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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
Barabanki mosque demolition: Cops booked 8 committee members for fraud
Police say those named in the FIR had “fraudulently got a structure in the tehsil premises registered as a Waqf property”
A George Floyd moment in India, I can’t breathe: Delhi HC on oxygen shortage
The HC took notice of the fact that liquid medical oxygen was in short supply, resulting in people scrambling for oxygen cylinders and concentrators
Covid-19: SC stays Allahabad HC order as certain directions were incapable of being executed
SG Tushar Mehta appearing for the state argued that High Court should refrain from passing directions in policy matters, especially when they can have trans-state and even trans-national ramifications
K’taka HC seeks govt’s plan of procuring oxygen and vaccines
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Prisoners have right to access medical records under Article 21: Bom HC
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Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal in rape case
In 2013, Tejpal was accused of sexually assaulting a junior colleague in a hotel elevator in Goa
Live-in relationships may not be acceptable to all, but not illegal: Punjab & Haryana HC
The court granted protection to a couple in a live-in relationship, ruling that it is not an offence to live together without marrying
Father Stan Swamy to remain in Taloja jail till June 7
The Bombay HC was willing to shift Father Swamy to a hospital of his choice for treatment, but the priest urged only for interim bail
Woman embraces Islam and marries a Muslim, Jammu & Kashmir HC grants protection
She alleged that there was a persistent threat to their life for she converted to Islam and married a Muslim man
Woman embraces Islam and marries a Muslim, Jammu & Kashmir HC grants protection
She alleged that there was a persistent threat to their life for she converted to Islam and married a Muslim man
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