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The blocking of ‘The Kashmir Walla’ underscores India’s draconian censorship of the internet

The government’s powers to censor online content have been further boosted by a Karnataka High Court order and a new data protection law.

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Fortuitous week for BJP functionaries as courts protects 3 from punitive action under law

No conviction in assault case, no FIR in hate speech, no violation of election code for BJP MP Ram Shankar, Assam CM Sarma and BJP president JP Nadda respectively.

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Using abusive words against prime minister derogatory, not seditious: Karnataka High Court

The court made the observation while quashing an FIR against officials of a school where a play had been staged against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC.

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While delving into facts of the case, the court said the woman was working before her marriage and there was no reason why she could not resume now

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Karnataka HC Quashes Sedition FIR Filed Against School Over Students' Play Against CAA, NRC

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday quashed the proceedings initiated against four persons belonging to the management of Shaheen School in Bidar, where the students belonging to classes 4, 5 and 6 had staged a play on the CAA and NRC in the year 2020.

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'Everyone Has Forgotten About Us': Hijabi Students Who Didn't Remove Headscarf

While many students have removed their hijab to be able to sit for their exams, several others refused to give in.

thequint.com/news/politics/eve

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Karnataka HC quashes 2018 ED notice to block Amnesty India bank account

Amnesty International India and Indians for Amnesty International Trust had approached the HC over the ED letter. The case was disposed of on Friday.

indianexpress.com/article/indi

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Report: Karnataka BJP govt paid Rs 88 lakh to two advocates who argued hijab ban case

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta and Additional Solicitor General of India KM Nataraj argued on behalf of the Karnataka government in the Supreme Court.

thenewsminute.com/article/repo

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One year of Karnataka’s war on Muslim women’s right to learn

Young Muslim women in Karnataka recount how a court order legitimised Hindutva prejudice and locked them out of an education.

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