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‘We will challenge notices in Court’: IFF’s statement on legal notice over ‘defaming’ RSS

The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) details a legal notice issued on behalf of the RSS over its documentation of censorship in India, and the police action that followed, raising concerns over freedom of expression

Delhi HC expresses concerns over presence of CSA survivor at the time of POCSO bail hearings

Concerns about the possible impact of such allegedly forced interaction between the survivor and the alleged abuser have been raised by rights groups

Karnataka HC bats for Lokayukta, abolishes state’s Anti-Corruption Bureau

Court orders all cases pending with the ACB to be handed over to the Lokayukta 

Kannauj: Police unmask mastermind behind incident of meat thrown outside temple

Kanchan Tripathi had allegedly paid two Muslim men to place meat outside a temple in an elaborate bid to have local SHO transferred

Gauri Lankesh case: Neighbour identifies bike used by shooters

Four witnesses deposed before the special KCOCA court this month

Unnao rape survivor moves SC seeking transfer of case to Delhi

The woman was kidnapped and raped by former BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh in 2017 when she was a minor.

Jubilee Hills gang rape case: POCSO court to begin trial soon

Hyderabad: The trial in the sensational Jubilee Hills minor...

‘Essence of Tyranny is Harsh Laws Used Selectively Against Opponents’—Sanjay Hegde

Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde discusses the recent Supreme Court verdict on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Delhi Police attacks terminated anganwadi workers and helpers

The Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union of Delhi in...

Bhima Koregaon case: SC grants Varavara Rao bail on medical grounds

SC deletes HC condition to surrender after three months

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Need for Clarity on the SIR: An Open Letter to the Congress Leaders of Karnataka

While the national leadership of the party, leads and articulates the national campaign for the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the state leadership of Karnataka, a state governed by the party, gives conflicting statements almost endorsing a process that has disenfranchised close to 10 million there