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Silence in the Statistics: What NCRB data won’t tell you about dissent
When fewer crimes are recorded, it may signal not peace, but the success of a system designed to silence without a trace
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We20 activists stand firm against blockade by Delhi Police trained for Modi’s G-20
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Rationalist and anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead in 2013, accused were allegedly connected to the right-wing religious outfit Sanathan Sanstha, no arrest made yet
In a special hearing, SC bench hears petition on termination of pregnancy, expresses dismay over lackadaisical approach of Gujarat HC
Criticising giving a date for hearing after 12 days, Justice BV Nagarathna stated "How can the court stand it over to August 23? How many valuable days would have been lost by then!"
“Predetermined, mechanical and erroneous charge sheets”: Delhi Court discharges 3 in North East Delhi riot case
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Only four of fourteen officers identified from 2022 public flogging video
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FIR against student Lois Sophia who shouted anti-BJP slogan on flight quashed: Madras High Court
Sofia, a research scholar from Canada, was booked in September 2018 after she shouted "fascist BJP government down, down" on board a flight to Thoothukudi.
Delhi HC Women Lawyer’s Forum petitions CJI against calls for socio-economic boycott of Muslims at Nuh, Haryana
The Forum urges that the SC intervene to protect dignity & liberty of citizens, stating that “as women, as mothers and as officers of the Court, the Forum says that they feel a strong commitment to communal harmony, rule of law and “it is with this sense of responsibility that we have approached your Lordship for the following directions to the State Government: to promote an environment of dignity and liberty for citizens of all religions in the State of Haryana and fraternity between communities by announcing programmes that highlight inclusion and awards for acts of communal harmony”
RSS weekly Organiser ordered to take down article claiming principal of Christian school is exploiting nuns, students: Delhi HC
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