-Article-14.com An apple tree takes a decade to mature. In Kashmir's Budgam, thousands were cut in 24 hours, as the government—in its rush to evict Muslim tribals from land they have used for generations—held back a protective forest law and ignored a Supreme Court stay. Kanidajen, Budgam: On a cold November morning, Abdul Gani Wagay was home when he heard that men with axes had come to cut his precious apple trees,...

-SabrangIndia.in Days after the UP’s Unlawful Religious Conversion Prohibition Ordinance is passed, right-wing elements begin using the law to prevent peaceful weddings. Lucknow Police stopped an interfaith wedding of a Muslim man and Hindu woman on December 2, 2020 claiming the couple require a clearance from the District Magistrate under the Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious Conversion Prohibition Ordinance (2020.) Citing the ordinance passed a week ago by Governor Anandiben Patel to stop unlawful...

-TheIndiaForum.in The protests in Punjab are happening at a time when the agrarian economy is under stress. With increasing uncertainty, previously antagonistic groups across classes, castes & gender are coming closer, building a broader base for the agitation & beyond. Punjab’s farmers have been unrelenting in their opposition to the new farm laws passed in September. Their sustained and creative opposition continues to make headlines. The central government too remains adamant and...

-NDTV.com Farmers' protest: The BJP's social media chief Amit Malviya's fact-checking tweet discrediting Rahul Gandhi was called out by Twitter as "manipulated media", a first in India New Delhi: The image of an elderly man running as a Policeman came at him with a stick during farmer protests went viral after it was tweeted by several Congress leaders and the BJP questioned whether he was really beaten. The BJP's social media chief Amit...

-The Hindu AWPS-Suramangalam in Tamil Nadu’s Salem city, Kharsang in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang, Jammikunta Town Police station in Telangana’s Karimnagar district among top 10 Nongpok Sekmai Police station in Manipur’s Thoubal district has been selected as the best Police station in the country, fresh rankings for 2020 announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday said. The other nine top Police stations are AWPS-Suramangalam in Tamil Nadu’s Salem city, Kharsang in...