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Law fraternity rallies behind student protesters, condemns Delhi police crackdown
Over 650 lawyers, SCBA, SCAORA and bar associations demand accountability as Delhi HC preserves evidence of July 20 action
Communalisation of COVID-19: A Bebaak Collective report
Human rights defender Teesta Setalvad and feminist historian Uma Chakravarti applaud the initiative and discuss the rampant communalism observed during the coronavirus pandemic.
EGI, DUJ bat for Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
A Gujarat court had issued an arrest warrant against the journalist in connection with a defamation case filed by Adani Group
Festivals: Occasions for spreading communal harmony in India
India's Tryst With Destiny has been overwrought with the legacy of violent bloodshed and communal disharmony of Partition, leaving behind scars which we have neither been able to completely comprehend, nor heal, to this day.
Adani defamation case: Guj court issues arrest warrant against Paranjaoy Guha Thakurta
The 2017 case relates to an article in The Wire about changes to SEZ rules to favour Adani
Manipur journalists released; charges dropped
Police will continue investigating author of the article
Jharkhand scholarship scam: District welfare official suspended
This is the first punitive step taken by the state against an official, after it launched an investigation into the illegal diversion of scholarship fund
Delhi’s pre-Mughal mosques wallow in neglect
Like the other structures, the mosques of the pre-Mughal era lie forlorn and in benign neglect with little to no upkeep
FMP condemns misuse of draconian laws to target Manipur journalists
The journalists were booked under UAPA and sedition laws
Republic TV and Times Now reportage prima facie contemptuous: Bombay High Court
In the SSR media trial case, the court issued directions to be followed by the media while reporting but refrained from taking coercive action against the channels
Woman journalist assaulted in Assam
Journalists’ association demands justice, action against accused: a movie producer and an actor
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