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Bombay HC condemns use of externment to silence political dissent; says opposition to government cannot be treated as a crime

Court quashes the externment of SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary holding that peaceful protests against government policies cannot justify banishing a citizen from his

Put criminal records of candidates on website and newspapers: SC to political parties

The Election Commission welcomed the SC order and is making changes to its affidavit

Delhi Police’s clipped video trying to justify Jamia violence backfires

While Delh's Crime Branch released video showing young men seeking refuge entering library and claim they are rioters carrying stones, longer footage that surfaced soon after, debunking the police's claim, and showcasing even more horrifying visuals of brutality

Shocking Expose: Video shows Delhi Police assaulting students in Jamia library

Jamia police assault video: This 44-second video reveals policemen wearing anti-riot gear, entering the library. There were around 10-20 students inside when cops thrashed the students with batons and pushed them outside the hall.

Brutalising Innocence: A report on police excesses on minors in UP

A fact finding report reveals the horrific details of detention and torture of minors by the UP police

Election card is proof of citizenship: Court

Persons may lie but documents cannot, held the Court

Don’t label anti-CAA protesters ‘traitors’, people bound to defend rights in a democracy: Bombay HC

Drawing on the experiences of Indians non-violently fighting unjust laws under a colonial regime during India’s struggle for Independence, the Court said that an agitation cannot be suppressed only on the ground that people are agitating against the government

Allahabad HC stays recovery notice by UP government, matter pending in SC

Slew of such arbitrary notices had been served by the Adityanath government in December 2019-January 2020, many of whom were on innocent bystanders or peaceful protesters

Allahabad HC stays recovery notice against anti-CAA protestor

The HC has kept the hearing for April 20 and awaiting a similar petition in the SC

NRC Assam: Respite for excluded children if parents are in final list

CJP’s IA had secured the order from the SC that children who were excluded from the final NRC list if their parents’ names are in it not be sent to detention centers

AAP’s Amanatullah Khan’s kin beaten by UP police for election win

Khan’s family members reported that the police tortured them and even misbehaved with the women

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Bombay HC condemns use of externment to silence political dissent; says opposition to government cannot be treated as a crime

Court quashes the externment of SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary holding that peaceful protests against government policies cannot justify banishing a citizen from his

21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended

The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.

If Stan Swamy, the Martyr, were alive today ….

On the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of the People’s Priest, an associate writes that, if alive Fr Stan Swamy would have been at the forefront of all the ongoing struggles of the Adivasis

Act Now: Citizens delegation approaches Mumbai police to prevent potential intimidation of Christians

A coalition of 25 citizens organisations under the banner of Mumbai for Peace, including Bombay Catholic Sabha, PUCL Maharashtra, and Citizens for Justice and Peace has formally urged the Police Commissioner to intervene against a string of organised attacks on Christian prayer services, citing an immediate threat of communal disruption scheduled for July 5, 2026, in the Santacruz East area; Mumbai police has assured action

Somnath to Ayodhya: Plunder to ‘Chanda Chori’

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Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal