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Workers Cry for Justice!

The latest issue (dated April 25, 2026) of the popular magazine ‘Frontline’ has an incisive article entitled, ‘What Noida’s worker strikes tell us about the Labour Codes’ broken promise’....

Sisodia urges Baijal to withdraw order ending home isolation

"Why should one go to a quarantine centre for checkup," the deputy chief minister asked the lieutenant governor

Fight against Commercial Mining of Coal in Jharkhand

To fight against the commercial mining of coal in Jharkhand, we have to recall how the battle against bauxite mining by mighty Corporate Vedanta was fought and won by the tribal community in the Niyamgiri mountains in Odisha.

Puri Rath Yatra: SC imposes curfew, strict conditions for conduct of festivities

The apex court allows only those who test negative for Covid-19 to take part in Rath Yatra. Meanwhile, Gujarat HC has taken a contrasting stand

Haj 2020: GOI decides against sending Indian pilgrims to Mecca this year

Decision was taken in accordance with request made by Saudi authorities in wake of the Covid-19 crisis

NHRC questions UP Govt over 57 girls at a shelter home testing positive for Covid-19

The girls are between 10 – 18 years of age and seven of the infected were found to be pregnant

Prison Quarantine means 350 inmates in 6 rooms, sharing 3 toilets, 7 urinals

From behind quarantine bars, arrested activist Gautam Navlakha expresses concern about fellow inmates' health in overcrowded jails

No exception for pregnancy: Delhi police on Safoora Zargar’s bail plea

The status report filed by Delhi police alleges that Zargar is behind the ‘nefarious conspiracy’ that led to the Delhi riots and that pregnancy cannot become a consideration in such a heinous crime.

Kanwar Yatra cancelled, but will devotees stay home?

The Kanwar Yatra was to take place from July 6 – July 19 this year and witness a congregation of thousands in Uttarakhand

Commercial Mining, not a boon but a curse: Jharkhand & Central India     

Serious concerns about the commercialisation/privatisation of coal mines located on Adivasi lands

PUCL finds glaring discrepancies in Surat Covid-19 updates from Lockdown 1 – 4

The organization assessed the daily data provided by the Surat Municipal Corporation only to find it incomprehensible

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Man stabbed in Trilokpuri: While media focusses on the just concluded state polls, and television channels turn the other way, two media outlets, The Tribune and Observer Post report the stabbing of 19 year old Ayaan Saifi on April 30

UP: Women protest installation of prepaid smart electricity metres in several districts

At least ten districts of Uttar Pradesh have witnessed widespread women led protests against the hasty, untested installation of pre-paid smart metres that women claim have been programmed to run fast to “inflate” electricity bills

As lynchings “normalise” in ‘New India, a Bihar imam is ‘thrashed, pushed’ from train to die in Bareilly

While the incident reportedly took place on April 26, it took sectional media and social media coverage for the Bareilly police to finally admit that the beating to death of Maulana Tausif Raza Manzari was a targeted attack, not an accident on May 1; his wife provided details of a call to her from the dead cleric where he narrated he was under attack

Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

Malegaon 2006 Blast Case: Bombay High Court rejects NIA’s ‘alternate narrative’, holds prosecution built on contradictions and inadmissible evidence

Holding that “diagonally opposite” narratives by investigative agencies cannot sustain a trial, the Court finds the NIA’s case rooted in retracted statements, hearsay material, and a legally impermissible reinvestigation—bringing the prosecution to a “dead end”