Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
Two FIRs, Four Days In: Pune sees first use of Maharashtra’s controversial anti-conversion law
Pune police invoke the new law against a man accused of targeting a minor and an OCI cardholder accused of religious inducement
Guj HC restrains state from passing detention orders under PASA
The court said that the citizens cannot be left in a lurch like this, and that in such cases of GST offences, PASA cannot be invoked against similarly placed traders
Gauhati HC grants 45 days to state gov’t to complete construction of Goalpara detention centre
The government had earlier sought time until end of September. hit has now sought extension of additional 2 weeks to move detainees to an actual detention centre, or what the government is now calling ‘transit camps’
Allahabad HC slams DM for declaring a woman “gangster” for having 2 FIRs against her
The court said that the act of police functionaries smacks of prejudice and malafide
Sec 170 of CrPC does not require arrest of accused while filing chargesheet: SC
The court clarified that arrest is not necessary unless it is a heinous crime or where there is a possibility of influencing the witnesses, or accused may abscond
Anti-conversion law will not apply to inter-faith marriages unless there is force, fraud, allurement: Gujarat HC
This interim order has been passed to protect interfaith couples from being unnecessarily harassed
Give autonomy to CBI: Madras HC to GoI
The High Court has issued a slew of directions to increase the number of CBI’s personnel and other infrastructural resources
Dead man declared foreigner, Gauhati HC sets aside order
The petition was filed by the son of the deceased person to get ex-parte order set aside, as the same was passed years after his father’s death
Pegasus Scandal: SC finally issues notice to GoI
The Supreme Court will start hearing the arguments after 10 days, and will also deliberate on the appropriate course of action
The wide terms of the IT Rules 2021 have a chilling effect on freedom of speech: Bom HC
The court stayed the operation of Rule 9 of the 2021 IT Rules deeming it to be manifestly unreasonable and going beyond the IT Act
Gauri Lankesh murder: SC to decide on HC’s order cancelling KCOCA charges against the accused
cjp -
Kavitha Lankesh and the State have moved SC against the HC order dropping organised crime charges against accused Mohan Nayak
Trending
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
Education
August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
Minorities
Two FIRs, Four Days In: Pune sees first use of Maharashtra’s controversial anti-conversion law
Pune police invoke the new law against a man accused of targeting a minor and an OCI cardholder accused of religious inducement
India
ID Based on Anonymous Informant, Sudden Reference to 2009 Home Ministry Notification: Why NSA Case Against Satyam Verma Is Unconvincing
When Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam chose to invoke the stringent law against the journalist, she appears to have based it on her reading of his assumed ability to influence workers – not the facts available.
India
JNU Cancels Venue, Not the Conversation: Umar Khalid’s book discussion moves outdoors amid protests
JNU cited “non-disclosure of full facts” to cancel the auditorium at the last minute; organisers disputed the explanation and students took the discussion outdoors, turning a venue cancellation into a larger battle over academic freedom and dissent
India
SIR Phase 3: 1.58 crore names deleted from draft rolls across 12 States and UTs
Draft electoral rolls covering 13.77 crore electors have been published in 12 of the 16 States and three Union Territories under the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision. Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest number of deletions at 44.89 lakh, while Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu recorded the highest deletion rate at 29.64%
Gender and Sexuality
After NEET protests ended, the battle moved online: Women protesters face threats, doxing and criminalisation
From demands for accountability over a paper leak to attacks on protesters’ identities, the aftermath of the movement raises questions about dissent, gendered harassment and the State’s response to democratic protest