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
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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