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SC ‘disappointed’ to learn HC denied Kuki man bail, medical treatment citing Manipur ethnic clashes

HC refused man bail in February, saying he could not be taken out of jail as he was a Kuki and it would be hazardous to do so because of prevailing law & order situation in Manipur.

‘Least crowded’ Tihar’s women jail has highest number of Covid cases of all Delhi prisons

Jail no. 6, a female jail of Tihar prison, has 42 positive inmates. DG, prisons, Sandeep Goel says asymptomatic jail officials could have passed on the virus to the prisoners.

After 11 years in jail for Jaipur blasts, man is acquitted then charged again on same evidence

Shahbaz Ahmed was charged in 8 cases linked to 2008 Jaipur blasts, and was acquitted in all in 2019. But instead of being released, another case was filed against him. He finally got bail last week.

Arnab Goswami’s swift bail should be the rule for undertrials. Not the exception

India’s already overcrowded jails have 3.3 lakh undertrials. But most won’t get a speedy, surety less bail like the Republic TV chief.

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Hindu temples belong to deities & devotees, not the govt. Himachal Pradesh HC got it right

Just as India’s educated elite have benefited from missionary-run schools, temple donations could be channelled for the economic and educational upliftment of Hindus.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.