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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

Promoting fraternity: Courts to the rescue

Stay on transmission of hate programme of Sudarshan TV

Justice for Namma Gauri

After the Karnataka SIT's stellar investigation in the Gauri Lankesh assassination conspiracy, 17 people were arrested and one is absconding

Who will clean the deep rot in the Indian education system?

From plagiarism, to corruption and lack of transparency, to violence; a lot needs to be fixed      

Did Facebook just play a great Indian matchmaker and unite the Right, Left, and Centre?

However, even with the common accusations of bias, political parties are yet to take united action against the company

Vadodara man booked for not disclosing religion during sale of property

Charged under Disputed Areas Act for cheating and forging documents for selling property to a person of different religion in violation of law

Guilty as charged: Investigators, judge, jury and executioners of TV news ‘debates’

Media continues witch hunt and character assassination of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s partner Rhea Chakraborty, even as case is still under official investigation

Facebook and Delhi Violence: State Assembly committee receives further evidence of culpability

Committee of Peace and Harmony to summon Facebook officials in the next meeting following mounting evidence by independent journalists of the company’s involvement in Delhi riots.

Progressive Students’ Forum raises concern over TISS registrar’s ‘communal’ social media posts

After students write open letter expressing concerns over registrar’s alleged communal tweets, he deletes account

Covid-19 and the Classroom Crisis

Let’s not forget that underprivileged students are left out in this sudden spree of digitalisation

After algorithm glitches Facebook CEO now talks of “operational mistake”

The social media giant’s review team missed complaints of Kenosha Guard militia’s FB page which led to delayed counter-measures.

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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

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‘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