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Chhattisgarh

High Court Validates Sign Language Testimony in Landmark Rape Case

The Chhattisgarh High Court upholds a life sentence for rape, ruling that a deaf and mute survivor's testimony using a sign language…

By Rootsalert News Desk March 27, 2026

National

Untying a Pyjama String IS an Attempt to Rape”: Supreme Court Quashes Controversial Allahabad HC Ruling, Demands Sensitive Judges

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India set aside the Allahabad High Court's controversial verdict that grabbing a minor's breasts…

By Shubhankar Shukla February 19, 2026

National

Supreme Court Holds UGC 2026 Anti-Discrimination Rules Preliminary: Cites Inclusion of General Category as Vague, Divisive, and Abuseable.

The Supreme Court has stayed the 2026 UGC regulations on caste discrimination, citing concerns over "reverse discrimination" and the specific exclusion of…

By Shubhankar Shukla January 29, 2026