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Judging the Judge: The communal backlash against a lynching verdict

A reasoned criminal judgment gave way to an organised campaign of communal abuse, threats and intimidation targeting the judge who delivered it

Shahid murder case: Delhi HC grants bail to three riot accused

The court said that it is hard to believe that a communal riot will be used to kill a person of their own community

West Bengal court summons Amit Shah over a criminal defamation case

A defamation case was filed by TMC MP and nephew of CM Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee

Bengaluru riots: SC seeks response from State over bail to former Mayor Sampath Raj

Sampath Raja and Corporator Abdul Zakir have been accused of conspiracy and instigating the mob to damage property

Touching posterior of a minor amounts to sexual assault: Mumbai POCSO court

The court had to consider whether a girl’s buttocks is her private body part and touching it would amount to sexual assault

Bar and Bench cannot watch silently: Women lawyers on Disha Ravi’s arrest

The Delhi HC Women Lawyers forum has sought the apex court’s intervention into the misuse of the colonial era law of sedition that does not find place in many democracies

K’taka: Civil society, trade union leaders seek action against illegal arrest of Disha Ravi

The delegation met with the state’s Home Minister seeking action against Delhi Police for arresting Disha illegally without following procedures

Go to High Court: SC in plea challenging MP anti-conversion law

The court said it would like to have the views of the high court in this matter

Right to dissent is a hallmark of democracy: Justice Deepak Gupta

Justice (retd.) Deepak Gupta, in a panel discussion opined that India cannot progress if dissent is stifled

Disha Ravi sent to three days judicial custody by Delhi Court

The young climate activist’s 5-day police custody ended today, on February 19

Varanasi court issues notice to Kunal Kamra for allegedly insulting the National Flag

The petitioner has moved sessions court against the Magistrate’s order that had dismissed the FIR complaint against Kamra

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Judging the Judge: The communal backlash against a lynching verdict

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Karnataka’s new PRC rules are people-friendly, but will the ECI accept them?

While a sustained and rigorous campaign by anti-SIR activists across Karnataka has pushed the opposition Congress government to issue a fresh set of simplified guidelines for the issuance of Permanent Residency Certificates; the experience of West Bengal however shows that no amount of pro-activeness by any state government influences an ECI functioning under a non-transparent and non-accountable diktat

Shared Muharram Heritage: Hindus lead Tazias, Sikhs serve water

Across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir, families and communities came together during Muharram through processions, acts of service and remembrance. Whether by preparing Tazias, organising processions, distributing water or joining commemorations, these local traditions continue to reflect mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among people from different communities.

Karnataka launches SIR with 5.5 crore voters, State Govt voices transparency concerns

As Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began on June 30, the State Cabinet called for greater transparency and safeguards against wrongful voter deletions. It sought an extension of the Enumeration Form submission deadline from one month to at least three months, along with the publication of a comprehensive manual detailing categories of "logical discrepancies", the software or algorithm used to identify them, and the standard operating procedures

ALIFA seeks review of questionable ToR of ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’

Questioning the orientation of the recent constitution of the High Level Committee on Demographic Change, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM) has said that India Needs Fair Demographic Approach that promotes inclusion, not social polarisation

Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment

The MEA's recent clarification on passport has centred on a single judicial decision that may not support the sweeping proposition now attributed to it

Brotherhood in Rajasthan: Hindus, Muslims Protect Border Mosques

Amidst mounting concerns over the destruction of decades-old religious sites near the India-Pakistan border, local villagers have chosen choosing peaceful resistance over polarised division. Under the banner of an interfaith peace assembly, citizens have been protesting these actions peacefully, urging the administration to respect the social fabric of an area long defined by mutual respect, shared struggles, and brotherhood