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Confining dissent: Protests won't stop because of court's irritation

The Supreme Court judgment on Shaheen Bagh reflects how rules can be selectively used to make or break a protest

Best of BS Opinion: The buyback rush, places of protest and politics & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Public places cannot be occupied indefinitely: SC on Shaheen Bagh stir

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that occupying public places like Shaheen Bagh for protests is not acceptable and such a space cannot be occupied "indefinitely"

Aligarh Muslim Univ students seek re-investigation into anti-CAA protests

The students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have urged the state police to re-investigate the December 15 anti-CAA protest violence and drop charges against those who are "innocent"

Best of BS Opinion: PSB reforms, ineffectiveness of raising tariffs & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Misrule of law

Politicisation of the police endangers civil liberties

Delhi riots: Yechury, Yogendra Yadav named in supplementary charge sheet

Their names appeared in the supplementary charge sheet filed by the police on the riots in North East District between February 23 and 26

As Bihar Assembly election gets nearer, Dalit politics gathers momentum

Dalits constitute nearly 16 per cent of the vote and 38 seats are reserved for them in the Assembly

Assure if omission of 80 mn in Ayodhya speech is inadvertent: Tharoor to PM

'A correction would be reassuring,' says Congress MP about PM congratulating '1.3 billion Indians'

Home ministry seeks additional three months for framing CAA rules

The home ministry's move came after the panel enquired about the status of the rules for the CAA

India prepares to bring back 700 more Sikhs facing 'torture' in Afghanistan

The first batch of the Sikh families are living in a gurdwara in Delhi

Here's how you can be part of YouTube's global documentary of 2020 memories

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 has not been easy for anyone. YouTube Originals' global documentary will record your day and make you part of the meory of this historic year

What became of Delhi's riot-affected in the pandemic and ensuing lockdown?

India was in the midst of its largest and longest nationwide protest, in recent memory, against the controversial CAA and NRC when the pandemic broke out.

Perils of repressing dissent

Criminalisation of protests is unsustainable for democracies in the long run. The sooner India realises it, the better

Murder & multiculturalism

Protests in the US highlight majoritarian weakness

In search of good governance

First year of Modi-II saw many controversial initiatives

One year of Modi 2.0: Article 370 to Ram temple, so far so good for govt

Its amendment of the Citizenship Act led to widespread countrywide protests in December, January, and February

SC issues notice on fresh pleas challenging constitutional validity of CAA

The top court, on December 18 last year, had decided to examine the constitutional validity of the CAA while refusing to stay its operation.

Congress calls opposition meet on migrants' plight, changes in labour laws

So far, 17 parties have agreed to take part in the meeting via video-conferencing, but the SP and the BSP are yet to confirm their attendance.

The Minority Conundrum: Thought-provoking essays on minority rights

A thought-provoking set of essays examines minority rights in the light of secularism and nationalism, both of which are foundational to the vision of the Indian republic, says Chintan Girish Modi