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Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

Dargahs, Mosques demolished in Nizamuddin area of Delhi; businessmen shut shops in protest

Three mosques and two Dargahs were demolished in Delhi...

Appropriation or Assimilation: Dalits can now be Naga Sadhus

The Sangh Parivar has denied that the decision by...

Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corbyn Discuss How to Get the World We Want

Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corbyn discuss Trump, climate change,...

Decorating the Branches of Trees While Felling Their Roots

Jharkand Govt’s Welfare Schems are the Branches, Adivasi Land...

Complaint Against Met Dept for Colluding with Seed & Pesticide Makers to Predict Rainfall: Farmers, Maharashtra

Farmers from a village in Marathwada’s Beed district  filed...

Amarnath Yatra Victim’s Son Refused Bank Insurance Payout: The Hindu

The Hindu reports that apathetic bank officials of the Canara Bank...

Save Hinduism from the RSS-BJP: Kanhaiya Kumar

Former JNU Students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar spoke at...

Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Laureate While Jailed, Dies at 61

The New York times reports that Liu Xiaobo, the rebel...

Dengue Cases up by 265 % in 5 Years, 17,771 Cases in 2017 Alone: Mumbai

Mumbai, urbs prima, the financial capital, where possibly the...

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Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

Malegaon 2006 Blast Case: Bombay High Court rejects NIA’s ‘alternate narrative’, holds prosecution built on contradictions and inadmissible evidence

Holding that “diagonally opposite” narratives by investigative agencies cannot sustain a trial, the Court finds the NIA’s case rooted in retracted statements, hearsay material, and a legally impermissible reinvestigation—bringing the prosecution to a “dead end”