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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

Godse trends on Gandhi Jayanti! Twitter becomes a platform for Us vs Them narrative

Twitteratis served a severe blow to Bapu’s memory as #नाथूराम_गोडसे_जिंदाबाद started trending on October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti!

Was Mughal Rule the period of India’s Slavery?

Communal ideology regards Islam as alien religion and Muslims as foreigners

HRDA condemns attack on Kanker journalists, calls it breach of Constitutional rights

Days after a group of journalists were physically assaulted outside Kotwali police station, the Human Rights organisations released a statement condemning the failings of the police in the incident.

No one conspired to demolish Babri Masjid?

All accused acquitted by Lucknow court in case surrounding criminal conspiracy to demolish the 16th century mosque

2 youths arrested for sharing “objectionable” photos of PM Modi and Shah

Two youths were arrested on Monday on charges under the IT Act for sharing photos that included Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah.

Will advertisers consider punishing TV channels for unethical TRP strategies?

In light of recent insensitive coverage of issues of TV news channels, some of the top brands of India have raised concern about the impact of such toxic content on their brand.

Babri Masjid demolition case: The long road to justice

Tracing the course of the criminal case that is distinct from the civil suit in the Ayodhya dispute

If police are our friends, why are they beating us: University students

Students from AMU, JNU and JMI respond to the sweeping statements made by university administration officials during a webinar on university discipline.

I am not scared, this attack on me will resonate in society: Kamal Shukla

With a bandaged head injury, in pain when talking, the Bastar-based senior journalist says goons want to kill him for exposing sand mafia

What Bhagat Singh would have fought (for) in 2020 India

Romila Thapar on Bhagat Singh’s 112th Birth Anniversary, September 28, 2019. We are re- publishing this today, on the 113th Birth Anniversary

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After decades of uncertainty, the Tribunal finds that credible evidence, not documentary imperfections, determines citizenship under the Foreigners Act

Three High Courts, One Message: Police power has constitutional limits

Recent High Court rulings reaffirm that violence, procedural shortcuts and administrative negligence are equally incompatible with the rule of law

‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

A deleted tweet, an NSA order, and the shadow of past crackdowns

The clarification may address the immediate controversy, but years of preventive action against movements have deepened distrust

Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify