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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicPolice violence

Topic: police violence

PM Modi wants India to shed its colonial past. He should begin by reforming the police

Indian musical instruments in Army bands, new naval ensign, Raj Path renamed Kartavya Path. But one colonial legacy Modi hasn’t shown interest in eradicating is Police Act of 1861.

UP Police’s brutality shows Indian law enforcement remains true to its colonial heritage

The 1923 Goondas Act, which laid the foundation for legislation like the UP Gangsters Act, established a principle: No crime needs to be committed for punishment.

SHO arrested in UP for ‘raping 13-year-old who filed gang-rape case’, now police station under probe

The incident, which comes days after a 24-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death at her home by police in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, has caused a political uproar in the state.

Video of ‘traitors’ viral on social media is of Delhi riots victims attacked by cops 2 yrs ago

Video, showing men lying on the ground surrounded by cops who are attacking them with lathis, is now doing the rounds with claims they had raised slogans like 'Pakistan Zindabad'.

Ground zero of Arab Spring is back on streets. This time, to round off the revolution

Tunisian youth and scores of Arab Spring activists are back with the slogans and placards, demanding an end to the police state and fall of regime. But something is different this time.

Police violence makes migrant labourers forget caste, bond economically & politically: Study

US-based researcher's survey of migrant workers in Lucknow finds that police repression induces new forms of solidarities rooted in shared experiences.

On Camera

Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

JP Morgan CEO praises ‘tough leader’ Modi — ‘has taken 400 million people out of poverty’

Jamie Dimon also lauded India's Aadhaar recognition system, broad availability of banking services & country's 'unbelievable' education system & infrastructure.

Terror commander Masood Azhar resurfaces to launch celeb-style ‘ask me anything’ online service

The announcement, made by JeM’s Maktab-ul-Rabita, or office for communication, comes 2 yrs after Pakistani officials claimed the militant was living under Taliban protection.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.