Rights

The bulldozer retreated, and the court offered temporary relief. But who gets to decide which ideas can occupy Bengal’s public spaces?

Ajabha Khatun’s conditional release brings relief to her family, while her pending legal case and her plea for another detainee underline the fight that remains

Justice Saugata Bhattacharya stresses that democracy requires space for competing political ideologies, directing West Bengal Police to ensure the Left party can set up its traditional bookstall amid allegations of preferential treatment for the Hindu Jagran Manch.

The pre-dawn police action came as the family demanded that Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim Governor be put on hold until the CBI completes its probe into the alleged VIP angle

As Sahil Wakode’s parents continue their hunger strike over his death and allegations of caste discrimination, Mumbai Police barricaded access to IIT Bombay and detained civil society leaders

Denotification of the protest site precedes preventive action against Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, who attempted to enter the barricaded area and unfurl the Tricolour