Review: Himachal Pradesh HC Rules That Complainant’s Consent is Not Necessary To Compound a Case When He is Duly Compensated
In this week’s review of Court Judgments, we look at Himachal Pradesh High Court’s decision that the complainant’s consent is…
An old scripted video of a man adulterating watermelons resurfaces with a false communal angle
https://youtu.be/9kbK4ACfLfk A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) claims to show a Hindu man caught adulterating…
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Data: Prisons in India continue to be Overcrowded despite COVID-19
Multiple institutions including the Supreme Court, NHRC, the UN had called for decongestion of prisons,…
Explainer: What are the new ‘Direct Selling Rules’ about?
The government recently notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021 to regulate the direct…
Data: The number of Stray Cattle decreased at the national level while it increased in certain states
Stray cattle are a major issue in some states with large cattle population. They cause…
Review: UNODC highlights important issues in its first-ever ‘Corruption in Sport’ report
Recently, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), released its first edition of…
Review: SC makes important observations about exclusion criteria of pre-existing illness in medical insurance
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions about…
Data: Only 20% Conviction rate in ‘Hate Speech’ cases decided between 2016 & 2020
In our first story on ‘hate speech’ cases, it was observed that the number of…
