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A Terror Case Without Evidence: Allahabad High Court’s ‘heavy heart’ acquittal After 28 Years

A devastating judicial analysis reveals how a mass-casualty blast, a collapsed investigation, and an inadmissible police confession led to the undoing of a decades-old conviction

Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC rejects default bail to Gautam Navlakha

The Bhima Koregaon accused had sought bail on grounds that the chargesheet had not been filed within the mandated period of 90 days

Police looking for online volunteers to report ‘anti-national’ posts?

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has been established under Ministry of Home affairs (MHA) 

Allahabad High Court slams UP Gov’t over arbitrary challans and detentions

The court directed the State to pay compensation to the aggrieved detenues and to make sure this practice ends

Authorities to work with secular mind, adopt scientific approach in religion matters: Bombay HC

The court observed that action against a religious trust should not be viewed as an act against God

Delhi HC dismissed plea of man accused of faking his identity to marry a Hindu girl

The court refused to quash the FIR against him citing serious offences like rape and forgery

Spewing venom against different beliefs, defies the purpose of religion: Madras HC

 The court warned a Christian Evangelist for his reckless statements against Hindu Gods, but quashed the FIRs

Preventive arrests in Delhi prior to chakka jam

Delhi’s Trade Union leaders have been put under preventive arrest hours before the nationwide road blockade. Sources say police cited today’s public meeting as one of the reasons for the detainment.

Sedition law threatens Fundamental Rights: Plea in SC challenges validity

The petition states that the misuse of the provision is stifling the freedom of speech and expression of Indians

Why was Dalit activist Nodeep Kaur denied bail?

The court order states that since the allegations are serious and investigation is at nascent stage, she does not deserve bail

Delhi riots accused granted bail as eye witness account recorded after “humongous delay”

The court held that the accused should be granted bail on the ground of parity as well since other accused were released by Delhi High Court.

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A Terror Case Without Evidence: Allahabad High Court’s ‘heavy heart’ acquittal After 28 Years

A devastating judicial analysis reveals how a mass-casualty blast, a collapsed investigation, and an inadmissible police confession led to the undoing of a decades-old conviction

A Salute across the skies, from Air Commodore Pervez Akhtar Khan

The tragic death of 37-year-old Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot, Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who lost his life on Friday, November 21 when a Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA Mk-1) crashed during a demonstration at the Dubai air show, brought this moving response from Pakistani Air Commodore Pervez Akhtar Khan from across the border

Clarity Without Cure: The Supreme Court’s reinterpretation of Articles 200 and 201 and the future of federal governance

The opinion restores textual fidelity to Article 200, but its institutional hesitations risk enabling executive obstruction of democratically enacted State legislation

SIR exercise leaves trail of suicide across states as BLOs buckle under pressure and citizens panic over citizenship

The SIR of electoral rolls has come under severe distress following a series of suicides involving Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and marginalised citizens in West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Kerala, families and employee unions allege that the pressure to complete a traditionally lengthy verification process in the name of SIR within two months is causing fatal mental distress

Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment

Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS

SKM leaders say the draft seed Bill surrendered the seed sovereignty of India and it is aimed at predatory pricing by corporate monopolies

Civil society warns, Election Commission is “Undermining Democracy”

An interesting formation of citizens groups and people’s organisations has directly accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) as being responsible for a systemic assault on the Indian democratic framework