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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’
Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection
Do not be scared, raise your voice against injustice: Dr Umar Khalid
Dr Umar Khalid recorded this video statement just before his arrest on Sunday
UP’s Special Security Force Act: The good, the bad, the ugly
A look into the provisions of the Act and what it entails
This ‘investigation’ is a criminal conspiracy by Delhi Police: Activists
Activists demand immediate end to the ‘investigation’ into the February 2020 communal violence and the setting up of a judicial enquiry commission to punish the real culprits and ensure justice
Babri Masjid demolition case: Verdict likely on September 30
The case is separate from the Ayodhya land dispute case, and is being heard by a special CBI court in Lucknow
1700 custodial deaths in a year, yet no anti-torture law!
The national tally for reported encounter deaths was 112, in a year
SC restrains Sudarshan News from telecasting “UPSC Jihad” show, calls it ‘insidious’
The court orally remarked that it was thinking of appointing a committee for suggesting standards for electronic media
Is BJP’s Kapil Mishra above the law of the land?
Mishra wants Umar Khalid to be hanged; seems confident of continued patronage and protection for himself
Retired civil servants move SC; seek authoritative meaning of ‘hate speech’
The intervention has been filed in a petition that was filed by Firoz Iqbal Khan seeking stay on the broadcast of show “Bindaas Bol” on Sudarshan News
Stop filing chargesheet based on fabricated evidence, false confessions: PUCL
Filmmakers, and social activists Rahul Roy, Saba Dewan were questioned by Delhi Police for seven hours, during investigation into North East Delhi riots
Nine more former police officers dub Delhi violence investigation ‘flawed’
Real culprits of the violence belonging to majority community are likely to go scot free, says the letter
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