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Allahabad HC quashes NSA detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, questions ‘concocted’ State narrative in Noida workers’ protest case

Court questions arrest chronology, missing video evidence and alleged procedural violations in Noida workers’ protest case  

MP High Court pushes for guidelines to prevent procedural lapses in NSA detention orders

The court set aside a preventive detention order as the due process of law laid down under NSA was not followed by the Magistrate and the state government

Guj Court convicts three men for 2013 assault on Amrabhai Boricha

The same men are also accused in the 2021 murder of the Dalit farmer and RTI activist

Guj HC points out “rampant misuse” of PASA Act

The court said that this was one of the examples where the police took on the responsibility to settle financial disputes between parties

Delhi Police close case against The Tribune for investigative reporting on Aadhaar data breach

The reporter was able to get unauthorised access to personal data of Aadhaar card holders, by paying money to an agent, in order to expose the susceptibility of breach of the database

Bihar man dies in police custody; family alleges torture

He was detained while returning home after Holi celebration, for being in an inebriated state and in a few hours had to be taken to the hospital where he was declared dead

Delhi court denies anticipatory bail to man who carried sword at Red Fort on R-Day

The ASJ observed that no citizen can have “unfettered liberty” to celebrate Republic Day as the accused did

Corruption accused Anil Deshmukh resigns from Home Minister post

The former Minister said he wished to distance himself from the title of a Home Minister while CBI inquiries were carried out against him.

Press Council of India demands explanation from Tripura Govt on allegations of attacks on journalists

PCI has given the state government a fortnight to respond to allegations of made by the Assembly of Journalists that scribes were attacked after CM Biplab Kumar Deb's comments against media

Uttarakhand HC slams State for submitting ‘vague’ affidavit on prison conditions

The court noted that the prison authorities have submitted incomplete details of jails across the State

Bombay HC directs corrective measures for sexual assault survivor

The Single Bench strictly pulled up the investigating officer for not following the law and failing to provide rehabilitation to the girl  

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Allahabad HC quashes NSA detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, questions ‘concocted’ State narrative in Noida workers’ protest case

Court questions arrest chronology, missing video evidence and alleged procedural violations in Noida workers’ protest case  

3,404 SIR Forms Found at Kharghar Xerox Shop: CJP, VFD and BCS demands answers from Maharashtra SEC

The discovery of original voter Enumeration Forms outside official custody, followed by the suspension of five BLOs, raises serious questions over the security and integrity of Maharashtra’s electoral-roll revision process; citizens groups demand a comprehensive inquiry

Adieu Comrade Thankappan – Javed Anand, Roma, Teesta Setalvad

Three associates of D Thankappan, Javed Anand, Roma and Teesta Setalvad pay their tributes to this man of action and intellect who was a leading light in India’s trade union movement. D Thankappan, ailing for some years, passed away early this morning, September 2, at his home in Airoli, New Bombay. He was 87.

Maharashtra’s schools are struggling to survive as students protest, infrastructure crumbles and Marathi-medium institutions disappear

From Adivasi students on hunger strike to Class 10 students demanding teachers, government schools without electricity and internet, and hundreds of schools facing the loss of grant-in-aid, Maharashtra’s education crisis is increasingly visible on the streets

The Ambedkarite Champ: 15-year-old Vandan Sawai defeats chess great Magnus Carlsen

Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile

Six-year-old detained during Patna teacher aspirants’ protest, parents allege police assault

Patna Police say the child was ‘rescued’ from a potentially dangerous crowd, while his parents allege that the family was taken to a police station, where they were assaulted and kept for nearly seven hours