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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

Bail to 21 accused of violence in anti-CAA protests in Mangaluru: SC

Image Courtesy:thehindu.comThe Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to 21...

NHRC sends notice to Adityanath Govt, DGP Over Lynching of Murder Accused: UP

It was the reports on the "cruel high handedness" displayed by the villagers that led to the suo motu action, the Commission observed

A closer look at Guj court order on Modi in Pranjit civil suit

Families of three victims had named the then Gujarat Chief Minister and several other officials as respondents in the case where three British national were killed during the 2002 genocide

Women in prisons: 2019

Here’s a look at the conditions in which female prisoners are lodged in Indian prisons, as per NCRB 2019 report

PIOs who don’t act as per RTI Act should be shown the doors: Madras HC

The court observed that there was nothing wrong in disclosing caste based information when selection itself is based on caste

Harper Collins moves Delhi HC, seeks permission to publish book on Asaram Bapu case

The book titled “Gunning for the Godman: The True Story Behind Asaram Bapu’s Conviction” was ready to be published when Asaram’s aide, Sanchita Gupta filed a civil suit 

K’taka HC extends stay on publication of draft EIA

The stay that was previously granted in August has been extended until further orders

UP Police arrest Odisha man for sedition after VHP member alleges threatening calls

Initially only a case of criminal intimidation was made but further investigation allegedly revealed, his social media posts had derogatory remarks against the PM

‘Delhi Police Has No Evidence So It’s Resorting to Fabricated Statements’: Umar Khalid

Here is the full text of the activist's letter to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi alleging acquaintances are being coerced into making statements implicating Khalid.

Local court drops Modi’s name from three Guj riots civil suits

Case related to killing of three British nationals in Pranjit taluka of Sabarkantha district

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