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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

Lawyers Collective rebuts CBI’s allegations

Lawyers Collective (LC) an organisation that has been at...

Torture as practice dominates Indian law enforcement

"Torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering,...

SC orders immediate release of journalist Prashant Kanojia

A vacation bench, comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay...

Verdict in Kathua rape case gives hope, but India has certainly let her down

On Monday, the special court in India convicted six...

Kathua rape case; Judgement pronounced, Justice done

A special Pathankot Court on Monday, June 10, delivered...

Ram Puniyani granted round-the-clock police protection

​​​​​Dr. Ram Puniyani, who had received threats and verbal abuse over...

CJP appeals to NHRC to provide justice and protection to Ram Puniyani

Academic and rationalist threatened over the phone, accused of...

War veteran declared ‘foreigner’ gets bail in Assam

52 year old Mohammed Sanaullah, a former army man...

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