-Hindustan Times One of them was its large area of impact. The maximum temperature in December was 17.5 degree C over northwest India, the lowest since 1971, according to an analysis by India Meteorological Department (IMD). The severe cold spell which northwest India experienced in the latter half of December (December 15 to 30) was unprecedented due to several reasons. One of them was its large area of impact. The maximum temperature...
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Why are people on streets? Delhi judge tells it like it is
-The Telegraph/ PTI Sessions judge Kamini Lau's comment in focus A court has said people are out on the streets as what should have been said inside Parliament was “not said”. Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau made the observation during the bail hearing of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was arrested during a recent rally in old Delhi against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Azad has a constitutional right to protest and Delhi...
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-The Telegraph Don’t casually curb rights, govt told The Supreme Court on Friday frowned on the Centre and the JAMmu and Kashmir governments for claiming statutory immunity from revealing the reasons for the restrictions imposed in the region, quoting legal philosopher Lone L. Fuller to say “there can be no greater legal monstrosity than a secret statute”. “A democracy, which is sworn to transparency and accountability, necessarily mandates the production of orders as...
More »CAA protests mark collective rejection of toxic politics and policies that dominate public life -Harsh Mander
-The Indian Express India’s young have picked up mantle of an older battle — for a country that is equal, just and kind The surge of protests in every corner of the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens will be remembered as an iridescent, significant moment in the journey of the republic. This is because these are, at their core, popular moral assertions founded on...
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-The Hindu Won’t implement citizenship law or NRC, declares Mamata Stung by the brutal police action in JAMia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University on Sunday, students hit the streets in Chennai, Puducherry, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kolkata and Guwahati in solidarity, even as political leaders held rallies and dharnas against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) on Monday. In a rare moment for Kerala, the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) joined hands...
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