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Rights group files complaint over electoral roll purges in North 24 Parganas

A formal complaint has been lodged with the Election Commission of India over what rights activists describe as arbitrary and unconstitutional deletions of bona fide citizens from the electoral...

NHRC closes case over illegal arrest of Siddique Kappan

It has directed the SP, Hathras to complete the investigation, noting that allegations in the complaint over his arrest could not be substantiated

Domestic violence survivor rescued, AIUFWP thanks lawyers and activists

AIUFWP has claimed the UP police attempted to kidnap the woman-son duo from Kerala and forcefully take them to UP to the abusive husband

Punjab: Life convicts can avail remission under revised remission policy

The Remission Policy 2021, is expected to remove ambiguities of the previous policy

Have the courts not learnt anything about medical bail?

Father Stan Swamy’s bail was rejected and he will have to undertake the tedious process that Dr. Varavara Rao went through

Terrified by MSP Loot Calculator, the Centre is speaking half-truths: JKA

Responding to government claims of higher paddy procurement in 2021, farmers said that a majority of rice-growers still cannot avail MSP benefits

HRDA condemns Trichy police’s failure to protect activist Ramachandran

The human right’s organisation alleges the police were complicit with the attackers since they failed to provide the protection that Ramachandran asked for repeatedly

Karnataka HC directs state to restart mid-day meals

The court was hearing a plea on whether meals are being served to children in schools and Anganwadis centres

Farmers to commemorate Samvidhan Bachao Diwas on Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary

Farmers' groups plan a Parliament march in May with participation from peasants across the country

Tripura HC quashes FIR against man charged for misleading FB post about pro-CAA number

The BJP had introduced the phone number and appealed to people to give a missed call on it to register their support for CAA. The accused commented that if one calls on that number, their phone will get hacked.

NRC officials awaiting SC order before issuing rejection slips

An official has said that the matter is sub-judice before the apex court and before the court gives such orders, rejection slips cannot be issued

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