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After ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protests, Neha Bora Moves Delhi HC against police notice; CJP leaders’ release remains unresolved

More than 100 protesters were detained in Delhi as police blocked the planned flag march, while demonstrations in Mumbai and Bengaluru took different courses

Delhi Government now means Lieutenant Governor

Centre notifies Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, that gives more powers to the Lieutenant Governor over the elected government 

Kumbh Mela: Over 25,000 devotees and 1,000 seers participate in Shahi Snan

Covid-19 rules were also washed away, and even though the numbers of participants were said to have been restricted, the crowds were packed thick

Delhi HC directs Ministry to fill all vacant posts of NCM by end of July

The court took into consideration the Model Code of Conduct put in place due to state assembly elections and the pandemic crisis

EC bars victory celebrations on vote counting on May 2

In its statement the Commission has shifted the onus of implementing the Covid related guidelines and instructions issued by it, upon state authorities

MP High Court dismisses petition seeking action against EC for conducting by-election

The court held that it had no jurisdiction to entertain disputes arising during polling, but bans victory procession for winning candidates

Are obituaries in Gujarat newspapers a better indicator of real Covid-deaths?

As crematorium workers refuse to talk in exact figures, local reporters reveal severe underreporting of Covid-deaths in urban and rural areas as well as crematorium conditions

The dead won’t come back to life: Haryana CM ML Khattar on data fudging charges 

Over 11,504 fresh Covid cases, 75 deaths were reported in Haryana in the past 24 hours, CM says ‘should not debate on data’ 

Plea in Bombay HC seeking FIR against BJP MP Sujay Patil for illegal procurement of Remdesivir

The plea states that political figures are encashing the pandemic for their vote bank at the risk of lives of many patients

Anger simmers as bodies pile up outside crematoria in Gujarat

Mismanagement of oxygen and life-saving drugs adds to people’s woes as the Rupani administration, and by extension the Modi regime come under fire for apathy and ineptitude

Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath ‘warns’ hospitals flagging oxygen shortage

Hospitals across the state had begun put up notices informing public about oxygen shortage, families were advised to shift patients 

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After ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protests, Neha Bora Moves Delhi HC against police notice; CJP leaders’ release remains unresolved

More than 100 protesters were detained in Delhi as police blocked the planned flag march, while demonstrations in Mumbai and Bengaluru took different courses

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The bulldozer retreated, and the court offered temporary relief. But who gets to decide which ideas can occupy Bengal’s public spaces?

After 772 Days in Detention, Ajabha Khatun Returns Home: CJP helps secure her release

Ajabha Khatun’s conditional release brings relief to her family, while her pending legal case and her plea for another detainee underline the fight that remains

Calcutta High Court says political dissent must not be stifled, directs police to protect CPI(M) bookstall near Durga Puja Pandal

Justice Saugata Bhattacharya stresses that democracy requires space for competing political ideologies, directing West Bengal Police to ensure the Left party can set up its traditional bookstall amid allegations of preferential treatment for the Hindu Jagran Manch.

Seeking justice for Ankita Bhandari, parents detained in pre-dawn crackdown at India Gate

The pre-dawn police action came as the family demanded that Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim Governor be put on hold until the CBI completes its probe into the alleged VIP angle

Mumbai Police detain Ambedkarite leaders demanding justice for Sahil Wakode; IIT Bombay refuses to hear delegation

As Sahil Wakode’s parents continue their hunger strike over his death and allegations of caste discrimination, Mumbai Police barricaded access to IIT Bombay and detained civil society leaders