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Supreme Court on abortion rights, one step forward – two steps back

A mother of two seeks termination of pregnancy after 26 weeks; drama unfolds as two separate benches of the Supreme Court, go forward and then back on the woman’s abortion rights—CJP looks at the October 2023 case in-depth and also offers insights in how High Courts –also constitutional courts –have expressed decidedly differing views

Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: Appropriating icons for political end

On the occasion of the birth centenary of Karpoori Thakur (January 24, 1924 –February 17, 1988), several programs have been organised in different parts...

Rajasthan to implement hijab ban?

Muslim students reportedly protested over BJP MLA Acharya’s statements who made Jai Sri Ram slogans when he visited a school recently and asked for a ban on the hijab in schools in Rajasthan

UP court awards land with Muslim shrine and graveyard to petitioners claiming it to be a Mahabharata site

A fifty year old dispute over a shrine of a Muslim saint and a Muslim graveyard was recently resolved after the court ruled that the land held Lakshagriha, a site that was featured in the Mahabharata. This comes even as the UP government is promoting a land some 20 kilometres away to be Lakshagriha.

Freezing temperatures do not stop thousands in Leh from protesting to demand statehood, constitutional protections

The protest of ‘Leh Chalo’ was called by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance to raise four major demands- statehood for Ladakh, tribal status, job reservation for locals, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil

Several steps forward but miles to go in the battle for a hate-free India: Supreme Court in 2023

With multiple guidelines on curbing hate speech issued by Supreme Court in 2023 (and 2022 before that) continue to fall on deaf ears, how do citizens ensure a hate free 2024?

“Mockery of democracy”: Supreme Court on Chandigarh Mayoral Election misconduct

The Bench orders for the presence of the Presiding Officer at next hearing for defacing ballot papers during the said elections to explain his behaviour; states an appropriate interim order by Punjab and Haryana HC was warranted in the matter

From a former CM to a symbol of Adivasi resistance: Hemant Soren’s statement in Jharkand Assembly

Between February 1 when former CM, Hemant Soren was was arrested and Monday, February 5 when the floor test on the floor of the Jharkand state assembly re-established the Champai Soren government firmly in saddle, Soren has acquired a cult following on social media, with Monday’s speech in the state assembly going viral multiple times over

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