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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’....

Defying order, Rajasthan gov’t allegedly distributes dry ration kit to family instead of all individuals

The joint memorandum of organizations has asked for a clarification in the matter

Is the charge of criminal conspiracy against Tablighi members justified?

The charges invoked in the FIR filed against the Maulana and other members of Tablighi Jamaat are examined here

Sexism in the time of Corona: How the “Corona Dayan” took over social media

The term “dayan” refers to “witch” and on coming into popular use may harm women, especially in rural areas

Covid-19: Assam FT members donate to relief efforts, but stipulate funds not be used for ‘jehadis’

Donors write to Health Minister giving details of donations, but also highlight how their pay hasn’t been increased since 2015

BJP MLA violates lockdown, invites 100 people to birthday bash

Ironically, the MLA educated the villagers on how social distancing was vital to beat Covid-19

Mumbai Police: Social media admins will be held responsible for objectionable content

The Mumbai Police has issued an order in this regard asking admins to moderate content on groups, those found violating norms will be booked

Food prices surge, farm sector suffers as supply and transportation hit amid Covid-19

Farmers are dumping produce, only key staples available in steady supply during the outbreak

India braces for a possible extension of an altered lockdown

PM will hold meeting via video conferencing with state CMs today, some states have already ordered an extended lockdown

Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on His 189th Birth Anniversary, April 11

First Published on: January 13, 2016 Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on...

Bombay HC puts District legal Authorities to work to ensure the marginalised get relief

The court directed that representations be made to Collectors by those who are in need of relief from government

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Delhi: Ayaan Saifi, a 16-year old, stabbed to death in nation’s capital on April 30

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”