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Ex-TISS student gets bail as Mumbai Court rejects Maoist link based on ‘suspicion’

Court rejects the prosecution’s attempt to link Abhirup Ashim Paul to Maoist activities, holding that books, slogans and association with a student group could not by themselves establish such a connection

Delhi HC adjourns all riot related cases till March 20

Court also issues notice in cases of hate speech allegations against Sonia Gandhi, Waris Pathan, Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra, and others.

No law to back your actions: SC to UP govt. defending ‘name and shame’ posters

The SC has not put a stay on the Allahabad HC order, but has referred the matter to a larger constitution bench

India Justice Report 2019: Where India stands on police, prisons, judiciary and legal aid

The report shows that while Maharashtra performed well on all parameters, UP and Bihar performed the worst

Protest against indiscriminate arrest of hundreds of Muslims in violence affected NE Delhi

Students and faculty of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)...

“Everyone has been Silenced”: a comprehensive report on UP violence and its aftermath

The report by Citizens Against Hate (CAH), gives detailed account of alleged episodes of police excess, destruction of property and targeted violence in UP

Delhi violence: Allegations of indiscriminate arrests of Muslim men

Over 100 allegedly arrested or detained from Mustafabad, including Muslim man guarding Hindu temple

Chennai court deems Rajnikanth speech against Periyar defamatory, at best

The Chennai district court said the speech did not amount to promoting enmity or intentional insult to disturb peace

Police accuse couple of ‘IS links’, arrest them for ‘instigating anti-CAA protests’

Duo hailing from Kashmir was allegedly in touch with IS members from Khorasan module

Politically unaffiliated organisations supporting public causes can get foreign funding: SC

Landmark judgment on FCRA shot in the arm for many NGOs facing funding hurdles

UP govt caused “unwarranted interference in privacy”, says HC

Allahabad HC directed Lucknow administration to remove the banners and filed compliance report by March 16.

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