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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

Women Respond to Madras HC Judgement: Father’s Name not Required in Birth Certificates

In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court ruled...

No Coercive Steps against Kanhaiya: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has directed that no coercive...

SC condemns culture of ‘mobocracy’, directs govt to step up action

Landmark judgment warns people against taking law into their...

The Truth Behind The Tuticorin Massacre

On May 22, 2018, police fired into a crowd...

Fundamental rights of Narmada river communities have been violated: Justice Gowda

A Jan Adalat (public hearing) was called by activist...

New two-judge Special Bench to hear appeals in FT cases: Gauhati HC

In a huge relief to many people who fear...

NHRC directs centre to pay Rs. 3 lakh to pellet gun victim

The incident took place on November 7, 2014, when...

Main accused in Hapur lynching granted bail

The police had promised that the victims’ families that...

Democracy needs independent journalists and noisy judges: Justice Gogoi

SC justice Ranjan Gogoi asked for more independent journalists...

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