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State cannot escape liability for custodial suicide: Delhi HC

Court awards ₹18.44 Lakh Compensation to Father of 19-Year-Old Who Died in Police Custody, Rules that every unnatural custodial death, even if classified as suicide, raises constitutional liability

India to UN: All is well and lawful in Assam

After a series of concerns raised by the United...

Knickers in a twist, Right says Assam NRC is wrong!

Ever since the final National Register of Citizens (NRC)...

Names of several serving Jawans ‘Missing’ from Assam NRC

The names of several jawans from a single village...

SC notice to two persons for ‘threatening’ advocate Rajeev Dhavan: Ayodhya Case

Senior advocate, Rajeev Dhavan, who represents lead petitioner M...

What next for those left out of the NRC?

The NRC, is a process that is complex and...

Suicide survivor counselled by CJP finds name included in NRC

A suicide survivor who CJP had counselled and assisted...

BJP’s Forked Tongues: NRC, Assam

That the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with its...

Woman kills herself over unconfirmed news of exclusion from NRC list: Tezpur, Assam

A woman identified as Sayera Begum reportedly committed suicide...

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