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Why lawyers are protesting over ‘twilight cases’ caught between old and new criminal laws

Courts have issued varying and contradictory orders on which laws apply to these cases.

91% of Nuh violence cases lack independent, corroborating evidence for arrests: Report

The People’s Union for Democratic Rights alleged that a Haryana Police unit resorted to physical torture in the name of interrogation.

Faizabad MP calls for parliamentary probe into Ayodhya land deals after SC’s Ram mandir verdict

Land had been bought in the area on a ‘grand scale’ after November 2019 by ‘none other than BJP people’, Samajwadi Party leader Awadhesh Prasad claimed.

What India is getting wrong about Bangladesh student protests

There has been a failure to comprehend the genuine grievances of Bangladeshis amid conspiracy theories of China or America undermining security interests.

The human and economic costs of the militarised India-Bangladesh border

A security-focused policy conflicts with interests of borderland residents, damaging cross-border kinships and agriculture and treating people like...

Shooting, Olympics 2024: Arjun Babuta’s near-miss writes his name in Indian sports folklore

Arjun Babuta finished fourth in men’s 10m air rifle at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

How Kabir Kala Manch, the anti-caste cultural troupe, challenges the hierarchical social order

An excerpt from ‘Bhima Koregaon: Challenging Caste’, by Ajaz Ashraf.

Leakage from garbage in Indian cities into rivers is becoming a global problem, finds study

The lack of waste segregation and poor management in urban areas is largely to blame.

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