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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of protesting farmer unions on Monday condemned the arrest of young climate activist Disha Ravi and demanded her immediate release.

Further lashing out at PM Modi, she said, "There are two types of leaders. There are some leaders who have a lot of arrogance and they forget as to who gave them power. In the history of the country, whenever a leader has become arrogant, the people of the country have taught him a lesson, and he feels ashamed."

Justice PB Sawant, a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India has passed away, reportedly following a cardiac arrest this morning.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the interim bail application filed by Kerala Union of Working Journalists, seeking release of journalist Siddique Kappan who was booked under draconian UAPA, citing critical health condition of his 90 years old bed-ridden mother and her last wish to see her son, Live Law reported.

Journalists in Manipur went on an indefinite strike on Sunday, after a hand-grenade attack on the office of a vernacular newspaper. Poknapham is the largest circulated vernacular newspaper in...

"The Indian state must be standing on very shaky foundations if Disha Ravi, a 22 year old student of Mount Carmel college and a climate activist, has become a threat to the nation," Chidambaram said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA if voted to power in the state.

A 23-year-old Muslim girl Arshi who runs a tea shop, was brutally assaulted by a Hindu fringe group 'Hindu Jagran Manch' in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

Delhi Police cyber cell, on Saturday, arrested a 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru for her alleged role in “spreading a toolkit” related to the farmers’ protests. Ravi...

The government wants to prolong the protest, but the farmers are also ready for a long haul and will not leave the site until the demands are met, said Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, one of the faces of ongoing farmers’ agitation.

After 44 days in prison, Prakhar Vyas (23) and Adwin Anthony (25), accused of organising a comedy show of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui were released from jail on Saturday evening.

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif wrote in his column for the Indian Express: "It must have been very difficult for Jaffer to have to come out and explain his intentions. It tells a lot about the times we live in — where social media trolls do their worst to divide our country."