"We Pleaded, They Were Determined": Cop On Mob

The image of a policeman in Karnataka's Bidar pleading with a 2000-strong mob to spare the lives of three men who they suspected were child kidnappers contrasts the viral photograph from Uttar Pradesh's Hapur. The photograph from last month showed a ... Mob lynching: IT ministry may speak to WhatsApp again over steps to curb rumoursTimes of India The mob that hatesThe Indian Express Lynching and a lawThe Hindu The Telegraph India -NPR -Economic Times -The Quint

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SC reserves Section 377 verdict: 'If rights are violated, we can't wait for majoritarian Govts to act'

Raising hopes among those who have challenged the Indian Penal Code Section 377, which criminalises same-sex relations between two consenting adults in private, the Supreme Court Tuesday observed that it does not wait for “majoritarian governments” ... We'll strike down any law that violates rights, says SCTimes of India Scrapping Section 377 in entirety will lead to anarchy: Supreme CourtIndia Today Supreme Court reserves verdict on validity of Section 377Daily News & Analysis The Hindu -Financial Express -Livemint -The Telegraph India

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If Section 377 violates fundamental rights, we will strike it down: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict in the case on decriminalising Section 377 of the Indian Penal code (IPC). This was after counsels from parties concluded their arguments. During today's hearing, Justice Rohinton Nariman, who is on the ... The quality of justiceThe Indian Express Lateral entry for judiciary too – This may be the good ideaFinancial Express SC: Will scrap gay law if it violates rightsThe Telegraph India Economic Times -Business Standard -Scroll.in -Bar & Bench

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Japan, EU Sign Trade Deal: 'We Stand Together Against Protectionism'

TOKYO—The leaders of Japan and the European Union signed a deal to create one of the world's largest liberalized trade zones, a contrast to escalating trade disputes between the U.S. and several of its trading partners. While the signing in Tokyo on ... EU, Japan sign major trade deal in 'message against protectionism'Yahoo News European Union and Japan ink free trade agreementUSA TODAY

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We want to democratize everything': Inside DSA's rise with its leader

(CNN) A little less than a year ago, the Democratic Socialists of America met for their biennial convention in relative obscurity. Some 800 delegates, gathered in Chicago for a long summer weekend, discussed ways to build on their Trump-era membership ... Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "This is a massacre. I hope my peers have the moral courage to call it such. No ...Twitter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Firing Line | PBSPBS

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Virat Kohli defends MS Dhoni's slow batting, says we all have bad days

It was a well laid out England plan which the Indian team was trapped into. The greenish tinge on the surface was a mere cover-up. Underneath the Lord's pitch, it was bone dry and with hot sun beating down on it, it was bound to help the spinners as

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Review: Sacha Baron Cohen Is Back. Should We Care?

This time Sacha Baron Cohen ambushed all of us. His new Showtime series, “Who Is America?” — his first television show since “Da Ali G Show” went off the air in 2004 — was announced just last week and makes its debut on Sunday night, riding a short

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