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Union government revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under NSA after nearly six months!
Move comes days before Supreme Court hearing in habeas corpus petition filed by his wife; Ladakh activist had been detained following September 2025 protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule protections
Plea for CAA protest videos ‘not valid’: Delhi Police to High Court
Devangana Kalita had sought copies of videos of anti-CAA protests and other electronic data available with the police
Women farmers, students write open letter against SC’s comment on women farmers
Requesting the apex court to refrain from undermining women’s participation in the farmers struggle, leaders pointed out the significant role women have played in the movement so far
PIL filed in MP HC challenging validity of state’s anti-conversion law
A law student has filed the petition stating that the ordinance violates right to privacy and freedom of choice as also principles of criminal law jurisprudence
BKU President Bhupinder Singh Mann quits SC-nominated Committee for farm laws
He says that he quit so as to not compromise the interests of farmers of the country
Bhima Koregaon: Anand Teltumbde files bail plea before Special court
In his plea, he has completely denied his Maoist connections and has stated that he has instead been critical of the ideology
AIKS calls on district agitators to surround Governor’s office in protest
Disappointed by judiciary decisions, farmers organisations told farmers that intensifying protests is the only way to demand the repeal of the three laws
12-year-old gang-raped, burnt to death in Muzaffarpur
Four suspects absconding, have been booked under various sections of POCSO Act, and IPC
Jurists, advocates condemn Delhi Police raid on Advocate Mahmood Pracha
Police allegedly did not follow procedure while carrying out the “malafide” raid and obtained information illegally
Court allows Sudha Bharadwaj to access books from prison
The Additional Sessions Judge directed the Superintendent of Byculla jail to ensure that the books given to her do not have any “objectionable” content
BJP-led govt has prosecuted all those critical of its policies: Human Rights watch
The HRW report puts on the world stage allegations of multiple human rights violations recorded in the country in 2020
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Union government revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under NSA after nearly six months!
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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home
Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property
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35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms
Coalition, which also included CJP who is the lead petitioner on challenge to anti-conversion laws in SC, demands draft bill be made public, calls for consultations and legislative scrutiny; says existing criminal law already addresses coercion
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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings
Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly
India
Varanasi, UP: No to war, we want peace
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Why Cricket should remain above religious nationalism
The sight of the captain of the victorious Indian T-20 team, Surya Kumar Yadav, jubilantly accompanying ICC Chairman Jay Shah to a temple in Ahmedabad has drawn sharp comments on social media.
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A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar
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