https://www.livelaw.in/columns/uapa-wrecking-lives-what-is-the-human-cost-177234 This article is not about how the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) is leading to blatant violations of civil liberties and how the act is being used to criminalize dissent. Much has been written…
Teenager thrown out of train for denying bribe…
PATNA, India — A 12-year old Indian snack vendor had to have his leg amputated after railway police threw him out of a moving train when he failed to pay them 10 rupees (20 cents)…
Indian disabled protest against robbers
PATNA, 10 Sep 2009: Disabled campaigners in eastern India on Tuesday defended parking their wheelchairs on a busy rail track as trains sped towards them. The 12 demonstrators wheeled themselves onto the line in the…
Poisoned Hooch Kills 18, Dozens More Hospitalized In…
Lucknow, India (Sep 11, 2009) - According to health officials at least 18 people have died after drinking liquor that was contaminated. Reportedly the deaths all occurred in the Saharanpur district located in the northern…
Cases of Israeli and Palestinian Migrants in India
A Palestine national has been arrested on charges of illegally staying in the country and obtaining a voter identity card. Acting on information by the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office (FRRO) that a Palestine citizen named…
Litan killing was a fake encounter
IMPHAL, Sept 10: The Kuki National Organisation (an umbrella of Kuki underground groups) while condemning the killing of four cadres of KNO/KLA and a civilian truck driver by Indian security forces at Mongkot village, says…
Why no non-veg for Indian prisoners: HC
MUMBAI: Why are foreigners in prison served bread, butter and eggs, while their Indian counterparts are not provided with any non-vegetarian food? The Bombay high court raised this query on Thursday, rapping the prison authorities…