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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

FIRs against Naveen Jindal Nupur Sharma, senior journalist Saba Naqvi not spared: Delhi police

The FIR is against several individuals cutting across faiths, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) KPS Malhotra said

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Move towards Judicial transparency, Orissa HC evaluates own performance, lists challenges

“For any institution, introspection is necessary to overcome the drawbacks and to enhance efficiency,” the 2021 annual report has stated in a chapter titled 'Introspection and Challenges'.

LHMC’s sanitation workers detained for asserting rights

While the hospital disregards court orders, protesters are detained for lack of permission for protesting

UP cops electrocute Muslim youth, insert stick in his rectum, violate judicial precedents on torture

Victim who had been held on suspicion of cow slaughter has been hospitalized, suffering with repeated seizures, 5 policemen responsible

Kolkatta police arrest Vlogger from Goa for Criticising Mamata Banerjee, TMC Leaders in ‘Foul Language’

Roddur Roy had, in a Facebooklive concert, blamed the TMC administration for alleged mismanagement at singer KK's last concert.

HM Image mustnt be impaired, filmmaker Avinash Das refused bail

Gujarat Court rejects anticipatory bail to filmmaker Avinash Das 23 days after he was booked for sharing a picture of Union Home Minister Amit Shah with ex-IAS officer arrested in a money laundering case.

Assam Police register 16 cases against Popular Front of India (PFI)

Police allege PFI to be linked with Bangladesh based terror group

Spate of arrests in Orissa’s Dhinkia, protesting activists held

Supporters of the anti-Jindal protests condemned police attempts to keep local leaders from meeting families

Bail Condition: Serve at Gaushala says Allahabad HC

Apart from the deposit of Rs 1 lakh, the judge has asked the accused in a cow slaughter case, Saleem alias Kaliya to serve at a gaushala for a month.

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Delhi, Mumbai: Media organisations sharply criticise UNI eviction

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