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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
Delhi Police file plea against farmers causing ‘national embarrassment’
Supreme Court has issued a notice to farmers' unions on the plea against a proposed tractor rally on Republic Day; will hear it on Monday, January 18
Khalistani, anti-farmer elements have infiltrated protests: Centre to SC
The top court has sought an affidavit from the Union Government by January 13 with regard to the claim
Victory for farmers! SC suspends the implementation of three Farm Laws
It has also directed the formation of a committee that will be part of judicial proceedings and will submit a report to the court
NHRC issues notice to Maha gov’t, cops after 10 babies die in hospital fire
The Commission said the state administration must acknowledge its responsibility in the incident and ensure that support systems in hospitals adequately protect people’s human rights.
Will Army Court Martial Captain who allegedly took money to stage Shopian ‘encounter’?
Police charge sheet states Capt Bhoopendra Singh of 62 RR took reward money to stage an encounter
Former bureaucrat writes to NHRC, demands justice for hapless family in Assam
A rickshaw-puller’s family has to suffer in a detention camp for over a year on false charges of being “foreigners” in their own country
Centre to SC: Blames Unions, claims farmers happy, mum on absence of consultation
In a hurriedly filed affidavit late evening Jan 11, Modi govt blames Unions for creating misconceptions in response to SC bench headed by CJI; order expected today
The Centre is misusing SC as a political shield: AIKSCC
AIKSCC accuses the central government of shirking political responsibility of addressing the matter regarding the three farm laws.
Regulated markets and MSP ensure not just farmers’ security but food security: Experts
A retired IAS officer and an academic, who have closely observed Madhya Pradesh APMCs, together foreground the fault lines in the Centre’s new farm laws.
Human rights defender Stan Swamy, has been harassed since 2018: OHCR
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, write to Indian Govt over Fr Stan Swamy’s prolonged detention
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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
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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
A vibrant protest and silent hunger strike (maun upwas) was undertaken by citizens of Varanasi protesting US-Israel’s unprovoked war on Iran; the protest took place at the symbolic Ambedkar Park on Saturday, March 7, under the banner of Sanjha Sanskriti Manch
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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.
India
A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar
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The Centre for the Study of Organised Hate has analysed how Islamophobic discourse has spiralled post February 28 when the US-Israel launched an attack on Iran