Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com Several organisations in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district have started an indefinite economic blockade of Nagaland from Tuesday citing alleged illegal encroachments by the neighbouring state. Led by Karbi Students Association (KSA), the organisations blocked NH 39 from 8am. Several trucks carrying goods and other commercial vehicles have been stranded because of the blockade. There
Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea challenging the arrest of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V
Source:-https://www.thehindu.com Shakhavat Kha, the maternal uncle of research scholar Atiq-ur-Rehman, says he was detained by the police in Mathura only because the Uttar Pradesh government wanted Muslim “scapegoats” to divert attention from the rape case of a Dalit girl in Hathras. “These are Muslim boys. So they [police] made them scapegoats,” Mr. Kha told The
Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday appealed to the Government of India to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and NGOs, and their ability to carry out their crucial work on behalf of the many groups they represent. Bachelet expressed regret at the tightening of space for
Source:-https://www.daijiworld.com New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Income Tax Department in a tax evasion case of over Rs 7 crore against Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and his wife. “Issue notice returnable in two weeks. The petitioner may serve a copy of these petitions to the office
Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court said on Monday it was trying to discourage the use of a provision that allows incarcerated people to directly approach the top court against violation of their fundamental rights as it felt that high courts were well-equipped to deal with such matters. In a case pertaining to Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan,
Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com MUMBAI: A magistrate’s court here on Monday granted bail to Nagpur resident Sameet Thakkar in one of the three cases registered against him for allegedly tweeting “objectionable” content against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his minister son Aaditya Thackeray. Thakkar was granted a cash bail of Rs 25,000 by the magistrate’s court in
Source:-https://m.hindustantimes.com The Central Bureau of Investigation has initiated a probe against some YSR Congress party supporters who allegedly posted abusive comments and derogatory statements on the social media against the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Supreme Court judges earlier this year, people familiar with the development said. The agency took over 12 First Information Reports
Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com KOCHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday submitted before the Kerala High Court that Rajkumar, who was taken in custody by the Nedumkandam police, Idukki, was brutally tortured at the police station. CBI is probing the alleged custodial torture of Rajkumar, who died in June 2019. The CBI made the submission when
Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that a law would be formulated against “love jihad,” his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar too said his government was contemplating “legal provisions” against it. Love jihad is a theory that aims to portray a Muslim boy as a jihadi who manipulates and brainwashes
