Pro-China propaganda: Delhi court remands NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head Amit Chakroborty to police custody till Dec 1

A Delhi court has remanded NewsClick Founder-Editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakroborty to police custody till December 1. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Court…

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Gujarat High Court disposes PIL alleging Sarpanch of giving illegal permissions for raising high rise construction over plots

The Gujarat High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed  making allegations of various permissions illegally granted by the Sarpanch for raising high rise construction over the plots.…

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The Non-Humans

While expressing deep concern over the increasing number of deaths due to manual cleaning of sewers in India, the Supreme Court said that “the unforgettable annals of our history not…

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Of Human Bondage

By Sujit Bhar Bonded labour is not just an Indian problem; it exists across the world across seamless boundaries, from so-called liberal democracies to autocracies, from sub-Saharan Africa to Southeast…

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Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court directs Election Commission to submit data on funds received by political parties by September 30

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Election Commission of India for not having data regarding the funds received by all political parties by Electoral Bonds and…

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Supreme Court reserves verdict on petitions challenging Electoral Bond scheme, directs ECI to submit data on funds received by political parties by September 30

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the petitions challenging the validity of the Electoral Bonds scheme, which was first brought out by the Central government in March…

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