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‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move

Delhi Police have not intervened in attacks against Muslims: USCIRF

Says government is failing to protect its citizens, draws flak from GOI

Delhi HC judge shunted out day after order in hate speech case against Kapil Mishra

Justice Murlidhar had on Wednesday asked the Delhi police to take a “conscious decision” to file FIRs for inciting violence

Videos of hate speech by Kapil Mishra played before Delhi HC

Video shows him issuing ultimatum to Delhi Police while standing next to a uniformed officer

SC refuses to pass orders in Shaheen Bagh case

Court admonishes Delhi Police, adjourns case till March 20

Listen to Video, HC tells SG, asking him to advise police chief to lodge FIR against 3 BJP leaders: Delhi

Stating the situation was very unpleasant, the Delhi HC Plays Kapil Mishra's Speech in Court for Police viewing; seeking response of the Solicitor General

ACT NOW, do not wait for court’s order: Delhi HC

The court was hearing a plea seeking a judicial enquiry and registration of FIRs against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Sahib Singh, and Kapil Mishra and others for allegedly making provocative statements on anti-CAA protesters that have led to multiple riots and mob attacks in Northeast Delhi.

State prisons suffer from overcrowding; no welfare policy for inmates

At 115 percent occupancy, on any given day there are more than 4 lakh prisoners in India

SC approached to intervene in Delhi Violence: Bhim Army

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an application...

No holy cow when it comes to dissent, SC judge Deepak Gupta speaks out again

“Criticism of any institution is to be protected — the executive, legislature, judiciary, and even the armed forces. There is no holy cow when it comes to dissent” Justice Gupta said adding that majoritarianism can also not be accepted

Shaheen Bagh interlocutors submit report to SC

Court appointed interlocutors had visited Shaheen Bagh on February 19 and spoken to protesters

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‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move

Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote

Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls

Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.

From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions

Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Karnataka: SIR Interrogated

A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka

‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event

Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children