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Rajya Sabha passes Vande Mataram bill as NCRB data reveals high pendency, low convictions

While Parliament broadens the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, crime records show only 60 convictions from over 1,100 arrests between 2014 and 2024

RTI Impact: CIC directs Chief Labour Commissioner to publish stranded migrant workers’ data within a week

Activist Venkatesh Nayak takes us through the entire journey of the case

European Parliament raises concerns about intimidation of activists in India

Writes to Amit Shah expressing alarm at how UAPA is being used to silence even peaceful protesters

Quarantine facilities across the country crumbling apart show findings

Most quarantine centers suffer from overcrowding, poor hygiene standards and lack of food and water

Human Rights Defenders’ Alert India asks NHRC to step in to probe Meeran Haider’s arrest

Meeran Haider, a student activist, was booked by the Delhi Police under the UAPA for allegedly inciting Delhi riots

Watch the passengers express their satisfaction with Railway services: Rail Minister Piyush Goyal

Railway Protection Force reported 80 deaths on Shramik special trains designated to carry migrant labourers back to their native places

Continued and systematic vilification of minorities during lockdown: Report

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India should be ashamed for letting down an honest police officer, who exposed Hindutva terror

Whether Hemant Karkare was killed by Hindutva forces or not, is difficult to establish. But the way his investigation has been botched after his death, and his image is being tarnished by the apologists of Modi, is shameful.

Front Line Defenders condemns arrest of Pinjra Tod activists, demands immediate release

Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal were arrested by the Delhi police for their participation in anti-CAA protests and alleged involvement in the Delhi riots

Don’t charge migrants for any rail or bus fare, says SC; puts onus on states

The apex court, in the suo moto petition, has issued interim directions putting onus on states to take responsibility of transport, fare, meals and registration of migrants

Don’t hide behind fig leaf of financial constraints: Telangana HC to state gov’t

The court’s order fell short of completely reprimanding the government for submitting an inadequate affidavit and effectively asked the government to not be complacent and to continue testing

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Rajya Sabha passes Vande Mataram bill as NCRB data reveals high pendency, low convictions

While Parliament broadens the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, crime records show only 60 convictions from over 1,100 arrests between 2014 and 2024

The Supreme Court’s Uneasy Middle Path on Protest Policing

The July 28 interim order preserves evidence and contemplates an SIT, but leaves unresolved who should investigate when the police themselves stand accused

The Republic Speaks Back: How Student Power Reminded Authority of Its Limits

The author argues that varied protests and movements of the past dozen years --from the anti-CAA/NRC protests, to the farmers’ mass mobilisations to the recent Gen ‘Z’ upsurge --these movements may differ in their immediate demands, but they share a common democratic foundation: Citizens do not take to the streets because they have abandoned faith in the Republic. They do so because they believe the Republic can still be made to listen.

Maharashtra: After backlash, govt. moves to withdraw FIRs against student protesters but questions remain

Following weeks of pressure from student groups and opposition parties, the state has begun withdrawing police cases linked to the NEET protests, while assuring there will be no coercive action during the legal process

The country they called home, the identity they had to defend

An elderly couple’s journey through fear, evidence and the law ends with two Foreigners Tribunal victories aided by CJP’s legal aid team

From Feeding Students to Fighting in the Supreme Court: The story of Mohammad Junaid Malik

How a young law graduate who spent 35 days feeding student protesters became a petitioner before the Supreme Court, alleging illegal detention, intimidation and coercive action against his family

Governments begin rolling back cases against protesters, but questions over violence, arrests and accountability remain

Official notifications in Bihar and Assam mark the first implementation of commitments made to protest leaders, even as fresh arrests in West Bengal, allegations of police excesses and questions over protest violence keep the movement alive