Context: The Supreme Court (SC) recently invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to quash FIRs against participants in nationwide examination protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).The order gave legal effect to an assurance...

Context: A ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) ritual was performed at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground on August 10, two days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there.Kharge described it as reflecting the “sting of untouchability” and...