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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
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Delhi: Police complaint against standup comedian Vir Das for ‘maligning India’s image’
Another police complaint has been lodged against Vir Das in Delhi by one Aditya Jha, said to be a BJP member
SC appoints retired P&H HC judge Rakesh Jain to monitor Lakhimpur Kheri probe
The apex court also included three IPS officers in the SIT, including one woman, after expressing dissatisfaction with the probe
Why are right-wing bhakts so easily triggered by satire?
Comedian Vir Das is being hounded after he performed a set titled 'I come from two Indias' at Kennedy Center
NBDSA deems Times Now’s show on Teesta Setalvad ‘devoid of objectivity’
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The channel has been issued a warning and ordered to take down the video from its website, Youtube, and any other links
With CJP’s help, Mojibor Sheikh finally walks out of Assam Detention Centre
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After he was thrown behind bars, his wife had to take up employment as a domestic help, his son had dropped out of school
Lakhimpur Kheri killings: Sessions Court rejects bail plea of Ashish Mishra, two others
Citing Lakhimpur violence as a “serious matter” the sessions court rejects the bail plea of Mishra and two other accused
Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC directs UP gov’t to “upgrade” SIT with non-native higher-grade officers
The state government agreed to probe monitoring by a retired High Court judge
Nativist Drama
The chain of incidents in the firing case of December 12, also lays bare the hypocrisy and fraud of many who try to pass off as true-blue nationalists but exploit public sentiment to cozy up to those who wield power for personal gain
SKM appeals to protesters to keep morale high
Reacting to reports of a recent farmer suicide, farmer leaders appealed to protesters to not consider extreme steps
CTUs promise to join farmers on Nov 26
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