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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home
Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property
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IMSD supports a religion-neutral, gender-just UCC
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Ironically, in secular India the ulema continue to cling to medieval, patriarchal notions of gender relations in the name of Islam.
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Police officers said members of a cow vigilante group assaulted the two men with iron rods and wooden sticks near Igatpuri.
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The apex court continues to monitor protection of rights of sex workers and this Sessions Court is right following the top court’s foot steps.
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After de-criminalising homosexuality finally in 2018, with the Navtej Singh Johar, the Indian Courts are now being compelled to legalise marriage and adoption
Nagpur Police: People have the right to take videos of police personnel while performing duty, as police are public servants
The Nagpur Police Commissioner said that police station is a public place and people can shoot videos there of police carrying out their work, and nobody should obstruct them
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