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Policing Identity: Maharashtra’s birth certificate crackdown and the politics of belonging
What is framed as an administrative clean-up of fraudulent records in Maharashtra has unfolded into a securitised campaign in Mumbai — raising urgent constitutional questions about due process, discrimination, and the weaponisation of civil documentation
Kerala HC grants protection from coercive action to LiveLaw under new IT Rules
The legal news portal has challenged the validity of the IT Rules stating that it does not fall under reasonable restrictions of the Constitution
Delhi court stays search warrant for Adv. Mehmood Pracha’s office raid
Pracha’s office was raided the second time since December 2020, and this time it was done in his absence
Nearly 2,000 people arrested under UAPA in 2019: MHA tells Lok Sabha
The year 2019 saw as many as 1948 arrests out of 1226 UAPA cases registered across all states and union territories (UT)
Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar-led govt survives no-confidence motion
55 MLAs voted against the motion while 32 MLAs voted in favour of it, JJP had issued a whip to its MLAs to remain present in the House and support the government's stand
Advocate Mehmood Pracha’s office raided again!
Pracha, who is also the lawyer of many accused in the Delhi violence of February 2020, has moved court against the search claiming that it is an intimidation tactic
BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat named Uttarakhand’s new Chief Minister
He has one year to prepare for state elections due in 2022, in 2017, BJP came to power winning 57 out of 70 seats
Farmers to discourage voting for BJP in Assam and Bengal?
Farmers groups are holding meetings to discuss the plan of action; also leaders remind people that the casualty toll of the agitation has reached around 280
Gross Interference: MEA on UK Parliament debate over Farmers protests
Foreign Secretary summons envoy, says British MPs should refrain from practising vote-bank politics by misrepresenting events
What does ‘The Wire’s’ plea against IT Rules, 2021 say?
The petition states that the rules bring back elements from section 66A of the IT Act which was struck down by the apex court for being vague
Battleground Bengal: Five sitting TMC MLAs join BJP
They were upset when their names were not included in the list of candidates released on March 5
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