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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

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.

India Justice Report 2019 shows country’s failing criminal justice system

India has only 1 police personnel for every 663 individuals. Most states and Union Territories (UTs) spend less than Rs. 100 per prisoner per day.

Ayodhya Dispute Case: Does the tortuous journey end now?

Though the long running Ram Janmbhumi-Babri Mosque case might have entered its last leg with the verdict in the case coming out on November 9, 2019, there are worries that the pronouncement of the verdict may not alleviate, but might even escalate tension that is already palpable.

Babri Masjid-Ayodhya Judgement must restore faith in the Constitution

Awaiting Supreme Court's Judgment in the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhumi Case

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