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Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor
Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework
Kalna Lynching case: 12 get life term
The Kalna District Court sentenced 12 persons to imprisonment till death
Crash course in being crass? Mumbai Police puts up intimidating posters at Aarey
Posters came up last Sunday threatening people against gathering; this sort of poster amounts to intimidation at its worst
UP police arrests more than 80 people in 2 days since Ayodhya verdict
Action has been taken against 8,275 social media posts that attempted to disturb communal harmony
The Verdict: Is there closure?
The long-awaited verdict on the contentious issue of the...
Witness Protection in India: an idea gathering dust
One expects that after having waited for years for...
What the Babri Judgment portends for the Future
The Supreme Court judgment on Babri Mosque-Ram Janmbhumi dispute...
Invisibilisation of Muslim Grief: Babri Verdict
Post the SC verdict, the media focus refuses to shift from the legal debate of “Ayodhya” to the capturing of the common sentiment about “Babri” of the Muslim minority in India
Glaring loose ends: Is all fair in the Ayodhya verdict?
Hiren GohainWhile there is little doubt that their Lordships...
Ayodhya still awaits justice
One cannot say justice has been done in the Ayodhya- Babri Masjid case. While the land dispute has been resolved and the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board through its Chairman has said that it will not file any review or curative petition against the Supreme Court’s verdict pronounced today, one important issue remains unresolved till date; serving justice on the perpetrators and culprits who orchestrated the fateful and unwarranted demolition of the long standing Babri masjid the December of 1992.
Ahead of Ayodhya verdict, internet shuts down, panic buying starts: UP
The internet shutdown could be imposed in other districts too, to check spread of communally sensitive posts and rumours.
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