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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.

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra makes offensive remark against AltNews co-founder Mohd Zubair

Iyer-Mitra is associated with The Print and several Twitter users have demanded that the publication drop his columns

Victory! CJP secures release of four people from Assam Detention Camp

Previously released detainees pay it forward by referring new cases to CJP

Bombay HC’s Nagpur bench refuses to dismiss petition seeking CAG audit of PM CARES, issues notice

The petitioner has sought details on the amount collected by the fund, being a citizen of India and a donor to the fund

5 plus dead, 50 injured in chemical factory blast: Gujarat’s Dahej

Minutes after the blast, some workers managed to come out of the factory and informed the managers and owners

SC stays Gautam Navlakha’s bail proceedings at Delhi HC; NIA says HC acted without jurisdiction

The Delhi HC had deemed NIA’s decision to move Navlakha from Delhi to Mumbai “hasty” especially when his bail proceedings were pending before the court

Mob lynchings continue unabated despite Covid-19!

Six incidents of mob lynching reported from across India in a month

MP Forest Department allegedly burns down tribal family’s home

When residents contacted the forest ranger to report the violation, he threatened to burn more houses in the area!

Can’t keep accused in custody just to send message to society: Delhi HC

The court rejected Delhi police’s contention that releasing the accused on bail would send a wrong message to society. The court noted that the accused was among 2 people arrested for a crime committed by about 300 people.

Moody downgrades India’s rating to just above junk!

Big blow for PM Modi’s ‘Vikas Purush’ image

Muslim villagers in Bihar offer food to migrants on Mizoram-bound train in humanitarian gesture

Bihar was caught in a controversy after goons had attacked two north-east bound trains there last week

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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.

If Stan Swamy, the Martyr, were alive today ….

On the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of the People’s Priest, an associate writes that, if alive Fr Stan Swamy would have been at the forefront of all the ongoing struggles of the Adivasis

Act Now: Citizens delegation approaches Mumbai police to prevent potential intimidation of Christians

A coalition of 25 citizens organisations under the banner of Mumbai for Peace, including Bombay Catholic Sabha, PUCL Maharashtra, and Citizens for Justice and Peace has formally urged the Police Commissioner to intervene against a string of organised attacks on Christian prayer services, citing an immediate threat of communal disruption scheduled for July 5, 2026, in the Santacruz East area; Mumbai police has assured action

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Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal