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21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended
The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.
Amphan Relief Fund scam hits WB
Allegations galore with dead people listed as beneficiaries, discrepancies in beneficiary account numbers and misappropriation via transfer of relief funds to politically connected people
Covid-19 a death sentence for Prof. Saibaba: Wife demands release
In an interview to SabrangIndia's Karuna John, A.S. Vasantha Kumari asks, “Pragya [Thakur] got bail on medical grounds… but why not GN Saibaba?”
18 per cent GST on alcohol-based hand sanitisers!
In March, the government had capped prices of hand sanitizers at Rs. 100/ 200 ml, but GST law has a separate list of exempted goods
Covid-19 deaths being under-reported in Surat?
Yet another NGO alleges that actual figures are being fudged in the city
Does India uphold Prisoners’ Right to Health?
In this in-depth analysis, we look at prison manuals, international standards and court precedents related to ensuring good health of prisoners
Sachin Pilot grounded by Congress
Divested of top political posts in Rajasthan, will Pilot join the BJP, or launch his own political party?
PUCL lauds Rajasthan CM for announcing that no manual scavengers will enter sewers
On July 6, 2020, Ashok Gehlot had asked district authorities to make sure that all sewer cleaning work be done by machines
Medical fraternity rallies to #FreeDrKafeel as he languishes in jail during the pandemic
The medicos have said that the UP government is being vindictive towards Khan and using him as a scapegoat to hide its shortcomings
Varavara Rao is in hospital today, but the risk to his life is not over: Family
Rao’s s bail hearing is due on July 17, his family fears that police may get Rao certified ‘stable/normal’ and present this report to HC
Forest officials allegedly harass, intimidate Adivasis in Chitrakoot
Public officials are allegedly not only forcefully evicting Adivasis from forest land, but also digging up their farm land, cutting off their access to the land, thus affecting their livelihood
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