Criminal Injustice
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GN Saibaba’s long struggle for justice: Why the Bombay HC had to overturn his conviction – twice
The former DU professor was arrested in 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017. The High Court has now acquitted him, finding no evidence against him.
Vineet Bhalla
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How Modi government’s new criminal laws drastically increase police powers
The new laws increase the power of the state to collect personal data and seize property and make it more difficult to secure bail and file FIRs.
Vineet Bhalla
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Meet the social workers helping prisoners who languish in jail despite getting bail
‘Most of the prisoners whom we deal with are people who don’t have money or contacts in high places. We try to help them access their rights.’
Neerad Pandharipande
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This personal narrative explores the joy and irony of small-town life in India
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Maharashtra ruling alliance accused of insulting state by placing Shivaji-style headgear on PM Modi
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Constitution, cows, rations: Why Dalits in UP want to vote out the BJP
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Football: Sunil Chhetri’s legacy goes beyond the playing field
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World beaters: Indian table tennis players mark an unprecedented rise with some big wins
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How India has become a land of conspiracies that turns warriors battling injustice into villains
From Bhima Koregaon to the Delhi riots, from the cases against Teesta Setalvad and Mohammed Zubair, reality has been inverted.
Apoorvanand
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Winter has come: The arrest of Teesta Setalvad
For Setalvad, faith in the judicial system is absolute. Her challenge, she has written, ‘is to fight the culture of impunity’ that enables injustice.
Vijay Prashad
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Serve cows, wash women's clothes, tie rakhis: How bizarre bail conditions punish without trial
Courts in India have often imposed unusual bail conditions on accused persons.
Umang Poddar
Video
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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In six charts: The state of justice in India
A poorly-functioning justice system costs India 9% of its GDP each year, according to one estimate.
Nithya Subramanian
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In the times of Yakub Memon, remembering the Babri Masjid demolition cases
How Rajnath Singh's BJP government in UP and the CBI under both NDA and UPA ensured that LK Advani and Sangh leaders got away with lighter charges.
Ajaz Ashraf