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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
The farmer is Hindustan: Oppn leaders back the revolution
Opposition leaders meet President, ask him to recommend that the Union Government repeal three Farm Laws
Farmers reject government’s repackaged old amendment proposal
Denouncing the so-called “new” offer of the central government, farmers call for sit-ins at district level
Part-2: Identity of the ‘Ordinary Indian’
How such a notion so obviously a product of given historical circumstances had become rock-hard common sense?
Cannot disclose PM’s entourage details for security reasons: IAF plea in Delhi HC
Indian Air Force has moved Delhi HC against CIC order directing disclosure of Special Flight Returns-II and other details of the PM’s foreign trips
India not in US State Department’s list of ‘Countries of Particular Concern’
China, Pakistan named, but India dodges bullet along with Russia, Syria and Vietnam, despite USCIRF recommendation
Snapshots of revolution! Top 10 photos of Bharat Bandh
Despite thrice calling for a nationwide protest, farmers continue to receive an overwhelming response of support.
Why SC refuses to quash FIR’s against Amish Devgan for his ‘Lootera Chishti’ remark
The top court in an important judgment elaborated on the concept of ‘Hate Speech’ as the news anchor was charged with the same offence
Did FCI really need Adani?
Storage facilities for grains and other perishable agricultural produce were severely lacking, but was a private player really necessary?
Humanity is most important: Bombay HC in Gautam Navlakha case
Navlakha who is severely visually impaired was struggling after his glasses were stolen, and Taloja jail authorities refused to accept a new pair sent by his family!
Uttar Pradesh: Photographer who clicked farmer being hit by police ‘attacked, beaten’
PTI photojournalist, Ravi Choudhary, alleged he was attacked by unidentified men in Muradnagar area, police refused to file FIR
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Across two days of intense legal arguments, the Supreme Court scrutinising the 2023 Act governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, as petitioners argued that replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Minister creates a "Home Umpire" system, while the Bench questioned the limits of parliamentary power, counsel warned that executive dominance over the "referee" of democracy threatens the basic structure of free and fair elections
Rule of Law
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While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning
Rule of Law
“Reasonable Apprehension of Bias Is Enough”: Telangana High Court orders CBCID probe into SI’s death, reasserts constitutional demand for investigative neutrality
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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void
Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour
Media
Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis
On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
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