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After years of delay, justice at last for Sukumar Baishya as Foreigners’ Tribunal declares him an Indian citizen

Tribunal accepts documentary evidence citing father’s 1956 registration and pre-1971 records; CJP’s legal team helps secure justice after years of uncertainty

Ensure safety of protesting farmers, stop propaganda against Sikhs: Plea in SC

The plea has also sought an independent inquiry into the death of Navneet Singh on January 26

CAA rules yet to be framed, NRC in Assam yet to be notified, says MHA

The government was faced with questions about NRC in Assam and CAA on the second day of budget session

Journalist Mandeep Punia granted bail by Delhi Court

Puniya has to furnish a bail bond of Rs.25,000, and a surety of the same amount, along with other bail conditions

Delhi riots: Court directs FIR registration for mosque arson

During the 2020 pogrom, Madina Mosque in Shiv Vihar was allegedly burnt and desecrated

Solidarity is the biggest need for Indian journalists today

Journalists targeted under serious charges; is this just a bad dream, or has the emergency been declared again?

PIL in Delhi HC seeks release of over 200 ‘illegally detained’ farmers

The PIL filed by a law student states that Delhi Police did not follow procedure established by law after detaining such persons thus it amounts to illegal detention

If timely trial not possible and accused spent considerable time in jail, courts obligated to grant bail: SC in UAPA

The accused in the case had already spent more than 5 years in prison and trial had not even started; with more than 250 witnesses to be examined

Still no respite for Varavara Rao, Bombay HC reserves order

Dr. Rao’s lawyers have argued that he be granted bail and allowed to relocate to Hyderabad with his family for proper care

FIR against senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan 

A complaint against the editor of news website The Wire, was lodged at Rampur’s Civil Lines police station for his social media post

Journalist Mandeep Punia sent to jail for 14 days 

Crackdown on journalists covering the massive farmers protest continues, especially vulnerable are freelance reporters, and independent media groups

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