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Police books Muzzammil Ayyub under UAPA

News Desk 8 Jan 2022 Add New Post olice books Muzzammil Ayyub under UAPA News Desk 8 Jan 2022  Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that a case been registered against Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur under Section 13 UAPA (Unlawful Activities… Continue Reading →

Hounding minorities: Why Church authorities are ‘officially’ silent on recent attacks

By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ* ‘The Quint’ (January 3, 2022) has an article ‘Events on Christ will end with “Jai Sri Ram”: Behind Church Attacks in Haryana’. The article speaks about the slew of anti- Christian attacks in Haryana during the… Continue Reading →

Is it Mathura’s Turn? Krishna Janmabhumi issue being revived

by- Ram Punyani UP elections are forthcoming in few months. Many of those political analysts with their ears to the ground are of the opinion that the popularity of BJP, Modi-Yogi is on the downslide due to multiple hardships which… Continue Reading →

JNU Student Sharjeel Imam granted bail by Delhi court in sedition case

Sharjeel Imam will, however, remain in jail as he is accused in three other cases related to violence in Delhi. December 09, 2021 7:12 pm Sharjeel Imam is also accused of being the “masterminds” of the 2020 Delhi riots. (File)New… Continue Reading →

How a terrorism law in India is being used to silence Modi’s critics

The BJP government is exploiting a terrorism prevention law to intimidate dissenters from lawyers, journalists, priests, poets to Kashmiri civilians Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Aakash Hassan in SrinagarFri 10 Dec 2021 05.00 GMT Khurram Parvez was a teenager when his… Continue Reading →

Killing of civilians in Nagaland: What is AFSPA and why is it so controversial ?

The AFSPA is in force in most parts of the Northeast. Activists have been demanding repeal of the law that gives special powers to the armed forces to bring back order in areas designated as “disturbed” by the government. Indian… Continue Reading →

37 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: High Covid-19 fatality rate shows health impact of victims wasn’t ‘temporary’

Age-old questions resurface along with new ones in a novel campaign for justice  By Preetha Banerjee Published: Thursday 02 December 2021 “Every year, around the anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy, I get asked: What is new this time? That is… Continue Reading →

The Seditious Half-Life of Facts

The indiscriminate use of draconian laws also denies citizens their rights, perhaps more blatantly, and also has a chilling effects on citizens.Subhash Gatade 12 Nov 2021 After recent developments in BJP-ruled Tripura, many concerned citizens and organisations have said that the… Continue Reading →

Tarun Tejpal Judgement: Reflection on judicial decisions in sexual assault cases against women

The controversial Tarun Tejpal case has become the most sensational case of alleged rape and sexual assault at the workplace. The 527-page long judgment has raised concerns over the tonality and reasonings penned down by the learned sessions court judge…. Continue Reading →

Not Just a ‘Survey’: Karnataka Govt Gets Intelligence Wing to Spy on Churches

In an order dated 18 October, State Intelligence Department has asked police officials to gather intel on churches.Nikhila HenryPublished: 23 Oct 2021, 10:07 AM IST i Even before tabling an ‘anti-conversion’ bill in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the state’s Bharatiya Janata… Continue Reading →

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