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‘Deportation Cannot Begin without Nationality Verification’: Union’s Rajubala affidavit clarifies legal limits on executive power

In an affidavit filed in the Rajubala Das case, the Union reaffirms that deportation requires nationality verification, travel documents and acceptance by the receiving State, while setting out the legal framework governing detention pending deportation

Jamia cancels Safoora Zargar’s PHD then bans her from entering JMI campus

New Delhi: Days after Jamia Millia Islamia cancelled student activist,...

HRD Jeganathan allegedly killed for acting against illegal stone quarry, NHRC moved

In the last of several attacks on environmental activists in this part of Tamil Nadu, the environment activist was killed in a road accident that, according to a HRD Forum, was engineered to kill the activist for effectively speaking up against an illegal stone quarry and successfully getting it sealed on Independence Day

Ex-LU VC, Roop Rekha Verma stands as bail surety for journalist, Siddique Kappan

For ten days, getting someone to stand as surety had proven difficult for the family of Kappan

Urgent Medical Attention and bail for student activist, Atiq-ur-Rehman: Citizens

A Statement by Concerned Citizens and Representatives of Civil Liberties’ Organizations

Assam: Six tribal groups protest non-inclusion in Centre’s revised ST list

Tai Ahom, Moran, Matak, Chutias, Koch Rajbonshis and Tea Tribes have been advocating for inclusion for years

MP: Malnourished Child’s Video Goes Viral Amidst Row Over Alleged Fraud in Nutrition Scheme

Opposition demands CM’s resignation over alleged fraud in THR nutrition & distribution scheme; govt report says nearly 10 lakh children malnourished in state.

The Curious Case of Victor Das: Assam Whistleblower Slapped With Criminal Charges

Serious charges were slapped on the coaching centre teacher after he alleged corruption in the recently held Assam Direct Recruitment Examination.

Server and mobile phones of top leadership cloned, data taken: Oxfam India on IT raids

Offices of Oxfam India, CPR and IPSMF had been raided on September 7 in connection with alleged illegal funding of political parties

Why Punjab Farmers are Protesting Against Bhagwant Mann Government

It’s a two-front battle for Punjab’s farmers, against the Centre and the state’s Aam Aadmi Party government. Both have made promises to farmers that they have still not kept.

Delhi: Low-income neighbourhood residents protest evictions

Hawkers, domestic workers and others came together at Jantar Mantar to condemn displacement and highlight impact on livelihood

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‘Deportation Cannot Begin without Nationality Verification’: Union’s Rajubala affidavit clarifies legal limits on executive power

In an affidavit filed in the Rajubala Das case, the Union reaffirms that deportation requires nationality verification, travel documents and acceptance by the receiving State, while setting out the legal framework governing detention pending deportation

Brij Bhushan Acquittal: The system vs the wrestlers

Three years after their protest shook Indian sport, Vinesh Phogat and other wrestlers prepare for another legal battle over a verdict they reject

Women Wrestlers & Lawyers’ battle for justice: Feminists, women leaders in support

Recognising the tenacious battle of women wrestlers and their lawyers in the long and tedious battle for justice against serious allegations of sexual harassment at the workplace by Brij Bhushan Singh, former MP (BJP) and then president of the Wrestlers Federation, the statement in support lauds the courage of the women wrestlers against the highly politicised power structures of sports associations in India, where money and muscle power rule the arena.

#STOPKILLINGUS Protest at Jantar Mantar on August 4 against GOI’s “cover-up” of Manual Scavenging deaths

The Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), a nationwide movement to abolish manual scavenging is organising a demonstration on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against continued government apathy towards sewer and septic tank deaths across country and its attempts to fudge the actual data.

Violence being normalised, U.P. moving towards police state, say retired cops

The present government under chief minister Ajay Bisht (aka Yogi Adityanath) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is making the police uncivilized, says retired IPS officer of U.P. cadre Vibhuti Narain Rai while former DGP Sulkhan Singh points out that the State is normalising violence leading to an environment where society accepts such violent actions as a form of ‘instant justice’