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When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention
From alleged “Arab Spring inspiration” to missing exculpatory material, the case raises stark questions about preventive detention, free speech, and governance in India’s border regions
Lakhimpur Kheri killings: BJP leader Sumit Jaiswal, three others, arrested
While the four people were arrested on Monday, five farmers have been called in for questioning on Wednesday
SKM’s rail roko protest demands justice for Lakhimpur Kheri farmers
Despite police deployment, many districts in states like Punjab and Haryana sat on rail tracks in assertion of farmers' demands
Punjab: Newly-weds, hacked to death, allegedly by woman’s family
Both families are from the OBC community, but were from different economic backgrounds; 16 including woman’s kin booked
Police attempting to stifle farmer dissent: Ghazipur farmers
Local police inform farmers that they cannot burn effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Kundli murder: Plea in SC seeking removal of farmers from protest site
The body of a Dalit man, identified as Lakhbir Singh, was found tied to a barricade at Kundli border, brutally beaten up, with his hand chopped off
GOI rejects Global Health Index after India’s worst ranking ever
Instead of trying to address the glaring issue of prevalent hunger which indicates an undernourished population and stunting and wasting among children, the government has deemed Global Health Index (GHI)'s methodology to be “unscientific” while the methodology is clearly explained in the report.
Kundli murder in no way related to the farmers’ struggle: Farmer leaders
A religious group called Nihang, camping near the farmer protest site asserted their role in the murder
Now, BJP leaders demand for justice for Lakhimpur Kheri victims
After students and women’s groups, BJP leaders have joined the chorus calling for the immediate sacking of Minister of State (Home) Ajay Mishra
Lakhimpur Kheri killings: GoI officials urged to talk about farmer deaths
As silence regarding Lakhimpur Kheri continued from the Centre, students and Opposition leaders urged government officials to voice their opinions
Purge incorrect, derogatory references to LGBTQIA+ persons: National Medical Commission
NMC issues advisory to medical colleges and textbook authors; decision flows from a landmark June 2021 judgment by Madras HC
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