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Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS
SKM leaders say the draft seed Bill surrendered the seed sovereignty of India and it is aimed at predatory pricing by corporate monopolies
Section 43D UAPA: Accused not heard, report of the prosecution doesn’t ‘need to be shared’ under the law
In this recent judgment by the Madras High Court, two SriLankan nationals are denied bail along with their right to be heard
Is the GoI’s database linkage plan a precursor to NRC?
Plans involves linking electoral roll, ration card, passport, drivers license, Aadhaar and a register of births and deaths
Bombay HC acquits Professor GN Saibaba & five others in Maolist link case, says ‘national security’ not above due process
Nagpur Division Bench passed the order, allowed his appeal against conviction and life sentence; others acquitted include journalist Prashant Rahi
“Claims Look Legitimate”, AG to Supreme Court on plea seeking Aadhaar Cards for those included in the NRC list
The Supreme Court on Thursday. October 13, granted two weeks to the central government to look into the matter pertaining to the issuance of Aadhaar cards to nearly 27 lakh persons who were added in the supplementary list of Assam National Register of Citizens published in August 2019. The matter, Sushmita Dev versus Union of India and others, WP(c) 1361/2021was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi.
Journalist investigating fraud among corporates claims he was attacked; SC asks AG to ensure safety
The crucial issue came up before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) U.U. Lalit while it was hearing a case related to a company which allegedly took loans from 27 banks and siphoned off the money
Why NSD students were on a week-long protest
The NSD students’ union has said that they will continue their protest until Chairperson Paresh Rawal and Society members meet the students urgently and take immediate actions on the issues the students have brought forth.
Maharashtra govt starves kids of veggies, pulses as funding for midday meals stops
In a controversial decision that will affect the nutrition of hundreds of thousands of school going children, the BJP-SS (Shinde) government stops funding of midday meals in the state. The result: nourishing khichdi and vegetables disappear from the plate
Police arrest activist for social media post on Project Cheetah: Karnataka
Sunil Bajilakeri had reportedly tweeted an image where the head of a cheetah was superimposed on the body of a woman in traditional clothing. The woman appears visibly pregnant. A complainant stated that this was 'an insult to pregnant women and Indian culture.'
Arundhati Roy: Things that Can and Cannot Be Said; The Dismantling of the World as We Know It
As the rapist-mass murderers return to take their place as respected members of society, Teesta Setalvad, the activist whose organisation, Citizens for Justice and Peace, has meticulously compiled a tower of documentary evidence that points to the complicity of the Gujarat government in general and Narendra Modi in particular with the 2002 massacre, was arrested, accused of forgery, tutoring witnesses and attempting to keep ‘the pot boiling’.
Inspired by health for all motto, built by workers: Shaheed Hospital of Chhattisgarh
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