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When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control

Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation

Controversial cop Mukesh Gupta moves SC against state police, alleges harassment: Chhattisgarh

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Globally remove links of video defaming Ramdev, Delhi HC directs Facebook, Google, Twitter

The tech giants had earlier disabled access to the...

Who are the Real Criminals? ‘Custodial Death’ leads to mob violence in Malda, 3 injured

Among the police officers injured in the attack was...

Bail to Chandrashekhar Azad of Bhim Army, Two months after arrest

Saket Sessions Court today granted bail to Bhim Army...

The Ayodhya – Babri Masjid – Ram Lalla triangle

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Pehlu Khan lynching: Rajasthan files appeal before HC

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government and the kin of Pehlu Khan filed on Thursday...

Expecting large scale protests, Government asks CRPF to stock up on non-lethal munitions: Kashmir

The CRPF had earlier faced criticism for using pellets...

Blackout! Agra Prison Authorities refuse information on J & K detenues: RTI

Calling it "third party information, the Agra Central Prison...

72 days of silence, and now come a series of peaceful protests

Amidst some relief in wake of the partial lifting...

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Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation

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