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From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
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‘Stop Bulldozer Raj’ Slogan Echoes at Jantar Mantar
Protesters alleged that not even a single family evicted in demolition drives since the onset of pandemic has been rehabilitated in the capital.
I thought about Gauri in jail: Teesta Setalvad
The human rights defender was speaking via video-conferencing at an event to commemorate the fifth death anniversary of Gauri Lankesh
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Trial on in KCOCA Court; witnesses continue to testify even as defence tries to shift the blame on “family fued”, “Naxalite connections” and affiliation to “Tukde-tukde gang”
Essential ingredients of investigation, including custodial interrogation, have been completed: SC on granting Teesta Setalvad interim bail
Order sheds light on key observations of the court and the reasoning behind the order
Andhra Pradesh: Farmers Losing Fertile Lands for a Pittance
Fertile lands have been acquired by the state government to construct a national highway project running between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Teesta Setalvad granted interim bail by Supreme Court
Court grants relief till bail application is heard by Gujarat High Court
What Case Against Teesta Setalvad Means for Protest in India
It tells civil society and opposition outfits to join hands and raise democratic movements to push back Hindutva forces.
Teesta Setalvad bail: SC makes key observations about FIR, long adjournment
Court also questioned State about “tenor and direction” of the investigation
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