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Bombay High Court rejects State’s adjournment plea in Sangram Patil case; hearing to proceed on February 4
Court refuses to delay hearing, noting continued travel restriction due to Look Out Circular and absence of State’s reply
After Bolta Hindustan, Centre tells YouTube to remove National Dastak channel
The move by the government, right before elections, is making many people, including the opposition, decry it as press censorship.
MBA graduate and activist, Gulfisha Fatima awaits justice
Fatima, and a series of activists and scholars, have been incarcerated as an undertrial, awaiting justice for four years today.
Farmers protests: Court reprimands Punjab government on filing ‘zero-FIR’ for case of alleged police brutality
The Punjab and Haryana High Courts have questioned the Punjab government on Zero FIR being filed despite a clear statement by the victim.
Section 144, internet suspension imposed ahead of Ladakh’s Pashmina March, march to continue
As the relay fast continues in Ladakh, protestors were preparing to hold a march on April 7th to reiterate their demands. However, prior to the march, Section 144 has been imposed which has placed sanctions on any public gathering without the permission of the District Magistrate. Protesters say, however that the march will take place
‘Kisan Satyagraha’, a visual diary of a year-long, historic struggle that forced a regime to withdraw three anti-farmer laws
The film traces the protest from November 26 until the Modi 2.0 government backed down in end 2021, recalls the brutal Lakhimpur Kheri violence, relevant even as farmers continue to protest today to demand a law on MSP as a statutory right
“The messenger is being punished.” – Bolta Hindustan after YouTube channel ban
Bolta Hindustan, a Hindi language independent media platform, is now faced with a YouTube ban after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting gave a notice to Google’s legal team.
With less than two weeks for polling, how concerned are national parties on land and forest rights for Adivasis?
As constituencies in 20 states go to polls on April 19, in Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, have political parties included forest rights and rights of Adivasi communities in their manifestos and election campaign?
The case for forest rights in the republic of India: why should the BJP be worried?
As the country moves closer to the date of the Lok Sabha elections, with the first phase beginning on April 19, the pot gets boiling on whether the BJP can save the Adivasi vote.
Four-year-old raped in New Delhi, locals protest and organise public meeting
A four-year-old child was raped in New Delhi when she had gone for tuition lessons. The child was raped by the 34-year-old brother of her tuition teacher. Local residents have protested and even organised a public meeting with police officials.
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Bombay High Court rejects State’s adjournment plea in Sangram Patil case; hearing to proceed on February 4
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When Genocide is provoked from the Stage: Raebareli hate speeches, Bhagalpur dog whistles, and a delayed FIR
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MP: Village in Ratlam gives call to ‘socially boycott’ families over love marriages
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