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Policing Autonomy & Faith: Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion law gets President’s assent

The law’s provisions on prior declaration, third-party complaints and reversal of burden of proof mirror challenges already before the Supreme Court

Anjaan Musafir 2.0: Assam man on the run after being declared ‘foreigner’

Last year, we brought you the story of Anjaan...

Kin of acquitted Samleti blast accused demands Compensation for 25 years

Five men acquitted by Jaipur High Court after 23...

Lucknow: Christian family bashed in Thakur dominated area, forced to leave

Family alleges inaction from PoliceRepresentaion ImageIn the ever escalating...

National Convention demands special law on Mob-lynching

Convention, organised by DYFI highlights Plight of victims of...

2019-20 SC-ST budget allocation only for accounting purposes and not for real implementation

Excerpts from the chapter “Ministry / Department wise priority...

“These were not riots; these were out and out pogroms”: Warisha Farasat

Kanika Katyal in conversation with Warisha FarasatEvents of mass...

Sonbhadra: Tribal Villagers Accuse Police of ‘Connivance’

A few policemen from Ghorawal police station, including the...

Citizen Interrupted: Lives lost due to NRC and related issues in Assam

In Assam, nearly 60 people have lost their lives...

SC questions gov’t on NRC re-verification demand, deadline extension

The Supreme Court has demanded an explanation from the...

Anti-mob lynching law: UP following in MP’s footsteps?

Earlier this year, the Kamalnath government in Madhya Pradesh...

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TISS, Mumbai: When convocation gives way to caution

The abrupt postponement of TISS' annual convocation, reportedly amid fears of protests during Chief Justice Surya Kant's visit, reflects a growing tendency to suppress anticipated dissent rather than accommodate it

The Citizenship Proof Paradox: Calcutta HC holds Aadhaar, Voter ID and PAN cannot prove citizenship, burden on detainee

The Court’s refusal to treat voter IDs, PAN cards, bank records and ancestral documents as proof of nationality highlights the widening gap between documentary recognition by the State and legal recognition of citizenship

Khargone riots case collapses: Four years after Ram Navami violence, MP court acquits 11 accused, finds prosecution failed to establish guilt

A sessions court points to hostile witnesses, unexplained delays, lack of identification procedures and forensic inconsistencies; accused, all of whom who were Muslim, spent up to 827 days in jail