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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Pinjra Tod Activist Devangana Kalita
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Pinjra Tod Activist Devangana Kalita

The HC granted Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita bail observing that her presence at anti-CAA protests was peaceful.

1 Sep 2020 4:10 PM GMT
SC Fines Prashant Bhushant ₹1 For Contempt Of Court
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SC Fines Prashant Bhushant ₹1 For Contempt Of Court

SC observed that Prashant Bhushan was given several opportunities to express regret.

31 Aug 2020 7:06 AM GMT
Orissa High Court Reiterates Gay Couples Right To Live Together
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Orissa High Court Reiterates Gay Couples' Right To Live Together

The High Court reiterated the rights of same-sex couples to live together.

26 Aug 2020 12:35 PM GMT
Supreme Court To Prashant Bhushan: What Is Wrong In Apologising?
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Supreme Court To Prashant Bhushan: What Is Wrong In Apologising?

The Supreme Court reserved its judgment on sentencing advocate Prashant Bhushan who was held guilty of contempt.

25 Aug 2020 1:54 PM GMT
Prashant Bhushan Clarifies Again, Will Not Apologise To SC
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Prashant Bhushan Clarifies Again, Will Not Apologise To SC

Advocate Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court saying, an apology if any would be insincere.

24 Aug 2020 1:17 PM GMT
Prashant Bhushan Refuses To Apologise To SC, Says Not Asking For Mercy
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Prashant Bhushan Refuses To Apologise To SC, Says Not Asking For Mercy

Advocate Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the SC after being held in criminal contempt over two tweets

20 Aug 2020 1:05 PM GMT
What is Contempt of Court? All You Need To Know
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What is Contempt of Court? All You Need To Know

Contempt of court checks motivated unwarranted attacks against the judiciary; penalises attempts to lower its authority

19 Aug 2020 5:58 AM GMT
Prashant Bhushan Guilty Of Contempt Of Court: Supreme Court
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Prashant Bhushan Guilty Of Contempt Of Court: Supreme Court

'When the authority of this Court is itself under attack, the Court would not be an onlooker,' said the Supreme Court

14 Aug 2020 9:54 AM GMT
Fact Checking Zee News Fact Check Accusing TMC MP Mahua Moitra Of Plagiarism
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Fact Checking Zee News' Fact Check Accusing TMC MP Mahua Moitra Of...

BOOM found that Moitra gave due credits for the ideas incorporated in her speech from a poster at the US Holocaust...

3 July 2019 1:45 PM GMT
Media Outlets Falsely Claim Darul Uloom Issued A Fatwa Against MP Nusrat Jahan
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Media Outlets Falsely Claim Darul Uloom Issued A Fatwa Against MP...

BOOM found that media outlets added false narratives to a quote by a Mufti, where he only condemned Nusrat Jahan...

2 July 2019 5:34 PM GMT
Mitchell Johnson Spars With Times Of India, Denies Giving Interview On Test Series
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Mitchell Johnson Spars With Times Of India, Denies Giving Interview On ...

'Casual chat' or on-record interview? Mitchell Johnson denies giving an interview to TOI while the publication calls the ...

24 Dec 2018 1:44 PM GMT
Stung Media Houses Tried To Intimidate Us: Cobraposts Aniruddha Bahal
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'Stung Media Houses Tried To Intimidate Us': Cobrapost's Aniruddha...

Bahal spoke to BOOM's Founding Editor Govindraj Ethiraj and explained why sting journalism is necessary and in public...

7 Jun 2018 12:40 PM GMT