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From Outrage to Acquittal: The Raja Singh hate speech case comes to a close

Mass protests, preventive detention, political fallout and four years of criminal proceedings culminated in the acquittal of Telangana MLA T. Raja Singh

SC reserves order in Shaheen Bagh protest site eviction case

Petitioner had demanded that protesters be forcibly evicted as they were causing traffic blockage

NBA suggests making code of ethics binding on news channels to strengthen regulation

The self-regulatory body was pulled up by the Supreme Court for not having adequate regulation over electronic media

Sudarshan News cites NDTV’s ‘Hindu terror’ show, pleads for vacation of stay

Suresh Chavhanke filed the additional affidavit seeking that the stay on the broadcast of his communally polarising 'UPSC Jihad' show be lifted

Come back to us on a method to strengthen NBA : SC in Sudarshan News case

At the second consecutive hearing of the petition against Sudarshan News, the apex court observed that the show was insightful, and also raised concern over self-regulation

The era of the SC’s glorious jurisprudence has vanished: Justice AP Shah

Justice Shah delivered a lecture at an event organized to honour Justice Hosbet Suresh and to speak about the decline of the Supreme Court

Brinda Karat asks Police Commissioner to act against communal activity in Shiv Vihar

Non-festive, aggressive processions sloganeering ‘Jai Shri Ram, Har Har Mahadev’ taken out after dark, in sensitive area of North East Delhi

Natasha Narwal of Pinjra Tod gets bail in Delhi riots case

Narwal has been accused of various offences under the Indian Penal Code as well as the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act

Sudarshan News defends show calling it investigative journalism; Centre says regulate digital media first

The Centre submitted in its affidavit that electronic media already has sufficient framework to follow

K’taka HC pulls up state govt for delays in investigating SC/ST Act cases

The court sought several details from the state to check the implementation of the provisions of the Act

Over 3,000 UAPA cases and only 821 chargesheets!

MHA submission in Rajya Sabha also reveals shocking figures of detentions under draconian provisions of UAPA and NSA.

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