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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns
This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23
Gyanvapi Case: Copy-Paste Pattern a la Babri Case – Not Just Legally But Politically, Too?
The Gyanvapi mosque case has triggered serious concerns among legal luminaries, historians, Muslim community and its religious leadership.
Madras HC directs TN Police to give permission to RSS march on Oct 2
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the...
Batadrava police station burning case: Absconding accused nabbed
Previously, another accused who had been arrested had died while allegedly trying to flee police custody while being transported
8 Mumbai cops charged with murder in Agnelo Valdaris custodial death case
A special POCSO judge has allowed the plea filed by Agnelo Valdaris’ family for prosecuting eight policemen for murder, a charge which was also resisted by CBI which probed the case
HRD Jeganathan allegedly killed for acting against illegal stone quarry, NHRC moved
In the last of several attacks on environmental activists in this part of Tamil Nadu, the environment activist was killed in a road accident that, according to a HRD Forum, was engineered to kill the activist for effectively speaking up against an illegal stone quarry and successfully getting it sealed on Independence Day
Ex-LU VC, Roop Rekha Verma stands as bail surety for journalist, Siddique Kappan
For ten days, getting someone to stand as surety had proven difficult for the family of Kappan
Urgent Medical Attention and bail for student activist, Atiq-ur-Rehman: Citizens
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Elgar Parishad case: Bombay court rejects Hany Babu’s bail plea
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Gyanvapi case: Petitioner moves caveat before Allahabad High Court
Rekha Pathak, one of the four Hindu women petitioners in the Shringar Gauri case has asked for the right to oppose application by mosque committee
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