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As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan has raised serious questions on the tokenisms behind the recent public hearings on the Aravallis, and condemned the “hijacking” of the process by the “mining lobby”

Bombay HC grants 3 weeks anticipatory bail to Nikita Jacob in toolkit case

She has been charged with sedition, criminal conspiracy and to promote enmity between groups

Disha Ravi is not a Christian, but what if she were?

For communal right wing trolls, being Christian or Muslim in India, is a crime in itself, the RW 'influencers’ continue to spread their claims even after fact checks

Toolkit content does not incite violence, not seditious: Former SC Judge Deepak Gupta

Several legal experts also weighed in on the arrest of Disha Ravi in the Greta Thunberg toolkit matter that invoked a slew of serious charges

Farmer leaders plan for Feb 18 rail roko

Despite irregular train schedules and state proceedings, Maharashtra and Karnataka plan district-level demonstrations

National Conference leader Hilal Lone arrested under UAPA

He is accused of hate speech at a rally during the District Development Council elections in Bandipora

International organisations support Indians farmers: NYT carries full page declaration  

Foreign MPs, labour organisations, celebrities, activists, progressive groups world over, express solidarity with the Framers' Movement in India

Sedition cannot be invoked to quieten the disquiet under pretence of muzzling miscreants: Delhi Court

The court granted bail to two accused who were charged with sedition for forwarding a misinformed post on their Facebook accounts

DCW questions why Disha Ravi was not provided with lawyer of her choice in court

The Commission has taken suo moto cognizance of the case and has sought copy of FIR and questioned the Delhi cyber crime cell in the way the case is being handled

SC registry: Suo moto contempt against Rajdeep Sardesai erroneously listed

The case was shown to be registered based on a petition filed in September 2020 by Haryana resident Aastha Khurana through Advocate Omprakash Parihar 

Bhima Koregaon case: Chorus demanding release of activists grows

Legal and tech experts shed light on future course of case in wake of Arsenal revelations of planted evidence

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As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan has raised serious questions on the tokenisms behind the recent public hearings on the Aravallis, and condemned the “hijacking” of the process by the “mining lobby”

₹6,812 crore on UP publicity, ₹550 crore on PM’s foreign visits: Official data reveals government spending patterns

From publicity campaigns across Uttar Pradesh to diplomatic tours abroad, official figures reveal how public funds have been spent on government outreach   

Piyush Mishra, Jharkhand and the Blind Spot of Progressive Men

Raising troubling questions about personal choices and contradictions, the author, both a professional and political activist, queries the active presence of the person at the Jharkand protests and his token support for the Jantar Mantar students uprising that saw brute police actions