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When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention
From alleged “Arab Spring inspiration” to missing exculpatory material, the case raises stark questions about preventive detention, free speech, and governance in India’s border regions
No evidence of conspiracy against me: Ishrat Jahan to Delhi court
The Karkadooma sessions court is hearing lawyer-activist Ishrat Jahan’s bail application in the Delhi violence conspiracy case
High Court is parents patriae, father of deceased Fr Stan Swamy: Mihir Desai
The senior counsel was urging the court to ensure a just enquiry into the death of the activist Jesuit priest
Why has India still not ratified UN Convention against torture?
India still does not have a law condemning torture
No data on witnesses killed, turned hostile: Centre in Lok Sabha
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Guj gov’t faces heat for submitting report on fire safety in hospitals to SC in sealed cover
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Why was Dr. Anand Teltumbde denied bail by the NIA court?
The Special NIA court held that there was prima facie evidence against the Bhima Koregaon accused
MP Adivasis piece their lives together following forced eviction
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Gurugram Court denies bail to ‘Jamia Shooter’ in a Hate Speech case
The man identified as Rambhagat Gopal reportedly told a crowd at a Mahapanchayat in Haryana, to abduct Muslim women and to also kill other Muslims
MP: 40 Adivasi families illegally evicted amidst a pandemic!
Life upended during the monsoon season, Adivasi families protest the destruction of their small hamlet in Khandwa
Why are Indians denied ex gratia compensation for Covid-19?
The Supreme Court considered this issue while dealing with two petitions seeking ex gratia compensation for families of those who succumbed to Covid-19 and other related relief
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