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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
Families of deceased UP teachers still waiting for ex-gratia payment
SabrangIndia speaks to families of primary teachers who died while carrying out panchayat election duties in Uttar Pradesh; the government is yet to disburse compensation money
Umar Khalid files fresh bail plea, opposes State’s “dilatory tactics”
This comes in the backdrop of the prosecution raising the issue of maintainability of bail plea filed by co-accused Ishrat Jahan in the Delhi violence case
Current regime has mastered the art of using UAPA selectively: Mihir Desai
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Student-activists honoured the slain journalist Gauri Lankesh, followed by a lecture on oppressive laws by the senior counsel in an event organised by Gauri Memorial Trust and CJP
Kisan Mahapanchayat calls for harmony, right-wing adds communal twist
Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait says “Allahu Akbar”, crowd responded with “Har Har Mahadev” as sign of unity
Vigil held in memory of Gauri Lankesh in Canada
Members of the South Asian community came together to remember the slain Indian journalist at Surrey’s Holland Park on Sunday, September 5
Lakhs of farmers flood Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat!
Across the country, peasant organisations sent their delegates to represent their solidarity against the anti-people-dubbed laws.
Over 500 Bihar farmers join week-long protests at Ghazipur border
AIKS leaders promise a three times bigger delegation to join the Sunday mahapanchayat
Varavara Rao seeks extension of medical bail
The Bombay High Court had granted bail to Rao owing to his deteriorating health condition in February for a period of 6 months
Myanmar refugee children can now go to school in Mizoram
The north-eastern state permitted admission to school for the children on humanitarian grounds
Dengue spreads in UP: Lucknow medical team arrives in Firozabad
Sources say the arrival of medical reinforcement from Lucknow provides an ample labour force to deal with the growing cases
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