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BJP’s Jagan Reddy attack shows it has separate standards for Christians in Kerala, NE & Andhra

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Over 85% staff of Delhi Prisons, including Tihar, has received Covid vaccine shots

A jail official said there are around 2,000 jail staff members and 1,700 have been vaccinated. Delhi Prisons comprises Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli jails.

Prisoner-staff violence common in Delhi jails. Govt and courts are unable to stop it

National data shows that clashes are a recurring feature of Delhi's prisons. But the institutional approach has failed to engage the prisoners and staff in the reform process.

Court calls for inspection in Tihar jail if grievances of Delhi riots’ accused persist

During a court hearing, several accused related to the February riots case in north-east Delhi stated they have not been given basic things permissible under the prison rules.

Not allowed out of jail cell, almost like solitary confinement, Umar Khalid tells court

The court also pulled up the Tihar's Assistant Jail Superintendent for not unmuting the mic when Khalid told him that he wanted to speak to the judge.

Trying to give 30-minute legal interviews twice a week to Pinjra Tod activist: Tihar tells HC

The authorities had filed a status report in response to Natasha Narwal's allegations that inmates were prohibited from getting in touch with anyone outside prison.

As Covid cases rise in jails, experts say health should have been primary criteria for interim bail

On 23 March, the Supreme Court had directed states to decongest prisons via interim bail but arbitrary exclusions and absolute discretion by committees have hindered the process.

Freed to decongest Tihar jail amid Covid, many inmates re-arrested after returning to crime

Even though 130 prisoners released on bail earlier were caught again, many more are said to have returned to crime.

Reasons govt panel is giving for early release of Jessica Lal killer Manu Sharma

Sharma is currently out on parole. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court in December 2006 for killing Lal, a model, in 1999.

No, lockdown isn’t like a prison. I was in Tihar, Dasna and Rohtak Jails for 14 years

Md Aamir Khan was wrongly imprisoned for 14 years. He writes India’s lockdown is nothing like imprisonment or living in an 8x6-feet cell.

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My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.