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Constitutional breakdown? Andhra govt to challenge HC Q in Supreme Court

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government is likely to move the Supreme Court against the recent High Court move to examine whether there is a constitutional breakdown in the State. The HC bench of Justice Rakesh Kumar and Justice Uma Devi, hearing a batch of habeas corpus petitions filed against alleged police excesses in the

Another legal notice to Kangana Ranaut over ‘derogatory’ tweet

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has sent a legal notice to Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, seeking an unconditional apology for her “derogatory” tweet in which she had allegedly misidentified an old woman at the farmers’ protest in Capital as Bilkis Bano. Ranaut later deleted her tweet over the old woman after she

Sibal, others in Editors Guild legal advisory panel on Press freedom

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India appointed a legal advisory panel on Tuesday that will work with the Guild on issues of Press freedom. This comes amid allegations of authorities trying to muzzle Press freedom by pressing criminal charges against people critical of the governments, according to the Guild. The panel members include

Madras HC bench pulls up ASI for leaving Tamil out of list of classical languages

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com MADURAI: A day after Chief Minister Edappadi Planiswami sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to direct Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to include Master’s degree in Tamil as one of the minimum qualifications for admissions to Pandit Denndayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archeology, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court

After Facebook Post On Chief Minister, Tripura Journalist Thrashed

Source:-https Guwahati: A journalist was thrashed by unknown people after he criticised Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s “won’t forgive” comment on the state’s media. Mr Deb had in an event on Friday criticised the media for publishing stories of alleged mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis by the BJP government.Parashar Biswas, a journalist with a Bengali

Hong Kong security law: UN experts voice deep concerns

Source:-bbc The legislation has been widely criticised since it was imposed by Beijing in June after months of huge pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong last year.In the letter made public on Friday, experts said the law breached international legal obligations.They also voiced concerns it could be used to prosecute political activists.The law, which criminalises secession,