rules Allahabad High court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) addressed police inaction in registering an FIR despite judicial orders. The ruling emphasized mandatory FIR registration and police accountability in handling criminal complaints.

Manipur tensions escalate over free movement policy: Kuki-Zo resistance and government crackdown

Security forces’ crackdown on Kuki-Zo protest in Kangpokpi leaves one dead, over 40 injured as Manipur’s ethnic tensions worsen; indefinite shutdown announced

Payal Tadvi’s Case: Maharashtra Govt Replaces Prosecutor Who Moved to Add HoD to Chargesheet

A week ago, the special court hearing the case in Mumbai allowed the special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat’s application to add Yi Ching Ling as an accused in the case. On March 7, Gharat was replaced.

India’s election system is being weaponised, will the Opposition act?

The systemic subversion of India’s Electoral System through both the spurious injection of votes and suspect mass deletions of legitimate voters –coupled with the ONOE proposal – could well achieve for the autocratic RSS its dream aim in its centennial year: a strong unitary government that excludes certain denominations from the right to universal franchise 

Gujarat: A Painful Period in Salt Pans of Little Rann of Kutch

Women workers go through a cycle of agony in the eight months they toil in salt pans, where poor water availability and lack of medical help make monthly bleeding scary.

Hindu festivals and sectarian nationalist politics

RSS Combine’s agenda of Hindu Rashtra has been built upon the narratives through multiple mechanisms. The festivals have been the occasion for promoting its...

Kotwa Varanasi: A viral video of Muslim minors pelting stones on street lights leads to heightened security, police deny communal motive

Tensions in Kotwa Village, Varanasi district, escalated after a viral video showed Muslim minors involved in stone-pelting street lights, while Hindu families of village expressed concerns following past incidents; ongoing Ramzan and upcoming Holi festivities redouble concerns as nine minors have been arrested

Madras HC unblocks Vikatan site

Ananda Vikatan secures key relief as the Madras High Court rules that blocking the entire website was disproportionate for a single cartoon.

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