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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

Why was Dalit Leader Chandrashekhar taken for a Late Night Ride by Mumbai Cops?

Chandrashekhar Azad, the dashing young Dalit leader from Saharanpur,...

I won’t stop or bow down and I cannot be bought: Chandrashekhar Azad

Speaking while he was illegally detained at his hotel...

Latehar Lynching: Victims’ families afraid of being targeted after HC order

On March 18, 2016, 32-year-old cattle trader Mazloom Ansari...

The slow wheels of justice cannot undo decades of trauma faced by minorities

Justice has hardly been served if we consider the...

Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter: All accused acquitted, 92 witnesses turned hostile

The case had 22 persons, most of them police...

Narrative Has to Change From ‘Hindu-Musalman’ to ‘Kisan-Naujawan’: Sitaram Yechury

In an interactive session with a news channel and...

Woeful Disregard of Witness Protection Mars Credibility of Sohrabuddin Trial

Over 90 Hostile Witnesses and One Dead Judge, cry...

Dr. Kafeel Khan still awaits justice

The suspended paediatrician of BRD Medical College Hospital has...

High Court orders Central University of Kerala to reinstate Prasad Pannian

On December 5, the Kerala High Court passed a...

Distress Deaths Rise to 40 in Assam: NRC Process

Discrepancies in the NRC process, 3Ds creating Spurt of...

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