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Assam: Bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a partisan act?
The Assam Government will introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the State Legislative Assembly on May 26, 2026
Plea in SC demanding transfer of funds from PM CARES to NDRF
The plea relies completely upon the Disaster Management Act, since the same has been invoked for dealing with the epidemic
No plans for another lockdown: Delhi CM
Home Minister Amit Shah chairs key meetings, reviews Covid-19 situation in National Capital
Bombay HC seeks data on pending bail applications from district courts
This order was passed in a petition filed by PUCL, raising concerns over slow pace of decongestion of prisons, and availability of health care to inmates
Tributes pour in on veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari’s second death anniversary
Bukhari, the founder of Rising Kashmir, was shot outside his office on June 14, 2018
American Bar Association asks courts to uphold India’s moral and legal obligations and release Safoora Zargar
The Association’s Center for Human Rights has deemed her detention to be in contrast with international human rights standards
Surat ban beaten by locals, forcibly evicted from rented home on suspicion of Covid-19
Sanjay Sharma had lost his job at a catering firm in Surat and moved in with his friends as he couldn’t afford to pay rent at his prior residence
Migrant Diaries: The story of Ganesh Yadav
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“How long will our relatives feed us? I will soon have to come back to Mumbai to earn,” says a cook from Madhubani would prefer to work in Bihar, but he doesn't have a choice
Media, right-wing spew venom over Sushant Singh Rajput’s death
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Police fail to file chargesheet, Amulya Leona gets bail
She was thrown in jail for shouting allegedly pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally, earlier this year
Adieu Justice Suresh: His voice was his conscience
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