Civil Rights
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Order to withdraw CBI’s look-out notice against Aakar Patel upheld by special court
The investigation agency had filed a plea against a magistrate court order directing to revoke the notice that barred the Amnesty India chair from going abroad.
Scroll Staff
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Aakar Patel has sufficient contacts outside India, says CBI on stopping him from travelling abroad
The central agency has challenged a magistrate court order asking to it withdraw a look-out circular against the former Amnesty International India head.
Scroll Staff
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CBI says it has got approval to prosecute Aakar Patel
A judge said his order from last week barring the former Amnesty International India chief from travelling out of the country will continue.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Delhi HC denies bail to Manish Sisodia in liquor policy case, says allegations are ‘very serious’
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Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries
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Reading list for young readers: The 12 books shortlisted for the 2023 Neev Book Awards
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IPL 2023, list of award winners: Shubman Gill gets MVP, Orange Cap; Mohammed Shami wins Purple Cap
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IPL 2023: After CSK’s fifth title, reactions of MS Dhoni, Stephen Fleming, Ambati Rayudu and more
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CBI court directs Aakar Patel not to leave India without permission
The central agency had filed a plea against a Delhi court order that had called for withdrawing of the look-out notice issued against the Amnesty India chair.
Scroll Staff
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How Modi government misuses look-out circulars to target critics like Rana Ayyub and Aakar Patel
Two such notices have been set aside by courts this week for being illegal and infringing on fundamental rights.
Umang Poddar
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Aakar Patel moves court against CBI after being stopped at airport again
The Amnesty India chairperson was prevented from travelling to US first on Wednesday due a look-out notice, which a Delhi court then asked the CBI to withdraw.
Scroll Staff
Video
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From discarded tents to oxygen tanks: Alarming video reveals garbage pile up at Mt Everest campsite
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Watch: Post-midnight celebrations by CSK fans across India as team wins fifth IPL title
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Watch: Actor Tiger Shroff shows off singing skills with a rendition of ‘Maan Meri Jaan (Afterlife)’
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Watch: Music band Foo Fighters joined by late drummer Taylor Hawkins’s son on the drums
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Watch: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ cast appears on London Comic Con stage through live holograms
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Stopping Aakar Patel from travelling abroad was illegal and reprehensible, says human rights body
A Delhi court on Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to immediately withdraw the look out circular issued against Patel.
Scroll Staff
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Rearrested after getting bail: How the law is abused to keep dissidents in jail
Twice over the past six weeks, Kashmir editor Fahad Shah has been re-arrested almost immediately after getting bail in earlier cases.
Umang Poddar
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What is the critical race theory – and what it isn’t
It provides techniques to analyse American history and legal institutions by acknowledging that racial problems do not go away when left unaddressed.
David Miguel Gray, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
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Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
This is another instance of a Machiavellian plan to silence all critics of government’s policies by twisting facts and playing with young lives.
Julio Ribeiro
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Duke Ellington tribute: The jazz musician used his songs to tell a powerful story of black life
From spirituals about the trials of slavery to the fight for civil rights and the modern rhythms of swing music, Duke Ellington used his melody as the message.
Earl Brooks, The Conversation & Michelle R Scott, The Conversation
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When Howard Thurman met Gandhi and brought nonviolence to America’s civil rights movement
Howard Thurman, a mentor to Martin Luther King, first met Gandhi during a visit to India in 1936. He came to understand nonviolence as powerful force.
Walter E Fluker, The Conversation
The Field
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Watch: Winning moments as Chennai Super Kings clinch IPL 2023 title to become five-time champs
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Watch, French Open 2023: Carlos Alcaraz plays superb around-the-net shot in first-round win
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IPL 2023: After CSK’s fifth title, reactions of MS Dhoni, Stephen Fleming, Ambati Rayudu and more
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IPL 2023, list of award winners: Shubman Gill gets MVP, Orange Cap; Mohammed Shami wins Purple Cap
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Sports world daily: Djokovic, Alcaraz into French Open second round; Spalletti leaves Napoli