Mumbai court said invite to speak at Kochi festival was a 'luxury'. The Dalit rights activist was set a pre-condition by Bombay HC in 2022 to take trial court's nod for travel.
The Bombay High Court granted him bail in November 2022, finding insufficient evidence of Teltumbde's involvement; the Supreme Court upheld this decision, and he was released on November 26, 2022.
Supreme Court's move to let single judge benches hear bail pleas must not end up like govt pronouncements – good to read about but with little impact on citizens' lives.
Our Supreme Court sings paeans to the supremacy of ‘human liberty’. What good is ‘liberty’ if you have drained a human’s life even before a trial has begun?
While judge said probe at a 'very crucial stage and custodial interrogation appears necessary', Teltumbde moves court over arrest despite top court order.
Britain’s failure to secure the oil of Arabia in the 1950s was no misjudgement. The sun was setting on the Empire, and a new hegemon had emerged. Is another anarchy on the rise now?
The rupee’s fall to record lows amid rising energy-import costs and capital outflows is raising expectations that RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra may be forced to abandon his pause and hike rates.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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