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Caged in Police Vans, Beaten in Custody, Journalists Attacked: Delhi’s crackdown on anti-CEC protests draws UN condemnation
Protesters allege custodial violence, journalists are detained despite press credentials, and lawyers face obstruction as thousands are rounded up across Delhi. The United Nations and Amnesty International condemn restrictions on peaceful assembly
SC judge visiting Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad says Guj HC order is in public interest
The Guj HC yatra took place in a symbolic manner in the temple premises after the HC quashed pleas for a procession
Reports of glaring vacancies of ASHA workers in Covid-19 hotspots, no pay emerge
It has surfaced that many states do not provide safety equipment to ASHA workers and most haven’t received their pay for months during the crisis
Kapil Mishra remains invisible and unnamed in Delhi Police charge sheet
“We will remain peaceful till Trump leaves. After that we will not listen to you,” Kapil Mishra had told Delhi Police official in February 2020
Migrants are victims, not criminals: Guj HC
The court granted bail to 33 migrant workers hailing from Jharkhand and West Bengal
US accuses India of unfair and discriminatory practices, restricts Vande Bharat charter flights
The US has also extended the 60 day ban on H-1B and H-2B visas, serving a blow to Indian IT companies
RJD on shaky ground in Bihar?
5 out of 8 MLCs jump ship to JD(U), Raghuvansh Prasad Singh quits
Delhi takes number two position nationwide as coronavirus cases cross 62,000
While five states – Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, Assam and WB saw a surge with migrants returning, the number of cases seems to be slowly decreasing now as the peak of this return is over
Sisodia urges Baijal to withdraw order ending home isolation
"Why should one go to a quarantine centre for checkup," the deputy chief minister asked the lieutenant governor
UBC confers honorary doctorate on Teesta Setalvad
Several well-known artists and activists also honoured
Haj 2020: GOI decides against sending Indian pilgrims to Mecca this year
Decision was taken in accordance with request made by Saudi authorities in wake of the Covid-19 crisis
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