New Delhi: When asked by lead attorney Kapil Sibal why the Supreme Court had heard Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami’s bail statement, but was eager to take the statement against the arrest of journalist Siddique Kappan to a lower court, the Supreme Court observed: “Every case is different. “ A …
Read More »UP government over Siddique Kappan: had pamphlet of the daughter of India, anti-riot plan
Written by Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi | Updated: November 21, 2020 9:48:32 am Siddique Kappan (wearing cap), secretary of the Kerala Workers’ Union of Journalists, and three other people detained with him were brought before a court in Mathura. (PTI) * The “pamphlets thus recovered, that is, I …
Read More »Hathras gangrape case: SC orders Allahabad high court to monitor CBI investigation
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday entrusted the follow-up of the investigation into the Hathras gangrape and murder case to the Allahabad (HC) High Court and left it open on the transfer of the trial from Uttar Pradesh (UP) to Delhi after The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) completes its …
Read More »The Supreme Court will decide today if the Hathras trial should be moved out of the UP
The Supreme Court is slated to deliver its ruling on Tuesday on a series of allegations that have requested a transfer of the trial to Delhi along with a court-supervised investigation, as senior lawyers, including lawyer and activist Indira Jaisingh, said his apprehension that a fair trial The investigation was …
Read More »Hathras gangrape: AMU doctor who questioned FSL report said to leave
Written by Jignasa Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: October 21, 2020 7:25:48 am Aligarh Muslim University Jawaharlal Nehru College of Medicine To a doctor from the Jawaharlal Nehru School of Medicine of the Muslim University of Aligarh, who earlier this month told The Indian Express that the FSL report …
Read More »‘Male members will be questioned’: CBI recalls brother of Hathras gang rape victim
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the Hathras incident, reconvened the victim’s father and two brothers for questioning on Wednesday. They were also questioned by the CBI team on Tuesday. Speaking to ANI, SDM Anjali Gangwar, who has been assigned to care for the victim’s family, said …
Read More »Allahabad HC questions the denial of rape by an official, says cremation violated the rights of the victim and the family
Written by Manish Sahu | Lucknow | October 14, 2020 4:40:51 am A 19-year-old Dalit girl was attacked, allegedly by four upper caste men in Hathras, UP. In photo: Security in the area (Express photo by Vishal Srivastava) DE Question the police who claim that the 19-year-old Dalit woman from …
Read More »Former South Carolina judge says sedition laws now ‘armed’
File photo of Judge Madan B Lokur. Former Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur was especially critical of the “abuse” of prohibition orders and the general shutdown of the Internet. PTI Last update: October 12, 2020 11:50 PM IST FOLLOW US: The law is being misused to curb freedom of …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi Says UP Government Does Not View Muslims And Dalits As Humans
File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (Image: PTI) Yogi Adityanath’s government is fighting severe criticism for its handling of the case, particularly after local police burned the woman’s body overnight without the family’s approval. PTI New Delhi Last update: October 11, 2020 2:23 PM IST FOLLOW US: Congressional Leader …
Read More »CBI to investigate Hathras gang rape case, Center issues notification
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over the investigation into the alleged gang rape and murder of the 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh, the crime that has sparked protests and outrage across the country, said the Center in a notification on Saturday. Officials familiar with …
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