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Kolkata, April 3 Sunrisers Hyderabad vice-captain Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one demerit point for violating the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders here.He admitted to the Level 1 offence...

Geneva, March 31 – Pakistan came under international scrutiny not only for domestic human rights abuses but also for a growing pattern of targeting critics abroad during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, according to a report released on Tuesday.According...

New Delhi, March 27 Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Friday said that discussion, debate, and even dissent should lead to decision-making in the interest of the nation, rather than disruptions.Addressing the RNG Excellence in Journalism Awards here, organized by The Indian Express...

Mumbai, March 23 Dr. Sangram Patil, based in Britain, told the Bombay High Court on Monday that the FIR filed against him for allegedly making objectionable remarks against BJP leaders was an attempt to criminalize political speech and dissent, while also assuring cooperation with the police in...

Hyderabad, March 23 Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao, along with several leaders and members, was taken into custody after they attempted to storm the Assembly as part of a protest over the alleged failure of the Congress government to fulfill its election promises.The Congress came to...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 23 Supreme Court Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has asserted that the goal of a developed India by 2047 cannot be achieved through the criminalization of dissent, mindless arrests under the anti-terror law UAPA, and "deep social fault lines."Speaking at the first...

New Delhi, March 19 Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday that India still retains space for dissent, but warned of a growing trend of "delegitimising" it, while political analyst Yogendra Yadav cautioned that the country is witnessing not just democratic backsliding but a deeper...

Dhaka, March 3 – The Awami League of Bangladesh expressed grave concern on Tuesday over what it described as ongoing mass arrests and custodial killings of political leaders and activists across the country, saying that these actions violate fundamental rights and undermine justice and the rule...

New Delhi, February 26 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi strongly criticised the police action against his party's youth wing activists over the "shirtless protest", drawing a sharp parallel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and the authoritarian regime in North Korea."This is...

Chandigarh, February 24 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Tuesday that while democracy guarantees every individual the right to protest and express views against the government, the opposition's decision to stage a demonstration at the main entrance of the Vidhan Sabha...

New Delhi, February 24 The Congress launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday after Uday Bhanu Chib, the chief of the Indian Youth Congress, was arrested in connection with the shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit, saying the PM is "afraid" of dissent and...

Lahore, February 23 Pakistan's anti-cybercrime body has arrested a Canadian citizen, believed to be missing since last week in Lahore, for uploading social media posts critical of state institutions and officials.Canadian research scholar Hamza Ahmad Khan arrived in Pakistan on February 13 to...

New Delhi, February 22 – A Delhi court observed that while the right to protest is a fundamental feature of democracy, it cannot be exercised in a manner that disrupts public order or harms the rights of others, particularly at an international event attended by foreign delegates.The Patiala...

New Delhi, February 17 Veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday said that if the Congress cannot tolerate dissent, it is the party's "doom," and if it doesn't have the courage to respond to dissenting voices in a "polite but firm manner," it doesn't deserve to rule.Aiyar also recalled...

Quetta, February 16 – A leading human rights organization stated on Monday that the continued imprisonment of two prominent women figures in Pakistan, including the chief organizer of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch, and human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir, is not merely...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 14 – In a revealing social media post, popular actor and former Chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, Prem Kumar, spoke out on Saturday about the abrupt and unprofessional manner in which he was removed from his position last year.His statement has...